Fun Book Facts
True Confession: I love books. I love the sight of them lined up on shelves, waiting to be chosen in[…]
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Category: Writers inspirations
Write Your Back Cover Blurb First
There are endless ways to write a story. Some authors pen their prose early in the morning or only at[…]
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In Bowler Hat and By Bicycle, Harriet Morrow is On the Case!
Please welcome Rob Osler, here to tell us about designing the protagonist of his new historical series, and its first[…]
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Hemingway’s Tips for Writers
Happy 2025! As many of us start new writing projects, I came across these seven tips for writers from Ernest[…]
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Writing the Culinary Mystery: Recipes for Death and Detection
With or without the addition of poisonous compounds, fabulous meals and delicious desserts have a long history in crime fiction.[…]
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Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
Six Suggestions For Creative Prompts The two most frequent questions I receive as an author are, “What is your writing[…]
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How Reading Across Genres Has Made Me a Better Writer
As writers, we are instructed to read widely within our genres. The advice is solid. We need to understand what[…]
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Author Lynda Allen stops by to answer our Proust Questionaire – and also to let you know what a Jersey Cozy is.
Vanity Fair, which I love, has a “Proust Questionnaire” at the end of each issue. Today we’re asking Lynda Allen, author[…]
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A Coroner’s Guide to Writing Autopsy Scenes: Dr. Christina VandePol
The banner shows a modern autopsy table. If your crime book contains an autopsy scene, you want to get it[…]
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Writing While on Vacation
Hello from Sicily. I’m in Palermo trying to work on the last round of edits before I submit the fifth[…]
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