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GUEST BLOG: Here an Idea, There an Idea, Everywhere an Idea by Lois Winston With Excerpt Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 7 October 2021

Until recently, my husband and I lived in one of the “bridge and tunnel” communities of New Jersey, so named because many of the state’s residents either commute into Manhattan via the...

BOOK BLAST: SHE’S THE ONE WHO DOESN’T SAY MUCH by S.R. Cronin Plus Giveaway!

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Dayna Linton - 4 October 2021

The War Stories of the Seven Troublesome Sisters: Book 4 Publication Date: August 13, 2021 Do you know what your problem is? Olivine knows hers. This quiet thirteenth-century artist has been hiding a secret as...

GUEST BLOG: 3 Things I Learned After Getting Published by Brianne Moore Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 16 September 2021

For many of us writers, getting published is the ultimate endgame. We work so hard to get to that point, we don’t really think about what comes after that. But post-publication is...

GUEST BLOG: Write What You WANT to Know by Vicki Delany Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 3 September 2021

There is an old adage: Write what you know. I’ve never agreed with that. Frankly, what most of us know (and thus what we do in our lives) isn’t very interesting. I know...

GUEST BLOG: Advice to New Writers by Dennis Woods Plus Giveaway!

Biography/Memoir Dayna Linton - 31 August 2021

Advice to new writers concerning a start point when developing a lesson learned manuscript. In most writing projects, an outline is often the start point. When it comes to life lessons learned, though,...

GUEST BLOG: Of Time-Travel, Jacobites and Ungrateful Protagonists by Anna Belfrage Plus Giveaway!

Time Travel Dayna Linton - 23 August 2021

Some people want to see the Chinese wall. Others dream about travelling to Mars. Some are pretty happy where they are and mostly dream about winning the lottery or waking up with...

GUEST BLOG: Five Tips for Working With Beta Readers by Michael James Plus Giveaway!

Urban Fantasy Dayna Linton - 20 August 2021

A "Beta Reader", as they're known, are the unlucky people who get to read your unpublished, half-baked, amateur novel and provide gentle, critical, actionable feedback that makes it perfect. Poor them! I've had a...

GUEST BLOG: Freaky and Fun on the Ball Research By Joanna Campbell Slan Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 19 July 2021

They call Florida “The Golf Capital of the World” with good reason. The state boasts more golf courses per capita than any other, a whopping 1250. One county alone, Palm Beach, has...

GUEST BLOG: How Writing a Cookbook Led Me to Writing a Mystery Plus Amber Royer

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 14 July 2021

I fell in love with cookbooks at a young age. The first one I can remember owning was Strawberry Shortcake’s Cooking Fun. I must have been five or six at the time,...

GUEST BLOG: Writing Fish-Out-Of-Water Protagonists by Olivia Matthews

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 22 March 2021

I love fish-out-of-water protagonists. They invite readers to view an environment with a fresh perspective. They inspire other characters to question the status quo. Most importantly, they introduce and acclimate readers into...