17 Mystery Publishers Open to Manuscript Submissions #michiganmurderandmayhem

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17 Mystery Publishers Open to Manuscript Submissions

None of these publishers charge submission fees. All of them accept submissions directly from writers. No agent required. This list includes imprints of major publishers, as well as smaller indie presses...

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Michigan Sisters in Crime Newsletter June 2019 @MI_Sinc #sinc #crimewriter #michiganreaders #Michiganmurderandmayhem #motownwriters

June 2019 Newsletter So far this year, we've had a write-in at Detroit Institute of Arts, presentations by best-selling authors Lori Rader-Day (soon to be president of SinC National) and L.A. Chandlar, and our first critique group meeting! Much more to come in 2019. Read on and keep writing! Michigan Sisters in Crime Events and News Saturday, June 8, MI-SinC hosted its first monthly critique group, led by Cindy Harrison. Read all about it here https://cynthiaharrison.com/blog/ The critique group will meet the second Saturday of each month. Come to as many or few as you wish. About ten days before the meeting, Cindy will send an email to all members with information. Hope to see you at the July meeting! Save the dates July 13 - Next Critique Group Meeting July 27 - Private Investigators and Writers Police Academy presenters Jill Goffin and Colleen Belongea will present "Under the Trenchcoat - An Introspective Look into Private Investigations." Registration for this awesomelook into case studies, techiques, and tools, coming soon!! Sep. 28 - Elizabeth Buzzelli, author of thirteen mystery novels and fiction writing instructor at Northern Michigan College, will discuss how NOT to get an agent, how TO get published, what a novel MUST include, and aspects of the strange life of a writer.   Links from L.A. Chandlar's May 18th Presentation These are the links Laurie Chandlar promised during her presention to MI-SinC: Strengths Finder Reports and Information:  https://releasingstrengths.com/cascade/cascade-help/brings-needs/  Enneagram Institute (for more information, high end testing options, etc) : https://www.enneagraminstitute.com  Free Ennegram Test: https://globalleadershipfoundation.com/rheti/test.html  Current favorite blog on writing and career: https://careerauthors.com  The writing blogging group where I’m a partner: https://www.missdemeanors.com  Great Branding site: http://www.your-a-game.com  By Damon Suede if you ever get a chance to hear him!    We want to hear from you! Send an email to michigansinc@gmail.com if you want to provide newsletter content (articles, book launches, etc.), recommendations for future events, or if you have comments about MI-SinC. Also, if you have a published novel and want to appear in the "Our Authors" section of the MI-SinC website, send a head shot and link to your Amazon page or website tomichigansinc@gmall.com.

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Don’t Bore Your Readers! #michiganmurderandmayhem

Don’t Bore Your Readers!

Whether you’re writing a thriller or literary fiction, you want your story to feel interesting — and you certainly don’t want to bore your readers. Even an introspective, character-driven book needs to maintain an engaging pace.

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Join A Critique Group via @CynthiaHarriso1 with @mi_sinc #Michigan #Sinc #writingcommunity

JUNE 10, 2019  BY CYNTHIA HARRISON

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Calling all Michigan Mystery Writers! Michigan Sisters in Crime has started a new critique group. It’s for mystery writers, and you need to be a member to participate. We meet once a month for two hours at a restaurant in Troy close to I-75. There were four of us at the first meeting. We came from Ann Arbor, Lake Orion, Clarkston and Washington Twp. It was a great success.

Critique groups are great motivators. I’m on fire to write the best pages of my life for this group. Any member of Michigan Sisters in Crime is welcome to attend. You don’t have to be there for every meeting. Summer is busy time. Still, if you’re writing a mystery novel, even a short story, even if it’s your first one, the critique group is a free perk of membership.

read more https://cynthiaharrison.com/2019/06/10/join-a-critique-group/ 

Inspirational Indie Authors: Award-Winner Jane Davis Makes Real Tragedy More Understandable Through Fiction

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We welcome award-winning inspirational author Jane Davis who is a total indie rock star. We discuss how fiction can help humanize big disasters, placing them in perspective while assigning what she calls “unblame.”

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Are Writers’ Groups Worthwhile? #michiganmurderandmayhem

Are Writers’ Groups Worthwhile?

If you’ve taken the step to start writing, you might be curious about writers’ groups. Are they worthwhile? Should you join one? What are the pros and cons? I’m going to share the best advice I’ve received about them, as well as my own experiences. Apply what you can, discard what you can’t…just like the criticism you might receive at your writers’ group!

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The Case for Plotters #michiganmurderandmayhem

The Case for Plotters

In writing lingo, authors are loosely classified into two camps – plotters and pantsers. Plotters tend to work from an outline, or they’ve at least planned out a good bit of their story arc before they sit down to write. Pantsers, on the other hand, like to fly by the seat of their pants and let the story go where it will.

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