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Keeping Cozies Suspensefulby Shannon Symonds ,@shannonsymonds7 As writers, we talk a lot about the hook, the first sentence, the first page, the thing that sucks...
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Writing for the Wee Onesby Mike Martin , @mike54martin What’s different about writing for children than for adults? I hadn’t thought about that until...
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Combining Fiction Writing and Freelance EditingBy Hugh Cook I’ve decided to use the format of a self-interview for this blog. So, here we go. Hugh, you’re a fiction writer, but you...
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What’s Scary for Writersby Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig It’s that scary time of the year again! But what do writers find scary? It turns out...
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Handling Releasesby Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I’ve never had a release day that wasn’t a very busy day. The main reason is that...
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Writing the Cozy Mystery: More About Victimsby Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I’ve written here before about cozy mystery victims and how tricky the process can be....
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Finding the Courage to Put Your Writing “Out There”By Patricia Crisafulli, @TrishCrisafulli Writing is one thing—submitting for publication is quite another. We leave the secure...
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Writing Myths: The First-Book Success StoryBy Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I’m not saying the first-book success story doesn’t happen. There are definitely the...
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Make the Most of 15 Minutes to Writeby Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig The holidays are coming up quickly and you might be feeling a little pressed for time. I guest...
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Writing Myths: Real Writers Write Every Dayby Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig This is a myth I’ll quickly debunk. It annoys me when writers say there’s only one...
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Writing Myths: Slow/Fast Writing is the Bestby Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig It’s always a little frustrating to me when writers say a particular approach to writing is...
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What to Post on Instagram as AuthorsBy Jessica Thompson, @ jessicathauthor2 My writing group got together to talk about “ what to post on Instagram (IG) as authors ”...
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LitLinksby Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Lit Links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer...
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Writing Myths: The Perfect Time/Place to Writeby Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I remember being in my twenties, out of college and unhappy with the banking job I had....
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Writing Myths: The Solitary Writerby Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Today, I’m looking at another common myth: the solitary writer. I’m thinking...
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Writing Myths: Work and Writingby Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I once heard a writer say that it was a danger sign when you start calling your writing...
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Writing Myths: Inspirationby Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig “I only write when I’m inspired, so I see to it that I’m inspired every morning at nine...
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On Toxic Productivityby Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig We live in a culture that puts a lot of value into being productive. There are tons...
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Celebrating Milestones as a Writerby Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Today’s topic is on something I’m really bad at: celebrating...
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Lit Linksby Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine...
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Important Elements of Mysteriesby J.R. Lancaster, @jrlauthor For those of you who don’t know me yet, mysteries are my jam so there couldn’t be a more perfect topic...
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Review Those Outlinesby Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig It’s recently struck me how much I’ve had to say about outlines lately. I’ve...
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Jump Right Inby Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I'm pretty disciplined with my morning writing session. I get up, get ready, let the...
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Best Practices for Selling More Booksby Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I've noticed through the years that some writers get very discouraged when their book doesn't...
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Don’t Give Up on Your (Writing) Dreamsby Mike Martin , @mike54martin I have been a writer all of my life. As long as I can remember I was captivated by the...
