Today I’m over at K.M. Weiland’s Blog, WordPlay (a fantastic writing craft blog, if you haven’t visited), talking about three types of good repetition for our stories.  Hope you’ll pop over. [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Morgue File–o0o0xmods0o0o Sometimes when we’re drafting a book or writing an outline, we’ll run into something that needs to happen in the plot, but is clumsy, or seems [...]

by Gretchen Archer, @Gretchen_Archer I don’t have a clue. He probably doesn’t either. I’m sure there are forensic accountants, Schedule Cs, and colorful pie charts with the secret formula for how this man, [...]

 by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Twitterific is a compilation of all the writing links I shared the previous week. The links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer [...]

Guest Post by Mitzi Kelly, @mitzi_kelly I’d like to thank Elizabeth for giving me a platform to discuss one of my favorite subjects:  the writing process. (Not!) I have to admit, I doubt [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig MorgueFile–The Success I’m one of those neighbors that would be the perfect witness in a murder mystery.  Because, if I’m not driving my kids and their friends around, [...]

By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig What doesn’t matter about plotting?  It doesn’t matter how you do it as long as it works for you. If what you’re doing isn’t working, have you ever [...]

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 [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Morgue File--JDurham It’s definitely nice to be needed.  Recently, however, I’ve been needed pretty frequently.  I took on additional responsibilities and additional projects. I was filling my husband [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig MorgueFile–MitchLee83 When I was a kid, my favorite part on Sesame Street was a segment where the baker fell down the stairs.  I’d call my parents or just [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig MorgueFile– jppi I finished a book last week that I’d started several months ago.  I’ve mentioned before that every book I’ve worked on has been different…some are harder [...]

 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 [...]

 by David Khara, @LeFrenchBook (publisher Twitter account) David Khara is the author of The Bleiberg Project, which is an adrenaline-pumping conspiracy thriller based on World War II and the first in the Consortium [...]

by Kendel Lynn, @kendel_lynn When I first heard of Pinterest, I wanted to cry. Another social networking site to use, learn, master? Can’t be done. It’s asking too much of me.  I can [...]

by Jodie Renner, Editor and Craft-of-Writing Author, @JodieRennerEd Have you ever been engrossed in a novel when suddenly the author interrupts the story to give you background on a character, or detailed technical [...]

 by Phyllis Zimbler Miller, @ZimblerMiller Yes, as self-published and traditionally published authors learn sooner or later, writing a mystery is only part of the journey.  Marketing that mystery can be a much more [...]

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 [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig OhLife I’ve always loved keeping a journal and started keeping one when I was in fourth grade.    There’s nothing fabulously interesting in my diaries, but it provides snapshots [...]

 by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Just thought I’d write an update today on a couple of different topics that I’ve mentioned recently. One topic is ACX, the audiobook distributor.  I’d mentioned in this [...]

 by Dina Santorelli, @DinaSantorelli To promote Baby Grand, my debut novel, I’ve done all kinds of appearances. Bookstores. Libraries. Assisted living communities. (Street corners.)  But probably my absolute favorite thing to do is [...]

 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 [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Image: MorgueFile: haphthat I don’t go to a lot of conferences or give a lot of talks.  When I do give a talk though, and it’s time for [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Image by Purpleslog, Flickr Sometimes when I’m scanning my blog reader or reading through some of the messages from writer loops I’m on, I’m stunned by the lack [...]

By Price McNaughton, @PriceMcNaughton When I first began writing murder mysteries, my biggest fear was that I would reveal the murderer too soon. I hate books that make the perpetrator evident from the [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig   I was on my way to a meeting last week and was perfectly on time.  The meeting was a bit off the beaten path, out of 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 19,000 free articles on writing related [...]

by Beate Boeker, @BeateBoeker Purchase here I’m very grateful to Elizabeth for inviting me as her guest today. She said that her readers are interested in writing tips and suggested that I write [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig   As I mentioned in Wednesday’s post, I recently decided to spend time exploring audio options for my self-published books.  The only audio rights I hold, actually, are [...]

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig  Image: MorgueFile: Gracey I’ve been pretty single-minded with my plans to expand the self-published side of my book income.  My focus has been on writing more books.  [...]

Guest Post by Julie Duffy, @storyadaymay The sad truth is that the role of ‘writer’ does not come with staff. Even full-time professional writers, for the most part, are not issued with a [...]