by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Keeping a timeline straight in a mystery can be a challenge. You have suspects giving alibis, victims being murdered, and other assorted chaos. But timeline continuity is important [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig As if writing a book wasn’t hard enough, writers are then faced with the prospect of promoting it. Since any writers are introverts, this is a pretty [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Working with a cover designer can be a great experience. When I was traditionally published, this was part of the process that I never really got to be [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Starting out as a writer can be really tough–there’s so much information out there that it’s easy to get overwhelmed…especially if you’re hoping to be writing for a [...]
by Hank Quense, @hanque99 I’ve written and published a number of books, both fiction and non-fiction, both print and ebook. All of these were text-based, sometimes with a few graphic files scattered about. Recently, [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Happy 2022! Today, I’m talking about plans and goals. For ages, I just set a mid-year goal instead of a New Year goal. June was a better time [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig There’s nothing so awful as being pulled out of a great story by reading a typo. Unless, of course, you’re the author of the story and a reader [...]
by Joanna Fitzpatrick, @Fitzpatrick_jo The long and short of it is: how do you come up with a compelling 5.5″ by 8.5″ book cover suitable for a bookstore window (if you get [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I started reading the cozy mystery master Agatha Christie at a very impressionable age and loved the construction of her books and the characters she created. There were [...]
by Hank Quense, @hanque99 Self-publishing a book is a complex project. It gets even more complex when you add in the necessary pre-publication marketing tasks. The best way to proceed with a project like [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Facebook has always been a platform that I’ve struggled with. I rarely use my personal account, but I do maintain my professional account. I know I have a lot [...]
By Jessica Thompson, @jessicathauthor I stumbled across the concept of subverting expectations while studying the movie Knives Out. This movie felt so revolutionary and perfect, and digging deeper, I found the internet a-buzz [...]
by Angela Ackerman, @AngelaAckerman A common writing misconception is that conflict automatically means reader engagement. After all, story experts are always ringing the conflict bell (me included), telling writers to include lots of [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I still think of myself as a very reluctant outliner. It’s definitely my least-favorite part of the creative process. Brainstorming is fun, drafting is fun. Even editing can [...]
by John Kerr, @themaltesetiger Let’s talk about regrets. We all have them, right? For me, it was not realizing how important structure was to my writing life. I used to start stories or [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I think all of us have a crisis of confidence at some point when we’re writing. Sometimes it’s because the writing that day has been slow. Maybe you’re [...]
by E. J. Wenstrom, @ejwenstrom I just released by fifth book, for which I worked with my second small press partner. I’ve learned a lot along the way about what small press has [...]
by Elizabeth Spann Craig, @elizabethscraig I promised that I’d share an updated version of a checklist I use for my release days. The idea is to make sure that I’ve covered everything so [...]
by Elizabeth Spann Craig, @elizabethscraig I realized a couple of years ago that any time I’m interviewed for a podcast or anytime that a writer asks me about writing cozies, I immediately try [...]
by Colleen M. Story, @colleen_m_story One of the reasons many writers enjoy their craft is because it provides an absorbing method of escape. If you’re one of those, it’s time to celebrate! For [...]
by Hank Quense, @hanque99 When I revised my book, Business Basics for Authors, I decided to ask other authors about this idea of a business. I asked three questions and I got over a [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Around this time of the year, I like to take a look at my goals that I’ve made and evaluate how much progress I’ve made on them. I’m [...]
by Mike Martin, @mike54martin Somebody recently asked me how did one write a mystery series? That was a good question. Safe Harbour, the latest in the Sgt. Windflower Mystery series is Book #10. [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig There are so many different aspects of being a writer these days. We have to be more outgoing online than many of us might want to be. We [...]
by Hank Quense, @hanque99 When I revised my book, Business Basics for Authors, I decided to ask other authors about this idea of a business. I asked three questions and I got over a [...]
Hi everyone! Just wanted to send you over to my guest post today at the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. I’ll be giving tips for keeping your book production on schedule…that includes everything [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Writing is frequently a really daunting task. So often we have the perfect story conceived in our heads but when it comes to putting it down on paper, [...]
by Nicole Souza What is strength? What is female strength specifically? It’s a complex question and must be answered by every writer individually. However, exchanging insights is helpful, so here are my top [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I read a lot of books in 2020…probably in order to distract myself from everything that was going on in 2020. But I know one thing–I could have [...]
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