The hurricane curled far enough away from us that it's just another grey, rainy day here in Orlando. The perfect time to hear everyone's stories! What are you working on? I'm about 14,000 words into m

September has arrived. What are you hoping to get done this month with your writing? -- Bess writer of unconventional mysteries www.BessCarnanBooks.com

What did everyone achieve this week? Unstick a plot? Successful networking? Time to crow! -- Bess writer of unconventional mysteries www.BessCarnanBooks.com

I hit the 40,000 word goal for August yesterday and will probably have a couple thousand more by the the 31st but it’s been slow going. I’m aiming for a first draft of about 90K by mid October when my

Hey all! This was just posted in the Guppies group. It's a pay-to-apply application, but they do sliding scale fees if you need. Anyway, it seemed cool so I thought I'd share. https://daisypettleswrit

It's the last week of the month--can you believe it? How did everyone do on their August goals? -- Bess writer of unconventional mysteries www.BessCarnanBooks.com

How did everyone do this week? I, unfortunately, didn't write a lick, but next week I should get back on track! -- Bess writer of unconventional mysteries www.BessCarnanBooks.com

Not sure of your point Neil. Paying for a Kirkus review does not guarantee it will be good. Catherine The Blood Runs Cold A Matter of Blood - Lambda Literary Award Finalist Readers rave: Complex chara

Hey all! Once again it's NPV day. The end of a long week of writing, editing, promoting and all the other things being a writer entails. What parts of the writing life did you crush this week? I'm pre

New month, new goals! What is everyone hoping to achieve in August? -- Bess writer of unconventional mysteries www.BessCarnanBooks.com

NPVs, for new friends, are writing achievements that aren't publishing related. We writers forget to celebrate our other multitudinous victories, from finishing a draft to starting a critique group. B

Happy end of July! How did everyone do on their goals for the month? Did you find any obstacles? Do you know how you're going to tackle them in the future? -- Bess writer of unconventional mysteries w

Hello all my friends! Happy Wednesday! What's your WIP look like? Tell us about it! Do you have a cool plotline? Is it the 2nd in a series? Is it coming out soon? Time to share what we're working on!

Hey all! This person is looking for women, trans, and NB authors to review "in any genre." https://twitter.com/laurawritesit/status/1156347897530769408?s=19 -- Bess writer of unconventional mysteries

Hey all! It sounds like a fair number of us are planning to attend Bouchercon, so how would we feel about a Thursday evening drinks meetup? -- Bess writer of unconventional mysteries www.BessCarnanBoo

I've never been to a Bouchercon before, and I'm considering going this year. Is anyone here going? What's been your experience?

Did I miss this announcement? Congratulation Kristen Lepionka. What You Want to See won the Goldie in the mystery/suspense mystery category at the Golden Crown Literary Society. Catherine Maiorisi The

Yesterday, I got my first pre-publication review of Carved in Bone, pub date October 1, from Kirkus Review. The pull quote: "Delivering an unusual subject and structure, this tale offers refreshing em

Happy Friday, and welcome to the Non-Publishing Victories thread, where we remember that there's more to this writing life than the ever-elusive publishing contract (and button). What did you achieve?

What do you want to achieve this month? -- Bess writer of unconventional mysteries www.BessCarnanBooks.com