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 [...]
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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 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 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 Years ago I was stumped when I received an email from a middle school student. He was reading one of my books for a school assignment (this, in [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I read a nice post by Nils Ödlund, “Don’t Show, Don’t Tell — How to Leave Room for the Reader’s Imagination ” on the Mythic Scribes blog. As he says [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig One thing that I love about writing cozy mysteries is the ability to integrate humor into the stories. The amount of humor varies. I still somewhat regret writing [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Many writers have a hard time with beginning and ending their books. I’ve never had much trouble starting a book (I rarely vary from starting with dialogue between [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig A weekly roundup of the best writing links from around the web. Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer [...]
by Mike Fleming, @Hiveword In my previous post about changes to the Writer’s Knowledge Base (WKB) I mentioned that a future feature would be the possibility of receiving emails brimming with writing links [...]
by Fred Johnson, @FredBobJohn In our non-stop world of tweets, tags, and text messages, it’s often difficult to find the time and motivation to sit down and read (let alone write!) a full-length [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig A weekly roundup of the best writing links from around the web. Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Amazon Author Insights is a new author-facing Tumblr site to help both new and established writers find writing-related resources and Amazon services for writers in one spot. I [...]
by Hank Quense, @hanque99 Today, author Hank Quense offers tips on three vital elements of the writing craft: subplots, scenes, and POV. Integrating subplots naturally: I’ve seen subplots mishandled many times. When this [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig A weekly roundup of the best writing links from around the web. Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig A weekly roundup of the best writing links from around the web. Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig A weekly roundup of the best writing links from around the web. Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig The biggest complaint I hear from writers is that there aren’t enough hours in the day to do all that we need to do. Tasks facing writers [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig A weekly roundup of the best writing links from around the web. Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer [...]
by D.J. Williams, @djwilliams316 As an Executive Producer and Director in the TV industry, I understand the difficulty and challenge of transforming a novel into a visual experience on film. As a novelist, [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I’ve now written several books in two different series where I took my series characters on the road. There were a few different reasons I wanted to do [...]
By Sarah Juckes, @sarahannjuckes What makes a bestselling book? And how can you, as a writer, ensure that your book is the very best it can be? The answer will differ from genre [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig A weekly roundup of the best writing links from around the web. Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Sometimes in my stories, I want to pick up the pace, especially to move the mystery along. I’ll quickly move through a scene, summing up something that’s happening–a [...]
by Patrick Kelly, @pkfiction For two and a half years I slaved over my first novel, arranged and rearranged the plot, constructed and deconstructed the characters, and polished each sentence twice. Then [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I always like studying reader reviews of my recent releases to see what readers are saying about my books. Okay…correction. :) I always study my reader reviews, I don’t always [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig In the past month, I’ve had three writers reach out to me. They were all writing mysteries for the first time. They asked me about outlining with arcs [...]
By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy Foreshadowing might seem like a technique that applies mostly to mystery writers, but all stories rely on the classic “what might happen next?” question. Even in a romance, there [...]
by David H. Safford, @DavidHSafford Few elements of our craft vex us more than exposition. Perhaps this is because the rules aren’t written in stone. To you, the writer, it feels necessary to share [...]
By Joanna Campbell Slan, @joannaslan Over the years I’ve entered and judged a variety of contests. Since we’ve recently opened our call for entries to the 2016 FREDDIE AWARD for WRITING EXCELLENCE (FAWE) [...]
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