6 Agents Looking for Your Mystery Now!
There are a lot of literary agents out there. AgentQuery lists more than 950 who represent mysteries. But, many of[…]
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There are a lot of literary agents out there. AgentQuery lists more than 950 who represent mysteries. But, many of[…]
Read moreI’ve invited Nev March, an award winning author of crime fiction, to share her thoughts on an author’s responsibility to[…]
Read moreI meet a lot of authors who don’t realize they’re in business for themselves, but they are. Every author who[…]
Read moreBefore I was published, a writer friend advised me not to read the reviews of my books posted on sites like Amazon and Goodreads. I must have looked at her funny because she went on to say, “I never read reviews. My daughter screens them and sends me only the good ones.”
As inexperienced I was at that point, I knew I couldn’t follow her advice.
“What parts of yourself do you have to sacrifice to earn a killer’s trust?” That’s the question Cal Lovett, the[…]
Read moreI first met Andrew Welsh-Huggins when he spoke years ago to our local Sisters in Crime chapter. At the time[…]
Read more“Words! Words! Words!” Eliza Doolittle sings in My Fair Lady. She wants Professor Henry Higgins to ‘show me’ how he[…]
Read moreIf you’ve ever attended a writers’ conference, chances are you’ve run into Dale T. Phillips, who makes friends like most people make mistakes–easily and frequently. Years ago, Dale made the decision to go indie, that is to publish his own books. Recently I caught up with him and asked him to share his secrets for sustaining a long career and making money while doing it. Even those of us who are traditionally published can learn a thing or two.
Read moreBruce Robert Coffin is a retired police detective sergeant and bestselling author of the Detective Byron Mysteries. He lives and[…]
Read moreSo, I’ve been thinking a lot about how the publishing industry is upside down. Authors are the ones who bring[…]
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