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- National Book Critics Circle Announces Finalists for 2025 Book Awards: by Andrew Albanese
- MWA Announces the 2026 Edgar Award Nominations: from CrimeReads.com
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- Novels That Make Us Better Writers: by PJ Parrish
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- How To Learn From Books You Don’t Like: by Stephanie Morrill
- The dentist should let you read instead of watch TV:. by James Folta
- The Best Crime Novels, Mysteries, and Thrillers of January 2026: By Molly Odintz
- How to reboot this year’s crop of public domain books for 2026: by James Folta
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- Protecting Your First Draft Energy:
- Tom Gauld cartoon on difficult New Year’s resolutions:
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- The State of One Writer’s New Year’s Resolutions: by Pat Spencer
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- Why Your Book Isn’t Enough (and Why That’s Good News): by Chad R. Allen @janefriedman.com
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- Planning Your Writing Year Without Losing It: by Gabriel Valjan
- Is it Okay to Let AI Fix My Writing? by Kristen Arnett
- On Starting a New Project: by James Scott Bell
- Writing “Rules” are Only Guidelines: by Anne R. Allen
- The Pest Complex: A Cautionary Tale For The Author Who’s Afraid To Ask: By Rachel Stone
- The Writing Life: The Truth Nobody Warns You About: by Colleen M. Story
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- In The Spotlight: Carolyn Arnold’s Ties That Bind: @mkinberg.bsky.social
- Quaint Kills: Martha Waters on Creating the Quintessential Murder Village in Cozy Mysteries: By Martha Waters
- Panic as an Element in Crime Fiction: @mkinberg.bsky.social
- Creative copyright notices: By Glenna Collett
- State of the Children’s Book Industry in 2026: Erica Rand Silverman:
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- After Baker & Taylor Collapse, Australian Library Supplier James Bennett to Sponsor IFLA Public Library Award: by Andrew Albanese
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Thanks, Elizabeth, for putting this list together. As always, these are such great links. I especially noticed Anne Allen's article about writing rules. Each writer is different, and so is each story. One size doesn't fit all. I think that's really liberating, actually, because it frees us to make the best use of guidelines to meet our needs.
Very well-put! One size definitely doesn’t fit all.
Hope you have a great week!
That's a lot of good information! Thank you for finding all of those links.
Thanks, Elizabeth!