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Elizabeth Spann Craig

Bestselling Cozy Mystery Author

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April 27, 2026

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5 Key Development Questions to Bring Your Characters to Life

by Loretta Bushell The most beloved fictional characters aren’t faultless heroes. They’re complex characters who feel real — they have flaws, quirks, likes, and dislikes. Many authors turn to handpicked development questions to [...]

April 13, 2026

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Mistakes Writers Make When Describing a Character’s Fear

by Angela Ackerman Fear is one of the most powerful emotions we can write about. When readers sense a character is experiencing it, they practically lean in, waiting to see what will happen [...]

March 30, 2026

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Writing a Book with a Friend (and Staying Friends)

    by Jessica (J.R.) Lancaster and Jessica Thompson Writing a book with a friend sounds great until you think about all the time one spends in the publishing trenches, effort spent making [...]

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 [...]

February 9, 2026

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Give Your Bad Guy the Best “Why”

  by Shannon Symonds ,@shannonsymonds7 I love creating a killer, even if he is a cozy killer. I believe the why behind your bad guy can make or break your story. To show you how [...]

August 18, 2025

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5 Tips to Enhance Your Story’s Atmosphere

by Nick Bailey It was a dark and stormy night… reading this opening, you might be tempted to roll your eyes. But there’s a reason the phrase has endured long enough to become [...]

August 4, 2025

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When Art and Life Collide: The Story Behind My Novel

By Rue Matthiessen My novel, Woman with Eyes Closed, was inspired by a theft at the Kunsthal museum in 2012. Seven masterworks were stolen. Among them was a painting by Lucian Freud called [...]

July 7, 2025

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Keeping It Cozy While Using Paranormal Elements

by Jenna Maeson The paranormal is a big deal in books right now. Like a really big deal. And it seems to be infiltrating all genres, even the ones that don’t usually include [...]

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