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Your Voice

Craft, VoiceJulie TollefsonMay 10, 2025

Managing Multiple Storylines

CraftJulie TollefsonMay 10, 2025

'Kentucky Noir'

CraftJulie TollefsonMarch 20, 2025

Dialing Up the Tension in Psychological Suspense

Craft, Psychological SuspenseJulie TollefsonFebruary 6, 2025

Crafting a Timely, Timeless PI Novel

Craft, PI NovelsJulie TollefsonFebruary 6, 2025

Writing for Teens

Craft, Genre Specific, Young Adult MysteriesJulie TollefsonNovember 9, 2024

Keeping It Fresh

Craft, SeriesJulie TollefsonSeptember 23, 2024

Writing Mysteries for Kids

Craft, Writing for Kids, Young Adult Mysteries, Middle Grade MysteriesJulie TollefsonMay 21, 2024

Writing across Genres

Craft, Multiple Genres, Writing for the ScreenJulie TollefsonNovember 13, 2023

Great Beginnings

CraftJulie TollefsonApril 10, 2023

From Rough Draft to Polished Manuscript

Craft, Revision and Critique, Writing Process / RoutineJulie TollefsonMarch 4, 2023

Incorporating History Into Your Fiction

Craft, Historical, ResearchJulie TollefsonSeptember 5, 2022

Creating an Ensemble Cast

Craft, SeriesJulie TollefsonApril 4, 2022

Nail Your Story's Ending

CraftJulie TollefsonJanuary 10, 2022

Tackling Revision

Craft, Revision and Critique, Writing Process / RoutineJulie TollefsonDecember 7, 2021

Make Every Word Count (Building a Short Story Career)

Craft, Short StoriesKristenOctober 5, 2021

Why Mastering The Art of the Short Story Can Make You a Better Novelist

Craft, Genre Specific, Short StoriesMindy MejiaJuly 23, 2021

How To Be Funny

Craft, HumorMindy MejiaJuly 23, 2021

Twisting the Facts to Create Fiction

Craft, Writing Process / Routine, Inspiration, True CrimeMindy MejiaJuly 23, 2021

Bringing Characters to Life

Craft, Writing Process / Routine, InspirationMindy MejiaJuly 23, 2021