Linda Krug
@lindakrug.bsky.social
Mystery/Thriller writer, childless kitty momma, twitter refugee 🏳️🌈
Victoria does great work on behalf of writers and her research should be cited!
Today I'm identifying with independent journalists whose work is quoted by bigger pubs w/out attribution. I'm not a journalist, obviously, but w/in my niche I'm often first to report, and it's maddening to see articles that use my research but don't or barely cite me or attribute it to others
December 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Victoria does great work on behalf of writers and her research should be cited!
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If you’re in the Phoenix area, join us tomorrow. We’re talking mystery and murder and mayhem, from New England to
Europe and back again! #booksky #bookevent @minotaurbooks.bsky.social
Europe and back again! #booksky #bookevent @minotaurbooks.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If you’re in the Phoenix area, join us tomorrow. We’re talking mystery and murder and mayhem, from New England to
Europe and back again! #booksky #bookevent @minotaurbooks.bsky.social
Europe and back again! #booksky #bookevent @minotaurbooks.bsky.social
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"Everything that I have ever believed was true and immutable about my work has changed. Only certain obsessions remain. A writing life, I've come to believe, is a yearslong process of casting away everything you once believed for sure." —Elizabeth McCracken, A Long Game
December 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
"Everything that I have ever believed was true and immutable about my work has changed. Only certain obsessions remain. A writing life, I've come to believe, is a yearslong process of casting away everything you once believed for sure." —Elizabeth McCracken, A Long Game
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Here are all the links I shared with writers last week. Happy Sunday! elizabethspanncraig.com/uncategorize...
LitLinks – Elizabeth Spann Craig
LitLinks is a weekly roundup of the top writing links from around the web. It's curated by mystery writer Elizabeth Spann Craig.
elizabethspanncraig.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Here are all the links I shared with writers last week. Happy Sunday! elizabethspanncraig.com/uncategorize...
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See the whole lineup and read my letter here: www.hubcity.org/news/lauren-...
cc @katearden.bsky.social and @rainbowfish523.bsky.social who have worked so tirelessly everyday to make this incredible thing what it is today.
cc @katearden.bsky.social and @rainbowfish523.bsky.social who have worked so tirelessly everyday to make this incredible thing what it is today.
Lauren Groff, Kevin Wilson, Wiley Cash to lead Hub City's first National Advisory Council | Hub City Writers Project
www.hubcity.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
See the whole lineup and read my letter here: www.hubcity.org/news/lauren-...
cc @katearden.bsky.social and @rainbowfish523.bsky.social who have worked so tirelessly everyday to make this incredible thing what it is today.
cc @katearden.bsky.social and @rainbowfish523.bsky.social who have worked so tirelessly everyday to make this incredible thing what it is today.
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November's Crime & Mystery column is up, reviewing new books by Julia Spencer-Fleming (fantastic), Thomas Dann, Sacha Goldwasser, and Tim Sandlin.
Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
November's Crime & Mystery column is up, reviewing new books by Julia Spencer-Fleming (fantastic), Thomas Dann, Sacha Goldwasser, and Tim Sandlin.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE: HASSAN AND SHAHEEN ARE BOTH ON THE LIST OF PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT DEFECTING
CALL NOW
(202) 224-3324 (Hassan)
(202) 224-2841 (Shaheen)
LEAVE VOICEMAILS #NHPoli #NHPolitics
CALL NOW
(202) 224-3324 (Hassan)
(202) 224-2841 (Shaheen)
LEAVE VOICEMAILS #NHPoli #NHPolitics
If you have a Dem senator and you're seeing this right now, CALL THEM RIGHT NOW and tell them NO. If you don't know anyone who would be affected by this, call them for my friend Lisa. She cannot afford insurance without ACA subsidies and without health insurance I'm terrified she will die.
