Untangling the Mystery of Book Ownership—What Every Author Needs to Know After all the hours, seemingly endless writing, editing, more revisions, self-doubt, hair-tearing frustration, and the anguish of publication, the moment has arrived. You finally hold it—your book. This is…
How to Stay Motivated When Writing Feels Like an Uphill Battle — sound familiar? This month, the MRC Crew is welcoming cozy mystery author Cindy McDonald (aka C.S. McDonald), who’s stopping by with some much-needed encouragement for all of us…
This week on the Mystery Review Crew, we’re diving into the art of writing in the third-person limited point of view—a narrative technique we believe is every writer’s secret weapon. Third-person limited not only enables authors to explore a character’s…
If you’ve ever dived into the world of romance books or stumbled across a BookTok recommendation, you’ve probably heard the term “spicy” thrown around. But what exactly does it mean? And what is this spicy book rating system readers and…
From Monotony to Mastery: The Art of Avoiding Repetitive Words in Fiction. A Mystery Review Crew Spotlight on Writing with a Thesaurus. Have you ever perused the pages of a book in a bookstore and then set it aside? Or…
