Writing Links

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Mystery Writers of America

Horror Writers of America

SF&F Writers of America

P.I. Writers of America

Crime Writers of Canada

Sisters in Crime

The Market List

HWA Writing Tips

Turkey City Lexicon

Obligatory Format link

Shunn on Format

Myrtle the Manuscript

On Writing Competitions

About Writing Contests

It Came from the Slush Pile

From a slush pile reader

Stories we've seen too often

Slush Pile? ... look out

About anthologies

Tips for flash fiction

On writing great mysteries

25 things about Mysteries

9 Ways to Become Better

What IS a mystery story?

Mystery Subgenres

Firearms Tutorial

Fighting and Gender

Make Great Characters

The Lester Dent Formula

Critiquing Terms

Mensa's CALLIOPE

Do this after publication

What is the Slush Pile?

Just a few places I have found useful as a writer

How to Make an Editor Happy

8 rules for killer stories

Writing “Living” History

Why do I keep failing?

Choosing the right title

Character Flaw Index

10 bad story openings

Glossary: hardboiled slang