It looks like Thursday, October 31st might be a good time for us to meet up and say hi! There's a ticketed even from 5 -6 that night, so those of us that aren't going to that could meet up in Monduel'

Happy goals day! What is everyone hoping to achieve this month? I'm planning on getting my entire manuscript into Scrivener, which should be pretty doable. -- Bess writer of unconventional mysteries w

Hi friends, I'm working on an easy-to-use collection of all of our books. If you want yours included, please fill out this short form for each title: https://airtable.com/shrZG3ij1o4jXivVf THANKS!

Hi everyone, As I’ve mentioned previously, I’ve started a podcast called THE GRITTY GRITTY, which highlights #OwnVoices in crime fiction. I am looking for more people to interview. My criteria for int

It's the last Monday of the month. Did you achieve everything you wanted to this month? The last Monday is also a good time to start thinking about your October goals, since I'll be asking for those n

What did everyone achieve this week? I'm this close to finishing this draft of my mss and I'm hoping to complete it by tonight. That would be a HUGE NPV for me. :D -- Bess writer of unconventional mys

What are your current projects? Articles? Essays? Short stories? Novels? I'm this close to being done with draft 0 of my Orlando cat rescue manuscript! Now I have to add all the nuance and good qualit

Hi everyone, I need your thoughts. I have a cover designer working on a redesign for one of my books. My designer has come up with a beautiful cover, but the woman in the photo has longer hair than th

How did everyone do this week? Did you do something cool with your writing? I want to hear about it! -- Bess writer of unconventional mysteries www.BessCarnanBooks.com

How is everyone's week going? i'm feeling pretty good about myself because I've written 1,200 words a day this week, because I was a thousand short last week. I didn't really think I could keep up thi

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