by Avram Levinsky At a recent crime fiction conference, I heard a well-established writer explain that when contributing to music-inspired anthologies, all you need to do is match the title.…
by Karen Keeley Coming from Canada, I have been asked when travelling in the States if I parked my dogsled at the border—is my igloo in safe hands? Okay, I…
by Nina Wachman Mystery readers are a loyal bunch. Once they discover a story with a setting and characters they like, they’ll read every book in the series. A receptive…
by Lorie Lewis Ham I’ve written most of my life. I published my first poem and my first song at thirteen, and continued to publish poems, short stories, and articles…
by Kathleen Marple Kalb, reprinted with permission Short story submissions are different. For one thing, the piece usually must be much closer to publication-ready than a novel-length manuscript. Once in…
by Linda Kay Hardie I’ve killed off a lot of people lately, and I feel better for it. No, I’m not some sort of mass murderer, although Google might think…
by Debra H. Goldstein Writers are told conflict is essential to stories or novels. That conflict is the catalyst compelling movement of the plot or in the characters’ lives by…
by Lisa Tener, Reprinted with permission In my most recent post, I answered a soon-to-be-published author’s questions about distribution for a traditionally published book; today, I answer their second question:…
by Marilyn Levinson, first published August 17 on the Writers Who Kill blogspot, reprinted with permission I like editing. The way I see it, the hard work of creating my…
Published June 19, 2023 on BlackBirdWriters.com Reprinted with permission. Creativity is an innate trait in all human beings. While some people create stories with words, others might use paint, glass,…
