by Carol Kilgore, @carol_kilgore I’ve been a regular reader of Mystery Writing Is Murder for a long time. As you can imagine, I’m thrilled to be here. Thank you, Elizabeth, for sharing your [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I’m sure everybody has a closet that needs some attention. I hope everybody does. I know I have at least one at all times that needs help. The [...]

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 I have a tough time adjusting to change sometimes. I’ve learned, through the years, to be more flexible. That’s the only way I’ve managed to write books as [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig As I’ve mentioned here before, my daughter is obsessed with horses. She’s taking weekly lessons and is attending horse camp at different weeks over the summer. It’s a [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig If you have time today, I hope you’ll pop over to Emily Wenstrom’s site, Creative Juicer. She’s posting an interview with me there today. We’re covering challenges to [...]

by James Hutchings Many writers, whether published or just starting out, are very nervous that someone else will steal their work, whether that be another writer using their ideas in their own stories, [...]

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 Susan Russo Anderson, @SusanRussoAnder Sometimes my brain feels like the Chelsea Hotel. Thanks to the many good books I’ve been fortunate to read, unusual types live inside me and this post is [...]

by Luba Lesychyn, @LubaLesychyn The Mystery in Everyday Miracles Writers often pick up tips about their craft in formal settings such as workshops and classes, but sometimes the best gems are gleaned in [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Today is July 4th and those of us in the States are celebrating our country’s independence. It’s a day when we usually celebrate freedom of all kinds. And [...]

by Jodie Renner, freelance editor @JodieRennerEd You’re busy creating your story world with your right brain, rolling along with the great plot and developing your characters while your muse is buzzing. Great! But [...]

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 [...]

Thanks to John for guest posting today with some helpful tips for tweaking our stories. I’m hanging out with Teresa today, over at the Journaling Woman’s blog. Hope you’ll pop over to say [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Y’all probably won’t see me visiting online a lot this week. I’ve got a book to turn in on Friday (well, the deadline is July 1—to me, that [...]

by Emily Wenstrom, @EmilyWenstrom Putting the Cart Before the Horse Why I’m Building a Platform without a Completed Manuscript Nonfiction writers are constantly told how critical their platforms are to landing a publisher. [...]

By Mar Preston, @YesMarPreston My Dave Mason police procedural series is about the Santa Monica Police Department and the city itself, a tourist destination with a colorful background, present, and future. I love [...]

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 Jerry Last As we try to create the imaginary worlds of our books, to be believable we have to rely on reality for inspiration. I use the places I’ve lived in and [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Thursday, my daughter reminded me that she has a particular book assigned to read for a summer reading project for school. My children now usually read books on [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Hi everyone! Hope you all had a good past week and are enjoying the start of your summer. I’ve had sort of a double-whammy (triple whammy?) recently. During [...]

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 [...]

Just a quick note to let y’all know that I’ll be off the grid until my Twitterific post runs on Sunday. I’ve got some family events (all fun stuff) and a deadline I’m [...]

by Bryan Thomas Schmidt, @BryanThomasS One of the better lessons I learned about storytelling came from my time in film school at California State University, Fullerton, during lessons on story structure and plotting. [...]

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 Leslie Budewitz As the author of a book that helps writers get the details about the legal world right, I’m sometimes asked why getting it right matters. “It’s fiction,” writers say. “Why [...]

Today, I’m at a couple of different places (no, not an official blog tour, but I’ve got a few guest spots coming up that coincided with my release.) First I’ll be on P.W. [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Today is the launch for the first book in a new series—Quilt or Innocence in the Southern Quilting mysteries. How often will I track its sales numbers? Rarely. [...]

by Jodie Renner, freelance editor, @JodieRennerEd Style Blunders in Fiction No, I’m not talking about the fashion police coming after you. I’m talking about those little errors and bad habits that creep into [...]

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 [...]