by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I spent the other morning at the DMV. The DMV, for my non-US readers, is the Department of Motor Vehicles. It’s one of those dreaded places here in [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig My last post was about my layering approach to writing books, and I got a question from a blog reader about how to create subplots and then how [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Recently I was at an event where I spoke with aspiring authors after my talk. They asked about the number of books I’d written, then they looked both [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig All the links below, and over 15,000 others are found in the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine—where you can search on any topic for free. Like us on [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Today I thought I’d move into mystery writing territory for a while and include some of my top tips for cozy mystery writing (some of which will work [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig One of the hardest things for me, starting out as a novelist, was internal dialogue. Mysteries require the sleuth to mull things over. I really struggled over how [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Recently I was asked for tips on writing humor.  My books are billed as humorous cozies and the person emailing me asked if I could share some techniques. [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig All the links below, and over 15,000 others are found in the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine—where you can search on any topic for free. Like us on [...]

First of all, I want to thank the folks at Writer’s Digest for putting this blog in their list of 101 Best Websites for Writers for 2012. It’s much appreciated. Today I thought [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I was at an event recently and heard one of the PR people for the corporation coming out of his office, sort of flustered. “Hectic day,” he said. [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Hi everyone!  Today I’m over at writer Elysabeth Eldering’s blog.  In my interview with her there, I talk about juggling several series, my typical writing day, and why [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Below are the writing-related links I tweeted last week. The free Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine, designed by software engineer and writer Mike Fleming, makes all these links [...]

by C.E. Lawrence, @C_E_Lawrence Life is nothing if not ironic. You spend all your time working for money or fame or adulation or whatever – only to find out that in getting what [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig On Sunday, my daughter and I took advantage of the nice weather and went for a walk at the park. It was like a hundred other walks at [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Tonight I’m speaking with the creative writing students at my alma mater, Presbyterian College in SC. It’s a great liberal arts school with a strong English department. I’ll [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Below are the writing-related links I tweeted last week. The free Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine, designed by software engineer and writer Mike Fleming, makes all these links [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig After my post Wednesday on writing multiple books a year, I got some questions on Twitter and via email about my editing approach. I thought I’d tackle that [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig As a busy mom, I’m squeezing my writing time out every day. For you, you might be limited by a day job or an elderly parent, an illness, [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig There’s always going to be a million other things for us to do besides writing. When we’re not at our day job, our leisure time is limited by [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Below are the writing-related links I tweeted last week. The free Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine, designed by software engineer and writer Mike Fleming, makes all these links [...]

by Shelly Frome, @shellyFrome There was an instructor at a prestigious college program in the Midwest who always gave this advice. Never try to write a novel. Rather, try not to write. And [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Last year I put out an ebook, myself.  When I saw that book produced strong sales, I started immediately looking for other things I could put up online. [...]

How important are reviews? The short answer to this questions is VERY. As a writer, it’s great to know what your readers think, but as a buyer of books and a reader, it [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Below are the writing-related links I tweeted last week. The free Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine, designed by software engineer and writer Mike Fleming, makes all these links [...]

by Joan Swan, @joanswan Villains are people too. Memorable, compelling characters—that’s what good fiction boils down to. And, yes, this includes your villains. Your villain was an innocent child once. What changed? Why [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Yesterday morning, I had a great phone interview with writer and radio show host Sharon Vander Meer on KFUN in New Mexico, where I was a call-in guest. [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Although it’s tough for me to get away, I really enjoy going to writer’s conferences. I love the chance to see other writers in person, since most of [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Below are the writing-related links I tweeted last week. The free Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine, designed by software engineer and writer Mike Fleming, makes all these links [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Last weekend, I was in South Carolina for the Festival of the Arts in the town of Anderson. I’m originally from Anderson and Jane, one of the event [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Penguin has asked me to write a fourth Memphis Barbeque book. It was great to hear that I’d have a reason to spend more time with the characters [...]