By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I do like to keep track of both where I am in a story and how much I’m able to accomplish each day.  That’s mainly because I deal [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Hope everyone has had a good last couple of weeks…I did.  I even managed to have an adventure…more on that on Friday. From time to time I get [...]

By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig   Twitterific links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Hope everyone is having a good summer so far.   I’m going to take a couple of weeks off, but will  return to the blog on Sunday, July 21 [...]

By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Twitterific links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 20,000 free articles on writing related [...]

Title: Why Spy? The appeal of spies in fiction by Jordan McCollum Maybe it’s just a guilty pleasure. Maybe it’s an obsession. Maybe it’s simple wish-fulfillment fantasy. But with the popularity of everything [...]

by Kay Kendall, @Kaylee_Kendall Everyone knows the publishing world is in upheaval and it’s a dog-eat-dog world as far as promoting books is concerned. At first the various ways to connect through social [...]

By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Not every editor sends editorial letters along with requests for edits, but my editor for the quilting mysteries does—and I love them.    The reason she’s one of my [...]

By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig   Twitterific links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over [...]

By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Author photos aren’t just for the backs of books.  They’re also used to brand our series and connect different bits of our platform.  They can also connect a [...]

by  Toni Tesori, @Duolit Do you consider yourself an introvert? If so, you’re definitely not alone. Over eighty percent of writers (myself included!) belong to that group. In the world at large, however, [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I’m one of those writers who is an everyday kind of writer.  Creating habits isn’t easy for me—once I’ve formed one, I have to repeat it every single [...]

 by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Twitterific links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 20,000 free articles on writing related [...]

 by Colby Marshall, @ColbyMarshall All authors face this problem at some point in their careers, whether they’re published, striving to publish, or have simply let their friends know they’re writing a book.    [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Today I’m over at Jordan McCollum’s blog, talking a little about subplots: what makes for a great subplot, tips for including them in your story, and a few [...]

by Jason Kong, @storyrally   Most fiction writers hate marketing their books. You have to tread the line between awareness and overhyping. Because you have a vested interest in selling your work, others [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Twitterific links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 20,000 free articles on writing related [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Image by Daniel Gies Most people aren’t 100% good or 100% bad.  There are bits of goodness and badness in all of us…including villains.  Flat villains with no [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Today I’m over at Linda Clare’s Writer’s Tips blog, with a post especially for mystery writers.  There I’ll list the three elements that I’ve found most helpful to [...]

 by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I recently received an email from someone asking what angle he should take in promoting an older release.  It was one of those situations where he’d sold the [...]

By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Twitterific links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 20,000 free articles on writing related [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig In my post on Monday, I took a look at the phenomenon of binge-viewing or marathon consumption in entertainment.  As I mentioned in the post, Netflix is enjoying [...]

by Emily Wenstrom, @EmilyWenstrom It’s often said that writing a novel is akin to running a marathon, not a sprint. For me, it’s felt more like the long, painful, drawn-out process of training [...]

 by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I don’t usually watch a lot of television. One of the reasons is that I’m so short on time and jealously guard the free time I do have.  [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Twitterific links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 20,000 free articles on writing related [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig MorgueFile--Crass I read a post recently  (yes, I’m about a month behind in my Feedly reader) that I thought was a very interesting read…and I found myself wincing [...]

by Linda S. Clare, @Lindasclare MorgueFile: silverhairster Writing isn’t an exact science. Maybe that’s what Somerset Maugham meant when he said, “There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately nobody knows what [...]

Guest Post by J.J. Hensley Just Google it.  Seriously.  Just type “Unique Author Voice” into a search engine and see what pops up.  Everyone seems to know how you need to go about [...]

Hope my blog readers in the States will have a nice Memorial Day.    I’m taking a break today from blogging, but will return Wednesday. [...]

 by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Twitterific links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 19,000 free articles on writing related [...]