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October 19, 2026

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When Readers Guess the Victim Early

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethspanncraig.com I had a small moment of panic when drafting my latest mystery. It occurred to me that sharp readers might figure out who the killer had really meant [...]

October 4, 2021

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Want Powerful Conflict? Don’t Forget the Stakes

by Angela Ackerman, @AngelaAckerman A common writing misconception is that conflict automatically means reader engagement. After all, story experts are always ringing the conflict bell (me included), telling writers to include lots of [...]

May 18, 2018

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Empathizing With Your Character

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Every once in a while, I’ll grind to a halt with my story.  I’ll either want to flesh out a subplot or develop the main plot a bit [...]

August 22, 2014

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Plot and Character Motivation

By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Sometimes I wonder why I outline at all.  I never seem to stick to them. In the book that I’m currently writing (already covered, right, since it’s so [...]

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