Fiction Writing

by Marilyn Levinson Recently, while outlining the fifth book in my Haunted Library mystery series, I found myself making a list of the many elements a writer must remember to…

by Ellen Byron and Maria DiRico In the process of writing two mystery series under two different author names, I’ve learned something important about myself: I would make a terrible…

by Jacqueline Seewald You’ll notice that a lot of writers set their novels in places they either live in or have lived in. This may seem provincial, but in fact,…

by Kaye George This isn’t something I haven’t done before. Or, to eliminate the double negatives, I have done this—several times before. So far, I’ve started four published series, and…

by Jackson Palmer Hello! It’s January, named after Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and endings. It’s hard not to see writing a book like a New Year’s resolution. You…

by Paul D. Marks Does your writing ever interfere with your family life? Do the demands of your fiction ever create friction with those closest to you? The title of…

by John Floyd I have always admired writers who take risks and try new techniques and venture out of their comfort zone. That’s hard to do, and I respect them…

by John Floyd In November I attended my sixth Bouchercon mystery convention, in Dallas. My wife, Carolyn, and I drove from our home in Mississippi, partly because I don’t fit…

by Sandra Murphy On October 31 I flew to Dallas for the 50th anniversary of Bouchercon, the country’s largest mystery conference for readers, writers, editors, and publishers. Four days of…