✨ Writing tip of the day! ✨ A common question I get asked when speaking to high schoolers (and adults!) about writing is: “how do you learn to write a book? Are there how-to guides?” I have a couple craft books I can recommend, sure. But mostly, I tell them that I’ve learned more about writing by reading than I have in any other way. I just read through a cozy mystery that was described in some reviews as “perfectly plotted” (shout out to SIX FEET DEEP DISH by Mindy Quigley), so naturally I got