Four Tips for Writing a Series
Recently, an author friend preparing to teach a class on writing a series asked me what advice I’d give to an[…]
Read moreA Blog for Readers and Writers of Mystery, Crime, and Suspense Fiction
Recently, an author friend preparing to teach a class on writing a series asked me what advice I’d give to an[…]
Read moreThe inspiration for Implied Consent was ripped from the headlines.
Read moreWho Wrote a Novel This Month? According to various statistics, between 350,000 and 450,000 writers banged out a draft for NaNoWriMo.
Read moreSharon Ward has hosted Thanksgiving dinner for her family every year for more than forty years, yet never managed to pull it off without at least one disaster or another.
Read moreOne of the first things impressed upon new authors is the importance of connecting with readers. If no one knows your book exists, they won’t read it. If they don’t read it, they can’t love it and recommend it to others. Today I’m highlighting Readerly Books, a resource for writers launched by historian turned librarian, reviewer, and book coach Robin Henry.
Read moreIn a very early draft of my first novel, A Dream of Death, one of my beta readers said of[…]
Read moreIf your story includes a criminal prosecution, here is information you might find useful. Investigation Long before a case goes[…]
Read moreI write mysteries and romances. And as a pantser, I don’t plan my books. I just sit down with an[…]
Read moreSleuths and sidekicks, then and now. A look at how McDonald and Dodds inverts tropes.
Read moreWhy character motivations can be more important than plot, and how desire drives both. Read on for a handy chart to help if you’re stuck.
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