Author: Laura DiSilverio

Making the Bad Better: Humanizing Your Antagonist

Posted by Laura DiSilverio | Sep 13, 2017 | Craft

Strong antagonists play a large role in making a book unforgettable and can galvanize its sales. Make your antagonists three-dimensional by using these humanizing techniques.

Formula for Writing a Cozy Mystery, Part 1: A Good “Hook”

Posted by Laura DiSilverio | Sep 6, 2017 | Craft, Mystery

In the cozy world, it is the hook that gets the reader to bite. Use these techniques to develop a solid hook for your cozy mystery series.

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Cover art for Jessica Strawser's "The Last Caretaker" featuringf white lettering across a densely layered bed of yellow flowers with brown centers.

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Cover art for Paula Munier's HOME AT NIGHT: A MERCY CARR MYSTERY. Includes a large house in the distance, shrouded in fog with windows glowing, a dark tree silhouette in the foreground, and a malinoise dog and newfoundland retriever dog in the foreground.