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 [...]

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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 [...]

@AuthorGuy — Authorguy’s Blog What a difference a Date makes. When I first started my latest novel (the latest one to be released, not my WIP) I was standing in a book store, [...]

Hi everyone!  Today I’m over at the book blog, Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book.  I’ve got a guest post explaining why it’s dangerous to unleash writers on an unsuspecting public. :) [...]

First of all, thanks to Mason Canyon at the Thoughts in Progress blog for her review of my recent release, Hickory Smoked Homicide.  I appreciate it, Mason! I was talking to another writer [...]

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Just a quick post today to serve as a heads-up to my recent crop of new blog and Twitter followers  (and many thanks for the follow) that there are a couple of resources [...]

Hi y’all.  Today I’m over at Kristin Centorcelli’s My Bookish Ways book blog for a quick interview. It’s also my day to blog at A Good Blog is Hard to Find. Do you [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Hi everyone! Today, a day after the launch of Hickory Smoked Homicide, I’m at Joan Swan’s blog . I’m talking a little about where characters come from and [...]

I’m over at Jenny Hansen’s More Cowbell blog today, talking a little about good and bad repetition in our books. Hope you’ll pop by and join me. :) Today is my release day [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig @elizabethscraig First up, hope you’ll run by to visit me (actually, visit my character, Lulu) today at Dru’s Book Musings. My third Memphis Barbeque mystery, Hickory Smoked Homicide, releases [...]

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I was really enjoying Masterpiece Mystery Sunday night. That’s because the episode of Case Histories featured a writer with a big role. And the screenwriters for the episode had clearly been having fun—writing [...]

by Victoria Mixon @VictoriaMixon I’m reading an Ellery Queen today, after a whole pile of other pulp mysteries, and I’ve also started re-reading Hillary Waugh’s Guide to Mystery & Mystery Writing. Waugh was [...]

by Porter Anderson, @Porter_Anderson Appointment With Death is Agatha Christie’s travelogue-gone-wrong, set in the “rose red city of Petra.” And some years ago, when I directed Christie’s 1945 stage adaptation of it, I [...]

Hope y’all can join me today at Victoria Mixon’s blog. Victoria interviewed me on the subject of mysteries—which writers I’ve found inspiring, what techniques I’d love to try, my favorite mystery writing resources, [...]