! A key group of Senate Democrats is leaning toward voting for a deal to end the shutdown, provided final details can be worked out like worker protections (Gift link)
(Deal does NOT include an ACA extension.)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
(Deal does NOT include an ACA extension.)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
NEW HAMPSHIRE: HASSAN AND SHAHEEN ARE BOTH ON THE LIST OF PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT DEFECTING
CALL NOW
(202) 224-3324 (Hassan)
(202) 224-2841 (Shaheen)
LEAVE VOICEMAILS #NHPoli #NHPolitics
CALL NOW
(202) 224-3324 (Hassan)
(202) 224-2841 (Shaheen)
LEAVE VOICEMAILS #NHPoli #NHPolitics
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Thank you for sharing, Amber!
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Thank you for sharing, Amber!
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Why Amazon Book Launches Fall Flat—and What to Do Instead: selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-amaz... by Joe Solari #wkb8b
Why Amazon Book Launches Fall Flat—and What to Do Instead: Publishing for Profit with Joe Solari
Discover why Amazon book launches may no longer deliver lasting results and how understanding the algorithm can help.
selfpublishingadvice.org
November 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Why Amazon Book Launches Fall Flat—and What to Do Instead: selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-amaz... by Joe Solari #wkb8b
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Been warned against using a prologue?
I often issue that warning. But prologues do have a place in some stories, if they're done well.
Several different types of prologues are reviewed here, along with examples of effective ones, from @marykabiaggio.bsky.social.
I often issue that warning. But prologues do have a place in some stories, if they're done well.
Several different types of prologues are reviewed here, along with examples of effective ones, from @marykabiaggio.bsky.social.
Prologues That Work and Why | Jane Friedman
Prologues get a bad rap as backstory or info dumps but, done well, they can intrigue readers and ignite interest in the story to come.
janefriedman.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Been warned against using a prologue?
I often issue that warning. But prologues do have a place in some stories, if they're done well.
Several different types of prologues are reviewed here, along with examples of effective ones, from @marykabiaggio.bsky.social.
I often issue that warning. But prologues do have a place in some stories, if they're done well.
Several different types of prologues are reviewed here, along with examples of effective ones, from @marykabiaggio.bsky.social.
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ICYMI. Here's the actual newsletter that's not on Substack anymore, not just the announcement that it's not on Substack anymore
When you ask if an agent would like your book better if A or B happened, you're asking the wrong question. What would the reader want?
www.agentsandbooks.com/how-all-your...
www.agentsandbooks.com/how-all-your...
How All Your Questions About Writing are answered by the reader
First: News!
🎉Happy pub day to Alix E. Harrow's THE EVERLASTING, which has THREE starred reviews, is an Indie Next Pick and is in the Library Reads Hall of Fame. It's also GORGEOUS and you have to re...
www.agentsandbooks.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
ICYMI. Here's the actual newsletter that's not on Substack anymore, not just the announcement that it's not on Substack anymore
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The links I shared with writers last week: elizabethspanncraig.com/uncategorize...
LitLinks – Elizabeth Spann Craig
LitLinks is a weekly roundup of the top writing links from around the web. It's curated by mystery writer Elizabeth Spann Craig.
elizabethspanncraig.com
September 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The links I shared with writers last week: elizabethspanncraig.com/uncategorize...
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Good morning writers -
Here is a little inspiration for you to start the week…
#Author
#WritingCommunity
Here is a little inspiration for you to start the week…
#Author
#WritingCommunity
September 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Good morning writers -
Here is a little inspiration for you to start the week…
#Author
#WritingCommunity
Here is a little inspiration for you to start the week…
#Author
#WritingCommunity
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On telling the hardest truths in our writing - and why it's worthwhile. @rebeccamorrison.bsky.social at @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2025/09/11/g... #writingcommunity #writinglife #authorlife #memoir #skywriters
What Elizabeth Gilbert Gets Right About Telling the Hardest Truths
By Rebecca Morrison I met Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of the blockbuster Eat, Pray, Love, at a book event in DC last year. It wasn’t one of those quick “hello, sign my book” interactions. I arriv…
brevity.wordpress.com
September 12, 2025 at 7:33 AM
On telling the hardest truths in our writing - and why it's worthwhile. @rebeccamorrison.bsky.social at @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2025/09/11/g... #writingcommunity #writinglife #authorlife #memoir #skywriters
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A reminder that I will be hosting a book party in my backyard for @tricialockwood.bsky.social's wonderful new book on September 27. The theme is mushrooms. 🍄🍄🍄
Get your tickets before they sell out!
