Make Your Characters Earn Their Keep---Guest Post by Wendy Lyn Watson

Hope you'll joining me in welcoming Wendy Lyn Watson to Mystery Writing is Murder today. Wendy is a fellow mystery writer and a friend of mine from the Killer Characters blog. Scoop to Kill releases September 7.

First, I want to thank Elizabeth for letting me hang out on her blog today. So many generous writers have helped me over the years (and continue to help me every dang day), so it's nice to get a chance to pay it forward now and then.

The first time I sat down to hammer out a...