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Elizabeth Spann Craig

Bestselling Cozy Mystery Author

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November 10, 2025

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Crafting Memorable Sidekicks for Cozy Mysteries

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethspanncraig.com Sidekicks are important characters in cozy mysteries. They keep our sleuth from having a lot of interior monologue about suspects and motives, for one thing (which can get [...]

May 19, 2025

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Balancing Protective Characters in Your Cozy Mystery

by Elizabeth S. Craig If you’ve written cozy mysteries (or read them) for any length of time, you’ve probably encountered this common character dynamic: your amateur sleuth is busily investigating a murder while [...]

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