POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS

by Sheila Connolly Recently I read an op-ed piece in the New York Times written by Sean Pidgeon, a writer as well as a reference publis...

Elizabeth Zelvin I’ve spent the summer writing the first draft of my mystery set in the Hamptons, not among the rich and famous but among my...

by Julia Buckley My favorite librarians: Molly Klowden and Sue Tindall. There's always a time, even when one is writing fiction, that re...

Elizabeth Zelvin I’ve never been fond of doing research. I majored in English back in college because it meant I got to read novels. Decades...

Suzanne Adair (Guest blogger) Recently, I taught a workshop on researching historical fiction. The workshop provided attendees with tools t...

Darlene Ryan (Guest Blogger) I hate research. I don't mean the kind that involves curling up with a stack of books for the afternoon. ...