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From Plot Holes to Page-Turners: A Guide to Making Critique Groups Work for You

July 17, 2025 Lori Robbins Editing, Inspiration, Mystery Community, Tips and Tricks, Writers

Accountability, motivation, and constructive criticism: Making critique groups work for you.

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Meta Data for Amazon, Google, & Libraries

July 15, 2025 Emilya Naymark Marketing, Promotion, Self Publishing, Self-publishing, Tips and Tricks, Uncategorized

And how it affects your search rankings (or discoverability) I’ll be honest—I work in tech, and until recently I really[…]

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Folk Horror Elements: How to Use Them

July 8, 2025 Nancy Bilyeau Fiction, Movies, Publishing, Tips and Tricks, Writers, Writers inspirations, Writing

I learned long ago that my love of mystery and horror is uncommon. Some people who revel in writing murder[…]

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Using Life Experience in Our Writing

July 1, 2025 Marni Graff Creating Characters, Fiction, Tips and Tricks, Writers, Writers habits, Writers inspirations, Writing

“Write what you know.” How many new authors have read that in numerous how-to books? And often it can be[…]

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The Long and the Short of It by Judy Penz Sheluk (And 3 Quick Tips to Get You There)

June 26, 2025 Connie Berry Short Stories, Tips and Tricks

I’m delighted to welcome Judy Penz Sheluk to Miss Demeanors! Today she shares her best advice for writing short fiction.[…]

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Speaking of Dialogue: Tips to Improve Your Characters’ Speech

June 19, 2025 Dawn Barclay Tips and Tricks, Word choice

I was recently at the Sleuthfest conference in St. Petersburg, Florida, and I was on a panel where we discussed[…]

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Judy L. Murray: When Readers and Writers Celebrate Together

June 3, 2025 MIss Demeanors Fiction, New Release, Promotion, Tips and Tricks, Writing

Please welcome July L Murray who has a fantastic approach to a book launch to share: My launch of the[…]

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Ten Little Words: The Pain-Free Way to Tighten Your Manuscript

May 22, 2025 Connie Berry Editing, Tips and Tricks

The book publishing industry has always been concerned with word count. Depending on your genre, your manuscript might end up[…]

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Building a Newsletter Email List

May 8, 2025 Lori Robbins Marketing, Newsletters, Promotion, Tips and Tricks

Advice from Kelly Oliver I’m delighted to welcome Kelly Oliver, the award-winning and bestselling author of four mystery series: The[…]

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Evolving from a Pantser to a Plotter

April 29, 2025 Marni Graff #inspiration, Creating Characters, Fiction, Inspiration, Tips and Tricks, Writers, Writers habits

Please welcome Melissa Westemeier, who will tell us about her change of habit as she publishes the first in her[…]

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