Elizabeth Spann Craig
@elizabethspanncraig.com
Penguin Random House & indie published. Author of 60+ Southern-set cozy mysteries with quilting guilds & library cats. Curating and sharing writing-related links from the mountains of NC. 🔍📚
How To Write a Poem in 5 Steps: www.writermag.com/improve-your... from The Writer Magazine #wkb47
How To Write a Poem in 5 Steps | The Writer
Beginning writers can often be intimidated by the idea of writing poetry. Here's a 5-step guide in how to write a poem.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
How To Write a Poem in 5 Steps: www.writermag.com/improve-your... from The Writer Magazine #wkb47
6 Books with Jaw-Dropping Plot Twists: booktrib.com/2025/08/11/6... from BookTrib #wkb3b
6 Books with Jaw-Dropping Plot Twists | BookTrib.
It’s a great feeling to open the pages of a new book and step into a different world. It’s even better when that world is filled with unexpected twists and turns—when the people you thought you knew…
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November 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
6 Books with Jaw-Dropping Plot Twists: booktrib.com/2025/08/11/6... from BookTrib #wkb3b
Can you match the novelist to their nom de plume? lithub.com/can-you-matc... By Brittany Allen #wkb31
Can you match the novelist to their nom de plume?
Many of our best writers have played the fake name game. Call it what you will—an alias, a pseudonym. But from Samuel Clemens to She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, we can find a gamut of wily writers deter…
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November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Can you match the novelist to their nom de plume? lithub.com/can-you-matc... By Brittany Allen #wkb31
Noir Fiction: How is it unique? storyempire.com/2025/08/12/w... by Joy York #wkb44
Noir Fiction: How is it unique?
Posted by Joy York Over the years, I have read many books and seen many films referred to a “noir.” They have always been a bit of a mystery to me. I found them dark, edgy, and disturbing, usually …
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November 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Noir Fiction: How is it unique? storyempire.com/2025/08/12/w... by Joy York #wkb44
How to Pair Your Book’s Beginning and Ending to Satisfy Readers: writershelpingwriters.net/2025/08/pair... by Suzy Vadori #wkb89
How to Pair Your Book’s Beginning and Ending to Satisfy Readers
Pairing your beginning and ending is a powerful (and invisible) technique you can use to make sure you’ve delivered a satisfying story.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
How to Pair Your Book’s Beginning and Ending to Satisfy Readers: writershelpingwriters.net/2025/08/pair... by Suzy Vadori #wkb89
First Page Critique – Fallen Starr: killzoneblog.com/2025/08/firs... by Debbie Burke #wkb8
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Making the Best of Chance Encounters Terry Odell
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November 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
First Page Critique – Fallen Starr: killzoneblog.com/2025/08/firs... by Debbie Burke #wkb8
Do you have enough grit? www.publicationcoach.com/grit/ by Daphne Gray-Grant #wkb31
Do you have enough grit? | Publication Coach
Do you have enough grit? Take a page from the book of my husband’s cousin’s family who never say quit......
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November 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Do you have enough grit? www.publicationcoach.com/grit/ by Daphne Gray-Grant #wkb31
How to Turn Real Family Stories Into Compelling Historical Fiction: janefriedman.com/how-to-turn-... by by Lindsay Marie Morris @janefriedman.com #wkb52
How to Turn Real Family Stories Into Compelling Historical Fiction | Jane Friedman
The stories we carry from our families may seem ordinary, but fictionalizing them can honor our roots and keep them alive for future generations.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
How to Turn Real Family Stories Into Compelling Historical Fiction: janefriedman.com/how-to-turn-... by by Lindsay Marie Morris @janefriedman.com #wkb52
Crafting Memorable Sidekicks for Cozy Mysteries: elizabethspanncraig.com/mystery-writ... #wkb44
Crafting Memorable Sidekicks for Cozy Mysteries – Elizabeth Spann Craig
Learn techniques for creating memorable, effective sidekicks who enhance your cozy mystery series and help with reader engagement.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Crafting Memorable Sidekicks for Cozy Mysteries: elizabethspanncraig.com/mystery-writ... #wkb44
When the World Falls to Pieces, Write: writenowcoach.com/when-the-wor... by Rochelle Melander #wkb31
When the World Falls to Pieces, Write! - Write Now Coach! Blog
Anne Frank, Martin Luther, and other leaders turned to writing when the world got difficult. Their advice? Write now.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
When the World Falls to Pieces, Write: writenowcoach.com/when-the-wor... by Rochelle Melander #wkb31
Predatory Opt-Outs: The Speculators Come for the Anthropic Copyright Settlement - Writer Beware writerbeware.blog/2025/11/07/p...
Predatory Opt-Outs: The Speculators Come for the Anthropic Copyright Settlement - Writer Beware
The enormous, $1.5 billion Anthropic copyright class action settlement is reputedly the biggest copyright infringement recovery in history. With such a high-profile case, it’s inevitable that…
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November 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Predatory Opt-Outs: The Speculators Come for the Anthropic Copyright Settlement - Writer Beware writerbeware.blog/2025/11/07/p...
