Beginning in April, I’m going to need some author swag. (I wrote a post about swag last July—read it here —and since I’m alway...

Recently I had a conversation with a well-read young couple. Like me, they enjoyed mysteries, the classics, and literary fiction. When they...

Don’t you just love that wonderful feeling of finishing your manuscript? The characters have been living with you for...

by Linda Thorne Anything you hear regarding cozy mysteries will likely slot them into a sub-genre that promises the reader escape from t...

Author Stephanie Bond, who has sold 2 million books and one of whose titles has been adapted for a Hallmark movie, credits her success a...

                     One thing I’ve learned from my experiences as a writer is that “write what you know” applies to setting as mu...

I’m often asked where I get my story ideas. They come from everywhere, especially the headlines. Along with the current news, advice colum...