Think creative writers don’t have to work on business writing?  Think again.  It’s as important (or maybe more so) to have a well-crafted query or cover letter as it is to have a [...]

One of the most important elements in your mystery novel is your detective.  Depending on the type of book you’re writing (police procedural, thriller, cozy), your detective might be a member of the [...]

Several of the mystery writers I know really have a lot of fun with their victim.  Sometimes an author purposefully makes the victim similar to someone he’s had a  run-in with or someone [...]