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2026

When Is Your Manuscript Ready for Other Eyes?original ↗
21 Sept 2026
A Writer’s Online Presence: Starting With the Basicsoriginal ↗
14 Sept 2026
A Capital Mystery Volume 2: Another Murder Tour of Ottawaoriginal ↗
31 Aug 2026
Why Creative Constraints Actually Boost Creativityoriginal ↗
31 Aug 2026
Building an Author Platform Without Leaving Your Comfort Zoneoriginal ↗
10 Aug 2026
LitLinksoriginal ↗
9 Aug 2026
Rest Isn’t the Enemy of Productivityoriginal ↗
3 Aug 2026
LitLinksoriginal ↗
2 Aug 2026
Your Weird Is Your Superpoweroriginal ↗
27 Jul 2026
Beyond Happy and Sad: Using a Full Emotional Rangeoriginal ↗
20 Jul 2026
You’re Not Behind—You’re Right Where You Areoriginal ↗
13 Jul 2026
When to Stop Polishing and Start Sharingoriginal ↗
6 Jul 2026
Stepping Back From Your Own Workoriginal ↗
29 Jun 2026
Conquering Overwhelming Tasks One Day at a Timeoriginal ↗
22 Jun 2026
Making Tropes Work for You Instead of Against Youoriginal ↗
15 Jun 2026
When Characters Wing It (And Why That’s a Problem)original ↗
8 Jun 2026
Beyond Likeable: Creating Compelling Characters Readers Can’t Ignoreoriginal ↗
1 Jun 2026
Weather as Plot Device in Mysteriesoriginal ↗
18 May 2026
What Kind of Mystery is That Anyway??original ↗
11 May 2026
LitLinksoriginal ↗
10 May 2026
Draft2Digital for Distribution and Moreoriginal ↗
4 May 2026
LitLinksoriginal ↗
3 May 2026
5 Key Development Questions to Bring Your Characters to Lifeoriginal ↗
27 Apr 2026
LitLinksoriginal ↗
26 Apr 2026
Keeping Your Mystery Plausibleoriginal ↗
20 Apr 2026
LitLinksoriginal ↗
19 Apr 2026
Mistakes Writers Make When Describing a Character’s Fearoriginal ↗
13 Apr 2026
LitLinksoriginal ↗
12 Apr 2026
Creating Unskippable Settingsoriginal ↗
6 Apr 2026
LitLinksoriginal ↗
5 Apr 2026
Writing a Book with a Friend (and Staying Friends)original ↗
30 Mar 2026
Editing Your Own Workoriginal ↗
23 Mar 2026
LitLinksoriginal ↗
22 Mar 2026
LitLinksoriginal ↗
15 Mar 2026
Keeping Timelines Straightoriginal ↗
9 Mar 2026
LitLinksoriginal ↗
8 Mar 2026
How to Create the Perfect Cover for Your Mystery Noveloriginal ↗
2 Mar 2026
LitLinksoriginal ↗
1 Mar 2026
Keeping Dialogue Interestingoriginal ↗
23 Feb 2026
LitLinksoriginal ↗
22 Feb 2026
Rounding Out Flat Charactersoriginal ↗
16 Feb 2026
LitLinksoriginal ↗
15 Feb 2026
Give Your Bad Guy the Best “Why”original ↗
9 Feb 2026
LitLinksoriginal ↗
8 Feb 2026
Last-Minute Red Herrings: Perfecting the Mystery Misdirectionoriginal ↗
2 Feb 2026
LitLinksoriginal ↗
1 Feb 2026
LitLinksoriginal ↗
25 Jan 2026
Protecting Your First Draft Energyoriginal ↗
19 Jan 2026
LitLinksoriginal ↗
18 Jan 2026
5 Ways Novelists Can Craft Books That Inspire Changeoriginal ↗
12 Jan 2026
LitLinksoriginal ↗
11 Jan 2026
Making Lists That Actually Workoriginal ↗
5 Jan 2026
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4 Jan 2026

2025

LitLinksoriginal ↗
28 Dec 2025
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21 Dec 2025
Spreading Christmas Joyoriginal ↗
15 Dec 2025
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14 Dec 2025
Why Writers Need Deliberate Breaksoriginal ↗
8 Dec 2025
LitLinksoriginal ↗
7 Dec 2025
If You Confuse, You Lose: A Publisher’s Perspective on Author Sitesoriginal ↗
1 Dec 2025
LitLinksoriginal ↗
30 Nov 2025
LitLinksoriginal ↗
23 Nov 2025
Showing Character: The Layer-by-Layer Revealoriginal ↗
17 Nov 2025
LitLinksoriginal ↗
16 Nov 2025
Crafting Memorable Sidekicks for Cozy Mysteriesoriginal ↗
10 Nov 2025
LitLinksoriginal ↗
9 Nov 2025
The Importance of Author Promo Instead of Book Promooriginal ↗
3 Nov 2025
LitLinksoriginal ↗
2 Nov 2025
Feature: A Capital Mystery – Ottawa’s First Mystery Anthologyoriginal ↗
27 Oct 2025
LitLinksoriginal ↗
26 Oct 2025
Strengthening Your Prose Through Direct Languageoriginal ↗
20 Oct 2025
LitLinksoriginal ↗
19 Oct 2025
Why Beginning Writers Should Avoid AIoriginal ↗
13 Oct 2025
LitLinksoriginal ↗
12 Oct 2025
The Art of Keeping Readers Hookedoriginal ↗
6 Oct 2025
LitLinksoriginal ↗
5 Oct 2025
Keeping Your Book From Confusing Readersoriginal ↗
29 Sept 2025
LitLinksoriginal ↗
28 Sept 2025
Going Wide With Publishingoriginal ↗
22 Sept 2025
LitLinksoriginal ↗
21 Sept 2025
Simple Author Branding for Writers Who Hate Marketingoriginal ↗
15 Sept 2025
LitLinksoriginal ↗
14 Sept 2025
Creating Fiction from Real Peopleoriginal ↗
8 Sept 2025
LitLinksoriginal ↗
7 Sept 2025
LitLinksoriginal ↗
31 Aug 2025
3 Easy Tips to Crafting a Compelling, Cozy Book Blurboriginal ↗
25 Aug 2025
LitLinksoriginal ↗
24 Aug 2025
5 Tips to Enhance Your Story’s Atmosphereoriginal ↗
18 Aug 2025
LitLinks Updateoriginal ↗
17 Aug 2025
Plot Devices: When, How, and Whether to Use Themoriginal ↗
11 Aug 2025
When Art and Life Collide: The Story Behind My Noveloriginal ↗
4 Aug 2025
Creating a Personal Style Guideoriginal ↗
28 Jul 2025
Keeping It Cozy While Using Paranormal Elementsoriginal ↗
7 Jul 2025
When to Deliberately Break Your Writing Routineoriginal ↗
30 Jun 2025
Navigating Feedback Contradictions: When Readers Disagreeoriginal ↗
23 Jun 2025
Planting Seeds for Your Mystery’s Solutionoriginal ↗
16 Jun 2025
Simple Systems for Organizing Your Book Materialsoriginal ↗
9 Jun 2025
LitLinksoriginal ↗
8 Jun 2025
Writing Outside Your Usual Genre: Pros & Cons to Consideroriginal ↗
2 Jun 2025
LitLinksoriginal ↗
1 Jun 2025
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