The Three Things I Love Most About Self-Publishing
Self-publishing provides autonomy, insight, and velocity to a mystery author’s work. here’s a few of the benefits to authors.
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Month: May 2022
Question of the Week: Hunting for Easter Eggs
I’ve been thinking about EASTER EGGS recently–and not the kind hidden by the Easter bunny. In fiction, Easter eggs are cultural, literary, or personal references embedded in the text that only a few readers will understand–little gifts for those who find them.
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Mystery Author Kelly Oliver: Fiction is the Best Revenge!
Kelly Oliver; Fiction is the Best Revenge!
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In person events, signings, book tours
I’m only now beginning to realize the wealth and breadth of in person events that are available to authors. From what I’m hearing, online launches and panels aren’t going away either, and podcasts are on the ascendancy.
In other words, there’s a plethora of ways to get the word out about your book baby.
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Q & A with mystery writer Emmeline Duncan
Delighted to host Emmeline Duncan today. The second book in her Ground Rules Mystery series launched two weeks ago and she’s here to share some insights into her writing life.
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How Important are awards?
Catherine Maiorisi In the last few weeks the mystery community has celebrated colleagues awarded a Leftie, an Agatha, or an[…]
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6 Surprising Things I learned about Agatha Christie
All I knew about the great mystery writer Agatha Christie was that she wrote many of my favorite mysteries and[…]
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Self-Publishing: Five Myths
There’s a lot of interest in self-publishing among authors—even those who have been traditionally published in the past. The problem[…]
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Hello World, Here I Come!
Launching a new book always feels a little like watching your child climb onto that big yellow school bus for the very first time. There she goes—your baby—into the big, wide world without you. In exactly a week—on May 10th—The Shadow of Memory, the fourth in the Kate Hamilton Mystery series, will make its debut. To celebrate, I’m giving away a signed copy (plus a few other goodies) to one lucky commenter during the month of May.
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