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October 5, 2026

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The Art of the Unlikeable Victim

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethspanncraig.com I’ve written a lot of murder victims over the years, and most of them weren’t particularly nice people. In a cozy mystery, an unlikeable victim means plenty of [...]

August 12, 2019

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How to Handle the Stakes in a Cozy Mystery + Giveaway (Part 3 of 4)

by H.R. D’Costa, @scribesworld   Standalone or series. It’s a dilemma that many novelists face. But for authors of cozy mysteries, the decision’s almost a foregone conclusion: series. By all accounts, that’s what [...]

August 9, 2019

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How to Handle the Stakes in a Cozy Mystery + Giveaway (Part 2 of 4)

by H.R. D’Costa, @scribesworld Handling the stakes in a mystery with an unlikeable victim isn’t entirely a straightforward affair. On one hand, when the victim is unlikeable, you’ll have puh-lenty of suspects, which [...]

August 5, 2019

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How to Handle the Stakes in a Cozy Mystery + Giveaway (Part 1 of 4)

by H.R. D’Costa, @scribesworld Here’s the scenario: You’re writing a cozy mystery. And your victim is unlikeable. Your suspect list is, as they say, healthy. You’re having a blast coming up with motives [...]

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