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2026

Writing Outside Your Usual Genre: Pros & Cons to Consider original ↗

28 Sept 2026

When Is Your Manuscript Ready for Other Eyes?original ↗

21 Sept 2026

A Writer’s Online Presence: Starting With the Basics original ↗

14 Sept 2026

A Capital Mystery Volume 2: Another Murder Tour of Ottawa original ↗

31 Aug 2026

Why Creative Constraints Actually Boost Creativity original ↗

31 Aug 2026

Building an Author Platform Without Leaving Your Comfort Zone original ↗

10 Aug 2026

LitLinks original ↗

9 Aug 2026

Rest Isn’t the Enemy of Productivity original ↗

3 Aug 2026

LitLinks original ↗

2 Aug 2026

Your Weird Is Your Superpower original ↗

27 Jul 2026

Beyond Happy and Sad: Using a Full Emotional Range original ↗

20 Jul 2026

You’re Not Behind—You’re Right Where You Are original ↗

13 Jul 2026

When to Stop Polishing and Start Sharing original ↗

6 Jul 2026

Stepping Back From Your Own Work original ↗

29 Jun 2026

Conquering Overwhelming Tasks One Day at a Time original ↗

22 Jun 2026

Making Tropes Work for You Instead of Against You original ↗

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 Ignore original ↗

1 Jun 2026

Weather as Plot Device in Mysteries original ↗

18 May 2026

What Kind of Mystery is That Anyway??original ↗

11 May 2026

LitLinks original ↗

10 May 2026

Draft2Digital for Distribution and More original ↗

4 May 2026

LitLinks original ↗

3 May 2026

5 Key Development Questions to Bring Your Characters to Life original ↗

27 Apr 2026

LitLinks original ↗

26 Apr 2026

Keeping Your Mystery Plausible original ↗

20 Apr 2026

LitLinks original ↗

19 Apr 2026

Mistakes Writers Make When Describing a Character’s Fear original ↗

13 Apr 2026

LitLinks original ↗

12 Apr 2026

Creating Unskippable Settings original ↗

6 Apr 2026

LitLinks original ↗

5 Apr 2026

Writing a Book with a Friend (and Staying Friends)original ↗

30 Mar 2026

Editing Your Own Work original ↗

23 Mar 2026

LitLinks original ↗

22 Mar 2026

LitLinks original ↗

15 Mar 2026

Keeping Timelines Straight original ↗

9 Mar 2026

LitLinks original ↗

8 Mar 2026

How to Create the Perfect Cover for Your Mystery Novel original ↗

2 Mar 2026

LitLinks original ↗

1 Mar 2026

Keeping Dialogue Interesting original ↗

23 Feb 2026

LitLinks original ↗

22 Feb 2026

Rounding Out Flat Characters original ↗

16 Feb 2026

LitLinks original ↗

15 Feb 2026

Give Your Bad Guy the Best “Why”original ↗

9 Feb 2026

LitLinks original ↗

8 Feb 2026

Last-Minute Red Herrings: Perfecting the Mystery Misdirection original ↗

2 Feb 2026

LitLinks original ↗

1 Feb 2026

LitLinks original ↗

25 Jan 2026

Protecting Your First Draft Energy original ↗

19 Jan 2026

LitLinks original ↗

18 Jan 2026

5 Ways Novelists Can Craft Books That Inspire Change original ↗

12 Jan 2026

LitLinks original ↗

11 Jan 2026

Making Lists That Actually Work original ↗

5 Jan 2026

LitLinks original ↗

4 Jan 2026

2025

LitLinks original ↗

28 Dec 2025

LitLinks original ↗

21 Dec 2025

Spreading Christmas Joy original ↗

15 Dec 2025

LitLinks original ↗

14 Dec 2025

Why Writers Need Deliberate Breaks original ↗

8 Dec 2025

LitLinks original ↗

7 Dec 2025

If You Confuse, You Lose: A Publisher’s Perspective on Author Sites original ↗

1 Dec 2025

LitLinks original ↗

30 Nov 2025

LitLinks original ↗

23 Nov 2025

Showing Character: The Layer-by-Layer Reveal original ↗

17 Nov 2025

LitLinks original ↗

16 Nov 2025

Crafting Memorable Sidekicks for Cozy Mysteries original ↗

10 Nov 2025

LitLinks original ↗

9 Nov 2025

The Importance of Author Promo Instead of Book Promo original ↗

3 Nov 2025

LitLinks original ↗

2 Nov 2025

Feature: A Capital Mystery – Ottawa’s First Mystery Anthology original ↗

27 Oct 2025

LitLinks original ↗

26 Oct 2025

Strengthening Your Prose Through Direct Language original ↗

20 Oct 2025

LitLinks original ↗

19 Oct 2025

Why Beginning Writers Should Avoid AI original ↗

13 Oct 2025

LitLinks original ↗

12 Oct 2025

The Art of Keeping Readers Hooked original ↗

6 Oct 2025

LitLinks original ↗

5 Oct 2025

Keeping Your Book From Confusing Readers original ↗

29 Sept 2025

LitLinks original ↗

28 Sept 2025

Going Wide With Publishing original ↗

22 Sept 2025

LitLinks original ↗

21 Sept 2025

Simple Author Branding for Writers Who Hate Marketing original ↗

15 Sept 2025

LitLinks original ↗

14 Sept 2025

Creating Fiction from Real People original ↗

8 Sept 2025

LitLinks original ↗

7 Sept 2025

LitLinks original ↗

31 Aug 2025

3 Easy Tips to Crafting a Compelling, Cozy Book Blurb original ↗

25 Aug 2025

LitLinks original ↗

24 Aug 2025

5 Tips to Enhance Your Story’s Atmosphere original ↗

18 Aug 2025

LitLinks Update original ↗

17 Aug 2025

Plot Devices: When, How, and Whether to Use Them original ↗

11 Aug 2025

When Art and Life Collide: The Story Behind My Novel original ↗

4 Aug 2025

Creating a Personal Style Guide original ↗

28 Jul 2025

Keeping It Cozy While Using Paranormal Elements original ↗

7 Jul 2025

When to Deliberately Break Your Writing Routine original ↗

30 Jun 2025

Navigating Feedback Contradictions: When Readers Disagree original ↗

23 Jun 2025

Planting Seeds for Your Mystery’s Solution original ↗

16 Jun 2025

Simple Systems for Organizing Your Book Materials original ↗

9 Jun 2025

LitLinks original ↗

8 Jun 2025

Writing Outside Your Usual Genre: Pros & Cons to Consider original ↗

2 Jun 2025