I’ve mentioned before that I think placing clues is the trickiest part of mystery writing.  After all, you don’t want your clues to be too obvious (no neon signs screaming for the [...]

Naturally, at the top of the your list should be an accountant or tax preparation service. Most writers are word-people, not numbers-people. If you are going solo, or plan on using tax preparation [...]

I’ve discovered that I’m really, really lucky. The art department at Llewellyn Publications (Flux/Midnight Ink) has tremendous talent and has been receiving much acclaim for their covers. They sketched out a preliminary cover [...]

I’m a subscriber to the Dorothy L. listserv for mystery lovers. I recommend it for anyone who enjoys reading or writing mysteries. You subscribe to the listserv (my subscription is through my Google [...]

I came across this quiz, “What Font are You?” which was linked from Literary agent Janet Reid’s blog.  My font is Mrs. Eaves.  Sigh… [...]

I’m excited that my upcoming release, Pretty is as Pretty Dies, (August 2009) is already available for preorder on Amazon. And I love the great cover the art department at Midnight Ink designed. [...]

So you’ve got your victim, sleuth, suspects. You need your murderer. Maybe you’ve known all along who you were planning to tag as the perpetrator–maybe even before you knew who your victim was. [...]

This is an old (2002), but still relevant Salon article that details an editorial assistant’s experiences plowing through the slush pile (the heaps of unsolicited and unagented manuscripts that fill editors’ desks.) Humor aside, [...]