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http://www.elizabethspanncraig.com

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Fiction, Mystery

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Elizabeth Spann Craig/Riley Adams writes the Memphis Barbeque series for Penguin/Berkley (as Riley Adams), the Southern Quilting mysteries (2012) for Penguin/NAL, and the Myrtle Clover series for Midnight Ink. She blogs at Mystery Writing is Murder, which was named by Writer’s Digest as one of the 101 Best Websites for Writers for 2010, 2011, and 2012.

Her most recent releases are "Knot What it Seams," the second of the Southern Quilting mystery series (February 5, 2013 for Penguin/Obsidian), "A Body in the Backyard," a Myrtle Clover mystery (October 2012), and "Quilt or Innocence," the first of the Southern Quilting mysteries in June 2012. The fourth of the Memphis Barbeque books, "Rubbed Out," is set to release in July 2013.

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How to Promote Books and Win Fans

by Jason Kong, @storyrally

Most fiction writers hate marketing their books.

You have to tread the line between awareness and overhyping. Because you have a vested interest in selling your work, others sometimes assume you're just out to make a buck.

Book promotion doesn't always have to be so unpleasant.

If you have published books and an online platform, then you also have a following. You have... Read more of this blog post »

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	Delicious and Suspicious (A Memphis BBQ Mystery #1) by Riley Adams (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Spann Craig (Goodreads Author) 3.31 of 5 stars 3.31 avg rating — 477 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finger Lickin' Dead (A Memphis BBQ Mystery #2) by Riley Adams (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Spann Craig (Goodreads Author) 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 216 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hickory Smoked Homicide (A Memphis BBQ Mystery #3) by Riley Adams (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Spann Craig (Goodreads Author) 3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rubbed Out (A Memphis BBQ Mystery #4) by Riley Adams (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Spann Craig (Goodreads Author) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A Memphis BBQ Mystery (4 books)
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Night of the Living Deed (Haunted Guesthouse Mystery #1)

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