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Key Elements to Writing a Sleuth Novel

Nancy Drew is one of the most well-known sleuths in literature. She differs from Sherlock Holmes with an innocent and cheery style. Nancy is determined, a little naive, and investigates any mystery she can find. When writing the cozy sleuth story, there are six elements...

How to Make a Cozy Mystery Stand Out

Cozy mysteries (or Cozies) aren't like other mystery series; they're often lighthearted and feature an amateur sleuth instead of a detective. Cozies have a formulaic style they follow, but it's how these elements are done that catch attention. The standard elements: Pun-y titles: Any lover of cozy...

Write With Abandonment

Due to the economy, an influx of businesses are coming on the scene and new authors are evolving. Uber, Tesla, Snapchat, and Netflix all developed for the purpose of filling a void or to supply a need. What type of void are you filling with your...

5 Great Books to Research Your Historical Fiction: 1910s

Historical fiction takes readers back into a particular era, whether it is the intrigue of Elizabethan court or the swinging Sixties and Seventies. Historical fiction requires meticulous research to offer an accurate and interesting glimpse of the past and often writers are not sure where to...

5 Great Books to Research Your Historical Fiction: 1980s

Historical fiction is wonderful when a skilled author can truly capture the flavor of an era, whether it is the mannered elegance of Jane Austen's Regency period or the drama and adventure of the Vikings. To be truly authentic, historical fiction requires meticulous research and...

Werewolves in Horror: The Gentleman of Madness

Racing through the darkness, only to be stopped by the fading light of the full moon above. Feral eyes wide, long, bloody claws out, jaws and fangs snapping; the werewolf is truly a creature of fear. From the madness of The Wolfman by Jonathan Maberry,...

Horror: Lambs to the Slaughter, or Questions to Ask Before Brutally Murdering All of Your Characters

The horror genre tends to capitalize on death. Whatever we’re afraid of, whether it be the monsters of a recent book, or the demons haunting our minds, we can twist our macabre thoughts to fit to our dark imaginations and gruesome machinations; at the very...

Vampires in Horror: Why the Sparkly Ones Are Easier to Kill

The vampire is a mysterious, and oftentimes lonely, figure in literature. From the bloody confines of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, to the dark, elegant world of Amelia Atwater-Rhodes’s Den of Shadows series, the vampire has captivated artists for centuries. Strangely enough, in modern times, the vampire...

There's Gotta Be A Better Word Than Got

A wise woman (and she, too, was a writer) once told me that everyone, especially writers, had a pet peeve word. One that haunted them; one that made them cringe whenever they read it; one that was everywhere all at once. For me, that word...

Writing the Acknowledgements: It's More Than Just a Thank You

“I want to thank all of you for this great honor. I want to thank the producers and…. and…. and….” And the list goes on and on. Sound like an Oscar ‘thank you’ speech? Although, in the past, there have been some good Oscar ‘thank...