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Elizabeth Spann Craig

Bestselling Cozy Mystery Author

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March 2, 2026

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How to Create the Perfect Cover for Your Mystery Novel

by Juliet Allarton Picture the scene: you’ve just put the finishing touches on your mystery novel. Your plot is airtight, your characters are well-rounded, and you’ve built tension like your life depended on [...]

December 1, 2025

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If You Confuse, You Lose: A Publisher’s Perspective on Author Sites

  By Evan Swensen When I first heard Donald Miller say, “If you confuse, you lose,” I stopped in my tracks. I’ve spent decades working with writers and publishers, and I’ve seen that [...]

November 3, 2025

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The Importance of Author Promo Instead of Book Promo

  by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethspanncraig.com It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking you need to shout about every new release. But I’ve learned that readers don’t follow books—they follow authors [...]

September 15, 2025

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Simple Author Branding for Writers Who Hate Marketing

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethspanncraig.com Author branding feels overwhelming when you think of it as marketing, but it’s really just being consistently yourself so readers know what to expect. Describe Your Books Simply [...]

April 14, 2025

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Readers Should Know What to Expect From Your Story

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I’ve both read a book and watched a movie recently that had bad reviews because the audience thought they were going to read/watch one thing and were delivered [...]

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