How Charlotte Brontë’s Shyness Helped Make Her a Storyteller: lithub.com/how-charlott... By Graham Watson #wkb31
How Charlotte Brontë’s Shyness Helped Make Her a Storyteller
“What is this new book of Miss Brontë’s, do you know?” Elizabeth asked Janet. “It will be very interesting to hear more of her sisters but rather difficult for her to do it well a…
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November 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
How Charlotte Brontë’s Shyness Helped Make Her a Storyteller: lithub.com/how-charlott... By Graham Watson #wkb31
Goals: the REAL Framework of Plot: www.septembercfawkes.com/2025/08/goal... by September C Fawkes #wkb20
Goals: the REAL Framework of Plot
It's by changing & evolving the protagonist's goal that you truly progress the plot, not by how much or how little conflict you have.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Goals: the REAL Framework of Plot: www.septembercfawkes.com/2025/08/goal... by September C Fawkes #wkb20
How Writer Unboxed Readers Discover Books: writerunboxed.com/2025/08/11/b... By Ann Marie Nieves #wkb3b
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November 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
How Writer Unboxed Readers Discover Books: writerunboxed.com/2025/08/11/b... By Ann Marie Nieves #wkb3b
Why AI won't make copy editors obsolete: bernoff.com/blog/why-ai-... by Josh Bernoff #wkb31
Why AI won't make copy editors obsolete - Josh Bernoff
I do developmental editing. That means I edit text for everything from meaning and connotation to rhetorical consistency to subject-verb agreement. Obviously (he wrote arrogantly) that requires…
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November 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Why AI won't make copy editors obsolete: bernoff.com/blog/why-ai-... by Josh Bernoff #wkb31
How to Turn Your Inner Critic Into Your Creative Ally: masterwritermindset.com/2025/08/10/h... by Leah Payne #wkb31
How to Turn Your Inner Critic Into Your Creative Ally - Master Writer Mindset
Discover the inner critic cure that transforms fear into flow so you can write with confidence, freedom, and joy.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
How to Turn Your Inner Critic Into Your Creative Ally: masterwritermindset.com/2025/08/10/h... by Leah Payne #wkb31
5 Paths to Plotting Your Novel: writersinthestormblog.com/2025/08/5-pa... Janice Hardy #wkb20
5 Paths to Plotting Your Novel
Struggle with plotting? Janice hardy has 5 paths to help you solve the struggle. read more here.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
5 Paths to Plotting Your Novel: writersinthestormblog.com/2025/08/5-pa... Janice Hardy #wkb20
How Working at a Grocery Store Helped Me Become a Better Writer: lithub.com/how-working-... By Karleigh Frisbie Brogan #wkb31
How Working at a Grocery Store Helped Me Become a Better Writer
I was flipping through a rack of pants at a resale shop when I ran into Consuelo, a poet I’d met while we were doing our MFAs at Portland State. It was a bit of encouraging synchronicity, actually,…
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November 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
How Working at a Grocery Store Helped Me Become a Better Writer: lithub.com/how-working-... By Karleigh Frisbie Brogan #wkb31
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LitLinks – Elizabeth Spann Craig
LitLinks is a weekly roundup of the top writing links from around the web. It's curated by mystery writer Elizabeth Spann Craig.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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How to Start Dictating Fiction (Even If You’ve Tried and Failed Before): www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/how-to-start... by Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer #wkb7e
How to Start Dictating Fiction (Even If You’ve Tried and Failed Before)
Dictating fiction doesn’t require fancy software—just the right approach. Here’s how to start dictating fiction and overcome common hurdles.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
How to Start Dictating Fiction (Even If You’ve Tried and Failed Before): www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/how-to-start... by Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer #wkb7e
In The Spotlight: Martin Cruz Smith’s Havana Bay: margot-kin-berg.com/2025/07/29/i... @mkinberg.bsky.social #wkb44
In The Spotlight: Martin Cruz Smith’s Havana Bay
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November 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
In The Spotlight: Martin Cruz Smith’s Havana Bay: margot-kin-berg.com/2025/07/29/i... @mkinberg.bsky.social #wkb44
Is Media Liability Insurance Necessary for Memoir Authors? Member Q&A with Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black: selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-medi... #wkb8b
Is Media Liability Insurance Necessary for Memoir Authors? Member Q&A with Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black
Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black discuss media liability insurance for memoir authors in this Member Q&A episode.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Is Media Liability Insurance Necessary for Memoir Authors? Member Q&A with Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black: selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-medi... #wkb8b
So Your First Novel Just Got Published…Now What? booksbywomen.org/so-your-firs... Suzanne Craig-Whytock #wkb31
So Your First Novel Just Got Published…Now What? - Women Writers, Women's Books
Your dream finally came true. You wrote a book, you found a publisher who loved it as much as you do, and now, your book is in your hands. You’re officially a published author. After the unboxing and…
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November 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
So Your First Novel Just Got Published…Now What? booksbywomen.org/so-your-firs... Suzanne Craig-Whytock #wkb31
5 Things I’ve Learned About Writing Since Doing it Full Time: mystorydoctor.com/5-things-ive... by Chad Grayson #wkb31
5 Things I’ve Learned About Writing Since Doing it Full Time
The other day, my best friend Nick (also a writer) and I were at Barnes & Noble when he walked straight up to the information desk and asked how to get his books in the store. I froze. My inner voice…
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November 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
5 Things I’ve Learned About Writing Since Doing it Full Time: mystorydoctor.com/5-things-ive... by Chad Grayson #wkb31
The Biggest Book Award Myth That's Keeping Indie Authors from Winning: selfpublishingadvice.org/book-award-m... by Hannah Jacobson #wkb69
The Biggest Book Award Myth That's Keeping Indie Authors from Winning
Discover the truth behind the biggest book award myth holding indie authors back and learn how to take control of your award strategy.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The Biggest Book Award Myth That's Keeping Indie Authors from Winning: selfpublishingadvice.org/book-award-m... by Hannah Jacobson #wkb69