by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig The writing life can be a wonderfully rewarding one. But there can be headaches along the way. Here are five things I’ve learned about being a writer: some [...]
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by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig My first blog post was in August of 2008. Along the way, I’ve tweaked the content and changed from Blogger to WordPress. I’ve also played with the number [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I’ve mentioned before that I always feel a little apologetic when I send a newsletter to readers. I’m so inundated by emails that the idea of wanting more emails [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I used to think that I was a fairly adept multitasker, as long as one of the tasks was something completely mindless (I could stir things in a [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Happy 2018! I’m never much of a fan of resolutions, but I do like making sure at the beginning of each year that I’m organized. With that in [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I posted on this last year, but I thought it was worth another mention. If you’re on Twitter, it’s pretty easy to find your best-performing tweets of the [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig One of the hardest things about writing is the sitting down and doing it. Usually, once you start, it gets a little easier from there. Building a habit [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I have become something of a to-do list aficionado. I’ve been religiously using lists since having children. That’s over 20 years of list making. I’ve changed the way [...]
by Laina Turner, @laina_turner I went to a writers conference years ago, and a panelist was talking about marketing. He said, many great writers never enjoy the chance to earn a living as an [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I’d been hearing that author notes could be a nice website ‘extra’ for readers or newsletter subscribers, or serve as promo copy on the product page for Amazon. [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig From time to time I need a high resolution cover image. Sometimes it’s because a guest blogger has sent me an image so small that WordPress is showing [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I’m always on the lookout for ways to connect to readers and find new readers without being obnoxious. I’m not one to really promote on Facebook and never [...]
by Angela Ackerman, @AngelaAckerman When it comes to writing a story where a character is going to work through a difficult past wound, there are two behavioral states to convey: one showing their brokenness [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I’ve never officially been part of National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo: more about the event here. If you’re interested in signing up, here’s how). Wikipedia’s NaNoWriMo entry explains [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Writers sometimes joke that the worst question to get from readers (and one of the most common) is “where do you get your ideas from?” I recently read [...]
by Mike Martin, @mike54martin The setting for the Sgt. Windflower Mysteries is not just a prop or a way to entice the reader to enter the realm of these books, although I certainly hope [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Believe it or not, there are ways to make cozy mystery writing complex. And I think cozies are fairly easy books to write. At first I titled this [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I’m lucky to have a very good relationship with my readers. We frequently exchange emails. I recently received an email from a reader of mine that I’ve corresponded [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I spend a good deal of time finding and scheduling content for Twitter, but not a lot of time on Twitter. In the last month or so, however, I [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig My strategy for the last couple of years is increase the income streams for my already-published books by branching into international publishing, libraries, and translation. I’m about [...]
by Jonathan Vars A dark figure emerges from the shadows. In a raspy voice, he taunts the hero, having once again bested him. Stepping into the light, the figure thrusts back his hood, [...]
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 40,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s [...]
By Hyu-Wai Loucks One of the most difficult aspects of writing a novel, or any narrative for that matter, is striking the delicate balance between dialogue and description. While insight into a character’s [...]
by Colleen M. Story, @Colleen_M_Story “Oh, I want to write today, but I just don’t have the time!” You’ve probably felt this way more than once. In fact, if you’re like many of [...]
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 40,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s [...]
If you venture out of your comfort zone and can’t find your way back, maybe it’s all good. by Garry Ryan, @GarryGarrettRya This story probably began in Singapore. I spent the last two [...]
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 40,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I remember how stressed I was whenever I had a book launch for Penguin Random House. For one thing, the launches were happening pretty regularly, since I was [...]
By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy Ask any agent or editor to list the top three reasons manuscripts get rejected and you’ll find “not enough conflict” on that list. Conflict is at the core of [...]
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 40,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s [...]
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