For a while now, I’ve been interested in voice recognition software. I recently became more interested, when I started having carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms appear. My husband, a computer engineer, is also dealing [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Sometimes I think I just like to be contrary. I’m not at all fond of resolutions. When other people are making resolutions, I tend to spring clean. And [...]

Happy New Year! Hope everyone has a wonderful 2012 (with lots of writing in it!) Below are the writing-related links I tweeted last week. The Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine, designed by software [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I’ve talked to writers before who just don’t get why I write small town settings. “But it really limits what you can do!” and “Does anything really ever [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I’ve always been somewhat allergic to the word outline. I don’t outline books unless editors ask me to. But that doesn’t mean that I wander through a book [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! I enjoyed my Christmas break. :) Although I wasn’t blogging last week, I was tweeting…and here are the writing links I tweeted [...]

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

Hope you’ll pop over and join me today at paranormal and fantasy writer Lisa Gail Green’s blog, Paranormal Point of View. I’m talking a little about creating plot twists and laying clues in [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Keeping up with publishing news in, let’s say, 2000 wasn’t particularly interesting. I know I wasn’t paying attention to it. I wonder how many people were. But today, [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I was speaking to a lady the other day who is an aspiring author. She has been researching ways of improving her writing, but told me that everything [...]

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

Thanks to Ed Casas for guest posting today and covering a topic I know very little about! Thanks to Ed for developing a formula for finding it out. BY EDUARDO R CASAS Below [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I was running errands recently and ran into a mom I haven’t seen for a while. “Have you had any books come out lately?” she asked. I’ve had [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I had Bad Parenting Moment #1,000,001 (at least) on Sunday when I was at the theater with my ten year old daughter. She’s recently become completely obsessed with [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig It’s getting close to the end of the year again…and I really don’t know where the year went. One thing that I’m usually good at is setting goals [...]

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

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Jane Friedman had a great post on Writer Unboxed on Wednesday.  She said that copywriting is the number one overlooked skill for authors. In her post, Jane covers [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig My husband is a regular viewer and fan of The Walking Dead series on AMC. It’s not the kind of thing I usually watch, but I’ve caught the [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig @elizabethscraig It’s funny that writing promo usually equals signings in the minds of non-writers. Frequently, I’ll have an acquaintance or friend ask me if I’m planning to have a [...]

Below are the writing-related links I tweeted last week. The Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine, designed by software engineer and writer Mike Fleming, makes all these links (now over 12,000) searchable. Sign up [...]

If you’re a traditional/cozy writer or reader, I hope you’ll join me over at Margot Kinberg’s Confessions of a Mystery Novelist.  I’m posting some ideas on striking a balance between the needs of [...]

Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends!  I’m thankful for all of you! If you’re looking for something to read, I’m over at the Writers Read blog, talking about one of the last books [...]

First of all, I want to thank Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi at The Bookshelf Muse for giving me the opportunity to give away one of their insightful 1000 word critiques (and for [...]

I recently found out that I’ll be writing a fourth Memphis Barbeque book. Good news! I’m really excited about spending more time with Lulu. The tricky part was figuring out when I can [...]

by @elizabethscraig Below are the writing-related links I tweeted last week. The Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine, designed by software engineer and writer Mike Fleming, makes all these links (now over 12,000) searchable. [...]

by Anne R. Allen, @AnneRAllen Hope you’ll join me in welcoming Anne R. Allen to the blog today. Anne’s blog is a great resource for writers…check it out. This week she has a [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Lately, I’ve been interacting with readers quite a bit. This, honestly, is pretty rare for me. I usually speak to writers twice as often as to readers. Speaking [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Confidence is incredibly important for writing, but it’s hard to come by. There have been plenty of times when I’ve wanted to just throw a manuscript in the [...]

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

Hi everyone! Today I’m over at the Writers in the Storm blog with tips for writing mysteries. If you’ve ever thought about writing one, or if you’re a mystery reader, I hope you’ll [...]