by F.C Malby  (@fcmalby) Book reviews can create the difference between floundering sales and a book which is regularly making its way into the hands of new readers. Promoting your book doesn’t [...]

Guest post by Molly Greene, @mollygreene It’s true for nearly every author: Attracting readers to your website is the main reason you blog. After all, your books are your business, and according to [...]

by Chrystle Fiedler, @ChrystleFiedlerReality is overrated. At least I think so. Instead, I find comfort escaping into the world of a cozy mystery. Before I wrote cozy mysteries, I read them, Agatha Christie’s [...]

 Guest post by K.B. Owen, @kbowenwriter I absolutely love mysteries, and if you’re here at Elizabeth’s site, you probably do, too.  Have you ever wondered, though, about some of the conventions in mystery [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Twitterific is a compilation of all the writing links I shared the previous week.   The links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by [...]

Guest post by Robert FerrignoMy life experiences prior to writing shaped my writing style and method, although I doubt anyone outside my cerebral cortex could have predicted it. Having earned degrees in Philosophy, [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigMy dirty secret is likely shared by many writers.  Writing isn’t always fun for me. Yes, I’m completely driven to do it.  I’m driven to read craft posts and [...]

A guest post by John Yeoman, @yeomanis Can a story be perfect? If any novel approaches that condition, it must be The Franchise Affair (1948) by Josephine Tey. I’ve just read it with [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Twitterific is a compilation of all the writing links I shared the previous week.   The links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigIt’s usually around this time of year that I decide that I’ve got to do some decluttering. I think that’s because it’s tax time and I’m rounding up documents [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigThis is a post that I hesitate even writing because this is one of many areas that’s rapidly changing in the industry.  But it’s still a relevant topic at [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Although I’ve enjoyed the amazing benefits of being a writer during this digital publishing revolution, I’ve frequently felt frustrated, too. I  do enjoy bookstores.  I also enjoy writing for my [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Twitterific is a compilation of all the writing links I shared the previous week. The links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigI’ve talked about Goodreads a little bit here before.  It hasn’t been a huge part of my online platform, but after reading a few posts in January about how [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigI belong to a group that gathers several times a year.  The group is filled with moms like me.During these gatherings, everyone works very hard to be very pleasant.  They’re friendly [...]

Guest post by Khanh Ho, @LAMysteryWriter Ed Koch (1924-2013) died the other day.  And as with all great men, almost immediately, there have arisen tributes.  One of the most moving tributes was a [...]

Guest post by L. Diane Wolfe, @SpunkOnAStickMany of us have seen ads or commercials for some really odd products. I’m sure you remember Big Mouth Billy Bass, the mounted fish who sang. If [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Twitterific is a compilation of all the writing links I shared the previous week. The links are fed into the Writer’sKnowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and [...]

by Rick Gangraw, @RickGangraw   When my kids were little, I used to write stories with each of them as a main character and they enjoyed hearing about their own custom-made adventures. As [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigI’ve done a better job lately keeping up with sales figures for my books. I know this is one thing that many self-published authors advise against.  Kristine Rusch stated: [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I’ve heard that in the past, writers would hear reactions to their work in very limited ways.  They’d either get a review in a newspaper or they’d get [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Unfortunately, I wasn’t blessed with the best memory.  And, the busier I get, the worse it gets. Writing more than one series means that I frequently have to [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Twitterific is a compilation of all the writing links I shared the previous week. The links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer [...]

By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Recently, I’ve noticed a shift in writers’ opinions on the importance of blogging as part of a writer’s general platform. Popular blogger Jody Hedlund expressed it well inher [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigFor my daughter’s entire life, I’ve watched with amusement as people have made the mistake of judging her by her appearance.She’s diminutive, doll-like in many ways.  Very odd, since I’m 5’10” [...]

Guest Post by J.E. Fishman, @JEFISHMAN Purchase Here Last year, when I was visiting a library book club to discuss my first novel, Primacy, a woman told me she kept flicking the bedroom [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Twitterific is a compilation of all the writing links I shared the previous week. The links are fed into the Writer’sKnowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigI read an interesting post recently by Chris Gerwel: A Question of Identity. Chris stated that his last name was actually Modzelewski.  He explains why he chose to write [...]

Guest Post by Colby Marshall, @ColbyMarshall In my (very brief) career as a writer, I’ve learned a few things about self-promotion on social media sites and in the blogosphere. I’m not an expert [...]

Guest Post by Victoria King-Voreadi, @VAKingVoreadi There wasn’t much cloak & dagger mystery involved in researching our tale Interrogation Tango. Our anti-hero Georg Elser did it; there was never any doubt about that. [...]