bluecypressbooks.indielite.org/event/PatriciaLockwood-WillThereEver
Get your tickets before they sell out!
bluecypressbooks.indielite.org/event/PatriciaLockwood-WillThereEver
Patricia Lockwood | Will There Ever Be Another You
Following their discussion, we’ll invite audience questions and then close with a meet-and-greet signing line.
bluecypressbooks.indielite.org
September 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A reminder that I will be hosting a book party in my backyard for @tricialockwood.bsky.social's wonderful new book on September 27. The theme is mushrooms. 🍄🍄🍄
Get your tickets before they sell out!
bluecypressbooks.indielite.org/event/PatriciaLockwood-WillThereEver
Get your tickets before they sell out!
bluecypressbooks.indielite.org/event/PatriciaLockwood-WillThereEver
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At Xitter and Facebook, scammers claiming to offer “marketing services” to writers are rampant – and like vermin sneaking aboard a ship they're following us here. Let’s stop ‘em with this handy moderation list! #authorsky bsky.app/profile/inventingrea...
September 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
At Xitter and Facebook, scammers claiming to offer “marketing services” to writers are rampant – and like vermin sneaking aboard a ship they're following us here. Let’s stop ‘em with this handy moderation list! #authorsky bsky.app/profile/inventingrea...
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When it feels overwhelming, remember that EVERY book you love started out as a messy first draft and only got better from there.
September 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
When it feels overwhelming, remember that EVERY book you love started out as a messy first draft and only got better from there.
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Scammers are really intent on scaring authors into not contacting someone like me. For example, this "confidentiality notice", appended to a fake offer of publication from Celadon Books, which threatens "blacklisting" of the author "across the entire publishing industry"
August 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Scammers are really intent on scaring authors into not contacting someone like me. For example, this "confidentiality notice", appended to a fake offer of publication from Celadon Books, which threatens "blacklisting" of the author "across the entire publishing industry"
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Ok, but I should warn you. It takes most people longer than an hour to like me. So. You know. Keep that in mind.
I'm doing a fiction sampler for the Loft on Sept. 4, 6-7. This is a super cheap, low-stakes class with some group close reading, some writing prompts, some fun:
Fall Fiction Sampler with Allison Wyss | The Loft Literary Center
loft.org
August 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Ok, but I should warn you. It takes most people longer than an hour to like me. So. You know. Keep that in mind.
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Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 19 at 8 PM ET, I'm chatting with the phenomenal agent @katemckean.bsky.social about her new book, Write Through It: An Insider's Guide to Publishing and the Creative Life. Then, we'll open it up to audience Q&A. Register for free here: starforgers.com/kate
August 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 19 at 8 PM ET, I'm chatting with the phenomenal agent @katemckean.bsky.social about her new book, Write Through It: An Insider's Guide to Publishing and the Creative Life. Then, we'll open it up to audience Q&A. Register for free here: starforgers.com/kate
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The right type of editor: buff.ly/Ghv1ZUX by Daphne Gray-Grant #wkb8b
The right type of editor | Publication Coach
You know editing is important. But do you know the five different type of editing and how to hire the right type of editor for your book?
buff.ly
August 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The right type of editor: buff.ly/Ghv1ZUX by Daphne Gray-Grant #wkb8b
Congrats! So happy for you
I’m getting gay married in a red state next year so we can be with our families and the question of whether the state will still grant us a marriage license at that time isn’t even on my top five list of fucked up questions about the near future of the U.S.
August 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Congrats! So happy for you