Patricia Crisafulli shares about her recently released third mystery in the Ohnita Harbor series, THE SECRETS OF THE OLD POST CEMETERY, with useful tips and advice that will resonate with any author.

This image is from Stockcake. I recently got feedback on selected chapters from the draft of my gothic mystery. One piece of feedback both beta readers shared was how much they enjoyed the setting. Their comments were great news for me, because I've worked hard on the setting of my story. It takes place on the Catskill Mountains, mostly at an old, creaky manor where a vast forest, dark and mysterious, hulks against the building on one side. The action of the story spans the

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Thank you for helping me reach 100 blog posts about writing!

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