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How to Weave Current Issues into Your Mystery Novel Without Losing Readers
Can you address current events in your mysteries? Find out how with award-winning author Elle Jauffret. Continue reading
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40 Years of SinC, 40 Voices: John Copenhaver
Author and Queer Crime Writers organizer John Copenhaver shares his thoughts on SinC’s 40 years of advocacy for underrepresented writers. Continue reading
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SinC-Up Tip: James Patterson – Love what you do
SinC-Up Tips – best-selling author, James Patterson, offers a few tips gained through experience. Continue reading
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Meet Author Susan Santangelo on the SinC Writers’ Podcast
Get comfortable and enjoy our exciting new podcast with Susan Santangelo, author of the best-selling Baby Boomer mystery series in conversation with SinC ED Julie Hennrikus. Continue reading
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Instagram Live: Writing When Life Gets in the Way with Wendy H. Jones
Writers are people too. And sometimes, your real life becomes a major roadblock to your writing life. Continue reading
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We Have a Winner!
SinC is thrilled to congratulate the winner of the 2026 Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Writer of Color Award! Continue reading
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From the Webinar Library: Legal Issues for Writers: 2026 Update
In the presentation Michael Gross and Kyle Maxey, both from the Authors Guild, discuss important clauses in publishing contracts including copyright and copyright registration, rights reversion/grant of rights, royalties, and other important publishing contract information. They also discuss the Anthropic… Continue reading
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Do You Have a Home Office (for Income Tax Purposes)
Are you getting the most of your writing space — on your taxes? Find out with mystery author and CPA Karen Hardell! Continue reading
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SinC-Up Tip: Tori Eldridge on Narrating an Audiobook
Most publishers don’t encourage authors to narrate their own audiobooks. However, if you, like Tori, have a background in acting and/or voiceover work, your publisher may consider you for the job of narrator. Continue reading
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Meet Author Elise Scott on the SinC Writers’ Podcast
Get comfortable and enjoy our exciting new podcast with Elise Scott, who writes from their lived experiences of queerness, disability, neurodivergence, fat-positivity, and petting three cats with two hands. Continue reading
