Guest Post by Terry Ambrose, @suspense_writer Purchase Book Here I admit it; I do get some sort of perverse satisfaction from driving the Grammar Cops (GCs) crazy. It’s not that I’m a rebel [...]

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 Khanh Ho, @LAMysteryWriterI’ve taken dozens of writing seminars—some good, some bad. Over time, I’ve done hundreds of exercises. And in my capacity as a college level Creative Writing professor, I’ve had the [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigRecently, there’s been a real change in attitude among some high-profile writers regarding promo.And I’ll admit that it makes me a little nervous.I was especially uncomfortable reading a post [...]

Guest Post by Elizabeth Grace Saunders @RealLifeE    Purchase Book Here New Year’s Resolution #1: Write More in 2013.   If you’re like most writers, you really want to find more time [...]

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 [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig One of my favorite ways to learn more about a new character (I always have plenty of new characters since each book has new suspects), is to think [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Happy New Year everyone!  Hope you all have a healthy, happy year.Writing-wise, 2013 will be a different type of year for me.  I’d halfway forgotten this until I [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Happy New Year (almost)!  I’ll be back on Wednesday with my first post for 2013.  Now for some writing links. Twitterific is a compilation of all the writing [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! I’m taking a full week off from the blog—although I’ll have my Twitterific round-up this Sunday—to finish getting ready for Christmas and [...]

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 Image: Xandert As a traditionally published writer, I’ve felt guilty for years for my approach toward promo. I’m extremely uncomfortable with direct sales, so I never fully embraced it.  [...]

By F.C. Malby @fcmalby   Purchase here Sociologist, geographers, historians, writers, artists, and anthropologists have all been interested in the idea of ‘A Sense of Place’ for a long time. Why? Because this [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigMy editor emailed me a week ago and said she was going to fit in a cover conference before the staff at Penguin left for Christmas break.  This was [...]

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, @elizabethscraig Lately, I’ve had ideas bursting out of me at crazy times of the day: frequently when I’m doing something else. I’m driving a car and am struck by [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigI’ve mentioned before that I have a hard time sitting still.  It makes me feel like I’m about five years old when I admit this, but it’s true. This [...]

by Gina Conroy, @GinaConroy When I contracted my mystery novella last year and had to cut 36,000 words from my WIP, I knew it was going to be hard. In fact, I almost [...]

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 J.L. Greger“Couponing” for AuthorsEvery shopper likes a good deal; every writer likes a clever idea. Most of us see lots of great ideas, but forget most of them. That’s why I “coupon” [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigI read a Salon post by Joseph Lord— “Walking Dead” author is OK with AMC’s creative liberties“–  on Sunday that struck a particular chord with me. The article was [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigThis post has spoilers for Beth Spann. (I’ve already texted Mama and asked her not to read my Monday post—Mama, if you are reading the post, this is your [...]

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 Terry Ambrose, @suspense_writer Purchase here The epiphany, the “aha” moment, the smack on the side of the head. No matter what we call it, that moment when the last piece of the [...]

by Kellie Larsen Murphy, @aguiltymind Purchase here I have always been a writer. In high school, I served as yearbook editor. In college, I sequenced in a series of English classes. Early in [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigOne of the best ways to make sure readers keep turning pages is to include plenty of conflict and tension in our story.  Today I’m over at F.C. Malby’s [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigI probably should have run this post before Thanksgiving.   But getting ready for Thanksgiving made me busy and I was juggling different activities—and writing. Which is what reminded me [...]

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, @elizabethscraigIf it seems a little quieter than usual on the web this week, it’s probably because Thanksgiving is tomorrow here in the States. Although I’ve got tweets scheduled through [...]

by Paul Anthony Shortt, @PAShortt Thank you for having me, Elizabeth. Your blog is a constant source of wisdom which I try to apply to my work.I’ve always loved trilogies. They just seem [...]