by Elizabeth Spann Craig, @elizabethscraig When I was traditionally published, launch days felt incredibly stressful to me. That’s because the publisher had a lot riding on the release…and for a fairly short period [...]
by Elizabeth Spann Craig, @elizabethscraig I think writers have a lot of understandable angst when it comes to responding to readers. We care a lot about what they have to say and we [...]
by Rhiannon Gelston I consider myself a rather creative person. Not just in what I do, but in how I view things. My mom is extremely creative and I do think that it [...]
by Kristina Adams , @writingcookbook Self-awareness helps us to recognise our positives and negatives without being harsh or judgmental. We know things are what they are, and we know that if we dislike [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig As someone who shares a lot of posts, I’m also someone who reads a lot of posts. Blogs that are [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 58,000 free articles on writing related topics. [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig 2020 was a tough year for most of us and sometimes the writing didn’t come as easily to me [...]
by Elizabeth Spann Craig, @elizabethscraig 2020 was a difficult year for all of us. I wrapped up my own difficult year with my father’s death last month. I immediately stopped everything else I [...]
by Megan Taylor Morrison In the summer of 2018, I sat in my favorite café in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, writing the intro for my anthology Dance Adventures: True Stories About Dancing Abroad. [...]
by H.R. D’Costa, @scribesworld This story begins with last Christmas. That’s when I got hooked on Hallmark Christmas movies (and movies in that vein). Now, if these movies aren’t your cup of tea, [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig It’s been a weird summer, hasn’t it? I’ve managed to keep my head down and bulldoze my way through my usual writing goals, even upping my word count [...]
by Mike Martin, @mike54martin It has been a long year for many people. A very difficult one, too. If you have gotten sick, I hope you recover soon. If any of your family [...]
by Connie B. Dowell, @ConnieBDowell Here we are, month one billion (or at least it feels that way) into the COVID-19 pandemic. With recent hopeful news about a possible vaccine, there may finally [...]
by Jessica Thompson, @jessicathauthor As an author in a very specific subgenre – culinary cozy mysteries – people always ask me how I got into this genre. How did I get started in [...]
by Dave Chesson, @DaveChesson There are a lot of ways to market a book, but using Amazon ads is at the top of the list for authors looking for more sales. Starting out [...]
by Yen Cabag When we read a novel, we want a story that grips us, and characters that feel so real they’re almost our friends—or enemies, as the case may be. And when [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I’ve always struggled a little with audiobook promotion, never really sure what I was supposed to be doing with the free codes I was getting from ACX, the [...]
by Beverly Stowe McClure, @beverlymcclure Writer and former teacher Beverly Stowe McClure with reminders on dealing with kids during these tough times: This is a great subject, and I am delighted to share [...]
by Chrys Fey, @ChrysFey Thank you, Elizabeth, for letting me share an excerpt from my new book Keep Writing with Fey: Sparks to Defeat Writer’s Block, Burnout, and Depression! What is Writer’s Block? [...]
by Rafal Reyzer, @rafalreyzer The old saying “what gets measured gets done” applies to writing as much as anything else that requires consistency and perseverance. You’re probably aware that many famous writers have [...]
by Dave Chesson, @DaveChesson You’ve probably heard of keyword research by now and how important it is for marketing your books. But did you know that you can do your own keyword research [...]
By K.B. Owen, @ kbowenwriter Have you ever thought about adding a famous historical figure to your story? After all, it’s been done successfully by the likes of Stephanie Barron, Anne Perry, Sue [...]
By September C. Fawkes, @ SeptCFawkes What it is: Subtext can be a tricky topic to nail down. It often feels elusive, undefined, and sometimes something that “just happens.” But it’s also one [...]
by Yolanda Renée, @yolandarenee When I decided to sit down and write a mystery — I did just that. I sat down and started writing. It’s what I’ve done with every story I’ve [...]
by E.J. Wenstrom, @EJWenstrom Many times, talk about book launches as an event—you find a venue, do a short reading, sign some books, drink some wine, and boom, your book has been launched. [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig One thing I’m trying to be better at in 2020 (that I’m not great at overall) is delegating tasks. I’ve never been a great delegator, usually feeling as [...]
by Saralyn Richard, @SaralynRichard The heart of any mystery novel is a good story. But when writing a police procedural, having a good story is not enough. A police procedural is a form [...]
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