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Author Interview: Darcy Scott

Welcome to another weekly author interview here at BloodWrites! This week, I’m delighted to welcome Darcy Scott, author of HUNTER HUNTRESS and the just-released Maine mystery MATINICUS: An...

Excerpt-ional Tuesday and Print Book Giveaway! Matinicus, by Darcy Scott

For this week’s two-day author feature, I’m delighted to welcome a phenomenal writer and fellow northern New Englander, Darcy Scott. Darcy is the author of the 2010 mystery HUNTER...

Excerpt-ional Tuesday: Matinicus, by Darcy Scott

For this week’s two-day author feature, I’m delighted to welcome a phenomenal writer and fellow northern New Englander, Darcy Scott. Darcy is the author of the 2010 mystery HUNTER...

Mystery Pick Monday for the Week of May 21st

Jen’s Standard Mystery Pick Monday 411: I choose Mystery Pick Monday books based on reviews from others and an initial read from yours truly of the prologue (if there is one) and first chapter or so....

BloodWrites News and New, Free Advertising for E-Book Free & Reduced-Price Promotions

I’m super excited about the direction this website has been going in the past few months, the number of people I’m seeing come through here, and the phenomenal writers and readers...

Show & Tell: 5 Clues To Tell When You’re Breaking the Cardinal Rule of Writing

My sophomore year in high school, we were given a “Show and Tell” assignment as part of our section on public speaking. In the assignment, each student was required to choose something...

Author Interview: Joanne Lessner

For this week’s author interview, I’m delighted to welcome Joanne Sydney Lessner, whose fabulous mystery series featuring Isobel Spice just hit the virtual shelves with The Temporary...

Excerpt-ional Tuesday: The Temporary Detective, by Joanne Lessner

I’m delighted to feature a new favorite of mine for this excerpt-ional Tuesday: Joanne Lessner’s The Temporary Detective. If you’re a fan of great dialogue, laugh-out-loud humor,...

Mystery Pick Monday: 10 Mysteries Guaranteed to Make You a Better Writer

For this week’s Mystery Pick Monday, I thought I’d mix it up. Instead of looking at the mysteries out there right now – which, admittedly, are plentiful — I’ve decided...

$350 for a Full Website & Matching Facebook Fan Page in May!

Many people don’t know that, in addition to writing and editing, I also work as a web designer-for-hire for authors and small businesses. My usual fee is $500 for a full-service, customized...