The Benefits of Being a Writer
by Marilyn Levinson Writing mysteries is wonderful for my health. Well, sure, I do a lot of sitting around, but I counter the bad effects of that by getting up…
Business of Writing
My Writing Life: How do I love thee? Let me count the ways
by Patricia Fry In honor of Valentine’s Day I’ll attempt to capture the elements of my career, which has kept me happily writing for forty-eight years. In 1973 I began…
More Impact for WPN Changemaker Authors!
Changemaker Collaboration Circle Unites Authors, Speakers, Leaders, Experts, Coaches, Filmmakers & Entrepreneurs in a Facebook Group to Foster Interaction, Client Attraction, Mutual Support and Goodwill by Jackie Lapin Changemakers who…
Industry Must Do Now to Prevent Harassment and Other Toxic Misconduct
By Paula Brantner Has this ever happened to you? You attend a professional conference, and at one of the networking events you strike up a conversation with another conference attendee.…
Nine Things to Consider About Writing Contests
by Kimberly Davis Basso Trying to get your work to stand out is a daunting prospect, what with more than four thousand books published daily. And there seem to be…
The Writing Game on Steroids
by Patricia Fry For a professional writer, more words mean more money. So the goal for some writers is to write faster. And that’s okay if you can handle the…
Getting Paid…Or Not
by Barbara Florio Graham I received the first payment for my writing at age nine. Humpty Dumpty magazine paid me $5 and a free year’s subscription for a poem. Two…
Co-writing! It’s a Trend!
by Terrie Moran and Laura Childs You may have noticed that co-writing has become a well-established practice within the mystery community. Think of Clive Cussler, W.E. B. Griffin, James Patterson.…
Book Piracy Hackers Now Use Catfishing to Target Unsuspecting Readers
by Rhonda Rees I perused the most-persuasive-words in the English language lists, FREE came up about every time. Not surprising, as many people reacting to this word become excited when…
Tame Your Negative Beliefs
by Michele Vosberg, Ph.D. Reprinted with permission. Do you ever let negative beliefs about yourself color your future actions? If so, you are in good company. Negativity bias is strong,…