The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog: SMFS Spotlight: John M. Floyd

The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog: SMFS Spotlight: John M. Floyd: Elena Smith is back again to shine the spotlight on a member of SMFS. This time out, it's the incredibly prolific John M. Floyd, a Golde...

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: Carolyn Smith 1940-2026

This huts hard. Caroline was a great friend. I met here when I was invited to join the local writers group, Ravens Mavens, many years ago. She was a huge supporter of my writing efforts and told me many times to keep going. Especially after Sandi passed and I was drowning in the grief sea. The idea that she is now also gone is brutal.

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: Carolyn Smith 1940-2026: Lilburn and Carolyn Smith On the evening of Wednesday, April 29th, Carolyn Smith, who wrote 92 romances as Caroline Clemmons, went into resp...

Judy Penz Sheluk: Introducing You To Frank Zafiro, author

 Judy Penz Sheluk: Introducing You To Frank Zafiro, author

Lesa's Book Critiques: SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT – ELLEN BYRON

 Lesa's Book Critiques: SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT – ELLEN BYRON

Lesa's Book Critiques: SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT – KIM HAYS

 Lesa's Book Critiques: SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT – KIM HAYS

Lesa's Book Critiques: SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT – KAYE WILKINSON BARLEY

 Lesa's Book Critiques: SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT – KAYE WILKINSON BARLEY

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Must Read Well by Ellen Pall

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Must Read Well by Ellen Pall: Reviewed by Kristin Liz Miller is a rather typical PhD student—smart, striving, and poor. She is focusing on the feminist works of mid-c...

SleuthSayers: Murakami Haruki — Professional Tips

SleuthSayers: Murakami Haruki — Professional Tips: We’ve offered up professional tips from many famous authors, but I don’t recall we’ve published any from Japan. Meet Murakami Haruki (Haruk...

Lesa's Book Critiques: VICKI DELANY, GUEST AUTHOR

 Lesa's Book Critiques: VICKI DELANY, GUEST AUTHOR

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Romance on the Range

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Romance on the Range:   Janet Dailey became an author after her husband challenged her to prove she could write a better book than the ones she had been reading...

TEXAS BOOK LOVER: Monday Roundup: Texas Literary Calendar May 4-10, 2020 ...

TEXAS BOOK LOVER: Monday Roundup: Texas Literary Calendar May 4-10, ...: Bookish goings-on[line] in Texas for the week of May 4-10, 2020, compiled exclusively for  Lone Star Literary Life  by Texas Book Lover. ...

io9: Fantasy Author Terry Goodkind Wants Everyone to Know How Much He Hates His New Novel's Cover Art

io9: Fantasy Author Terry Goodkind Wants Everyone to Know How Much He Hates His New Novel's Cover Art

Smart Girls Read Romance: 2016 Holiday Gift Guide For Writers

Smart Girls Read Romance: 2016 Holiday Gift Guide For Writers: It's that time of year again, and every year I update the gift guide for writers. For those of you who have writers in your life (and w...

Nell Zink: How to Become a Novelist in Ten Easy Steps (Advice from the author of Nicotine at LITHUB.COM)

Nell Zink: How to Become a Novelist in Ten Easy Steps (Advice from the author of Nicotine at LITHUB.COM)

Short, Sharp Interview: Marie S. Crosswell (author of "Texas, Hold Your Queens")

Short, Sharp Interview: Marie S. Crosswell (author of "Texas, Hold Your Queens")

The Challenges of Being an Author Based in South Africa by Misha Gerrick (Up Around The Corner Blog)

The Challenges of Being an Author Based in South Africa by Misha Gerrick (Up Around The Corner Blog)

Michael Stewart: Bradford author talks Mr Jolly (Yorkshire Evening Post)

Michael Stewart: Bradford author talks Mr Jolly (Yorkshire Evening Post)

Interesting perspective on short stories from across the pond.

Denise Weeks, Mystery Author: For writers and readers: thoughts on structure

Denise Weeks, Mystery Author: For writers and readers: thoughts on structure: The beginning of a novel--ideally, the first few lines, unless we are in a prologue, about which more next time--should open a window and se...

Author Interrogations-- Author Laura Wolfe – January 2016 (Flash Bang Mysteries)

Author Interrogations-- Author Laura Wolfe – January 2016 (Flash Bang Mysteries)

Wag The Fox: Citizen Reno: an interview with Mike Monson, author of "What Happens In Reno"

Wag The Fox: Citizen Reno: an interview with Mike Monson, autho...: About What Happens in Reno by Mike Monson :  Previously out-of-print hard-core noir by Mike Monson, author of Tussinland.  Matt Hodges i...