by Michele Pariza Wacek Are you one of the many cozy mystery authors who would rather write another book than write your Amazon book blurb? You’re definitely not alone. On the one hand, [...]
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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 [...]
Today I’m over at the Insecure Writer’s Support Group with a post on plot devices. When done wrong, they drive me crazy. But when they’re done right, they can make a story very [...]
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 [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethspanncraig.com It’s a scenario every writer dreads: you’ve sent your manuscript to several beta readers, and their feedback arrives with contradictions that leave you more confused than before. One [...]
by Nick Bailey @ReedsyHQ Every writer has that moment when they wonder: what would happen if I tried something completely different? Whether it’s Stephen King’s pivot to alternate history with 11/22/63, or Cormac [...]
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 [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Sometimes in my stories, I want to pick up the pace, especially to move the mystery along. I’ll quickly move through a scene, summing up something that’s happening–a [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I always like studying reader reviews of my recent releases to see what readers are saying about my books. Okay…correction. :) I always study my reader reviews, I don’t always [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I mentioned last week that I enjoy hearing other writers’ book-writing processes. I share a variety of writing-craft tips on Twitter because although something may not be [...]
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