Writing Tips

How to Write a Detective Novel: A Step-by-Step Guide for Mystery Writers

  How to Write a Detective Novel: A Step-by-Step Guide for Mystery Writers Detective novels have captivated readers for more than a century. From the brilliant deductions of Sherlock Holmes to modern investigators navigating complex conspiracies, the genre continues to thrive because it combines suspense, puzzles, and compelling characters. But writing a detective novel is

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When the Story Slows Down: Practical Ways to Fix a Stalled Scene

  When the Story Slows Down: Practical Ways to Fix a Stalled Scene Every writer runs into the same problem sooner or later. You’re moving along nicely through a manuscript, the story is flowing, the characters are cooperating—and then suddenly you hit a wall. A scene that looked perfectly fine in your outline now feels

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Keeping the Story Straight: Surviving Your Own Canon

Keeping the Story Straight: Surviving Your Own Canon There comes a moment in every long-running book series when the author realizes something both humbling and slightly terrifying: You have created more details than your brain can reasonably store. As I wrapped up the seventh installment of my current series, I found myself staring at a

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Building Characters That Evolve Across a Series

Building Characters That Evolve Across a Series One of the greatest advantages of writing a series—whether it’s mysteries, thrillers, fantasy, or literary fiction—is time. You’re not limited to a single arc or a single turning point. You have multiple books, multiple conflicts, and multiple chances to let your characters grow, regress, struggle, and change. But

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Writing the Perfect Book – From the Writers in the Storm Blog

Writing the Perfect Book by Fae Rowen I’m not one hundred percent certain, but I’m pretty sure that the perfect writer doesn’t exist. It certainly isn’t me. When I began writing the second book in my published series, I wanted it to be perfect. That meant it had to be more exciting, more emotion-packed, a real page-turner. I

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Why Journaling Might Be The Key To Overcoming Your Writing Fears: A Guest Post from Rachel Poli’s blog.

It’s my pleasure to welcome Kleia Paluca to my blog. This Inspiration Station is brought to you by her. Thanks, Kleia! Many writers struggle at the beginning of their writing journey and never get past the first hurdle: the act of overcoming the blank page in front of them. Fortunately, there’s an ancient art that

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Marketing a Book for Rewarding Reader Engagement – From the Author Marketing Experts Blog

Marketing a book is hard work, but the efforts seem fruitless when you don’t get positive feedback in the form of reader engagement. Engagement should always be the goal, no matter what strategies you’re using to market your book. And don’t start them until you’ve fully fleshed out what you aim to achieve. And no,

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47 Book Cover Designers to Create Your Best Selling Cover – From the Book Publicist Blog

By Scott Lorenz Westwind Communications “A Good Book Cover Can Help Sell a Book- A Bad Cover Can Kill a Book.”  Scott Lorenz, Book Publicist “Your book cover is not a decoration. It’s a smart business investment.” George Foster, Foster Covers Being a book publicist and book marketing guy I often weigh in on book cover designs. Sometimes it’s in the

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9 Bad Mindset Habits to Alleviate – From the Cazinc Blog

Written By Damien Bulgeja We all let bad mindset habits creep in our minds from time to time. But the crucial aspect is how we remove them from our thinking. Below I will discuss some of the bad mindset habits I have studied and give you simple, yet effective strategies to alleviate them.  1. The

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