“…the real triangle in any detective novel is the classic triad of murderer, victim, and detective.” ~~Sydney Graves, reviewer for Kate Christensen’s newest novel Detective Fiction is Psychological In The Arizona Triangle, Kate Christensen takes on a new genre and assumes a new author name, Sydney Graves. She explains why in the interview below. She
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Spring 2025 ~~ Hooked on Books
EDITOR’S NOTE: More reviews will be coming soon. If you would like to review for Writer Advice, please send a query through the Contact Box on the home page. If you have a book you’d like us to consider reviewing, please contact us the same way and include your pitch. Thanks! The Burning Heart of
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Spring 2025 ~~ Marketing Advice
“Beyond traditional marketing efforts, another key step in raising one’s author profile is to create a website that can serve as a central hub for your brand, allowing potential readers and publishers to learn more about you, explore your books, and stay connected.” ~~J Manning A Guide to Building (and Promoting) Your Author Website
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Spring 2025 ~~ Writing Advice
A Sneak Peek at What We Look For in Flash Contest Submissions Here are some of the things we look for as we read your submissions to our Flash Contests. If you have something that deviates from this, it might still knock our socks off, but these are some general guidelines. If we love or
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“It is perfectly okay to write garbage—as long as you edit brilliantly.” –C. J. Cherryh Places Looking For Your Work If something here appeals to you, please visit the website and list it in your journal or a page of places to submit someday—even if you miss the deadline. There may well be other deadlines.
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January-March 2025 Micro Contest Winners
The Contest Winners Are Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linkedin Congratulations to the eight winners of Writer Advice’s 2024 Micro Fiction Contest! We’ll start posting on January 8th. Why? It’s a mystery right now, but I promise it’s a good reason. Here’s the schedule for the work will appear each week. On January 8th
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Winter 2025 ~~ Interview(s)
“If you strongly believe stepping away temporarily is what you need to do, honor that.” ~~Mary Jo Doig Debilitating Stress is Gone An interview with Mary Jo Doig by B. Lynn Goodwin BLG: I met Mary Jo through Story Circle Network. She was an active writer who took a break for a few years, but
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Winter 2025 ~~ Contests and Markets
Some Contests With March & April 1 Deadlines Totally Entwined: Family Business. Genre: Novellas, 30,000–50,000 words. Theme: Mafia romance. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: April 1, 2024. The Beast Hunt. Genre: Speculative fiction. “Theme: Monsters have feelings too, even if it’s used to rage against the machine.” Payment: Royalties. Deadline: April 1, 2024. Write or Die. Genre: Short fiction. Length: Up to 4000 words. Payment:
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Winter 2025 ~~ Marketing
“To market successfully, you’ll have to connect with this readership’s unique aspects.” ~~Eleanor Hecks 5 Marketing Strategies for YA Authors to Engage Young Readers By Eleanor Hecks Writer Advice EDITOR’S NOTE: If you’re a YA author reading this, I’d be interested in collaborating on publicity. I have 2 books on the market, Talent and Disrupted,
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Winter 2025 ~~ Hooked on Books
Editor’s Note: What books are you reading? Do you recommend any of them? Want to review them for us? Use the Contact Box at the bottom of the home page to talk to us. Watch for the next review, which is coming soon. Something Lost, Something Gained Written by Hillary Rodham Clinton ISBN13: 978-1668017234 Simon
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Winter 2025 ~~ Writing Advice
March Prompts Welcome to March. Try any of these prompts. Set a timer for 20 minutes. Finish the sentence. Write your next sentence and keep going. If you get stuck, use the sentence start again, and see where the writing takes you. When I looked out the window . . . When I listened
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The Contest Winners Are Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linkedin “The ideal book will entice readers with something new—new characters, new plot, new outcome, a sense of urgency, or even an unexpected look at a familiar topic.” ~~B. Lynn Goodwin Scintillating Starts with Promise The publishing world is constantly changing. Today’s agents are
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