Author Archives: somethingisgoingtohappen

“You Are What You Read” (by Jonathan Santlofer)

Posted on June 27, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

A bestselling crime novelist and winner of the Nero Wolfe Award, Jonathan Santlofer only turned to writing fiction after he’d become well known as a painter. He has been the recipient of two National Endowment for the Arts painting grants … Continue reading →

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“A Story Is a Story Is a Story” (by Tom Tolnay)

Posted on June 20, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Tom Tolnay’s short fiction has appeared in a variety of national consumer magazines, in literary magazines, and in magazines in the mystery and fantasy fields such as EQMM and AHMM. This week he talks about the recurring attempt to separate … Continue reading →

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“The Misadventures of Ellery Queen” (by Dale C. Andrews)

Posted on June 13, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Dale Andrews (along with his co-author Kurt Sercu) has the distinction of having received an award for his first published work. “The Book Case” (May 2007) received a second-place scroll in the EQMM Readers Award competition, finishing only one point … Continue reading →

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Taking Us There

Posted on June 6, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Many of my own happy memories of Ed Hoch resurfaced with Doug Greene’s post about the much-missed author on this blog last week. Ed and I spoke almost every week over the seventeen years we worked together as writer and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction | Tagged ed hoch, Edgar Awards, edhoch, ellery queen, elleryqueen, exotic, literature, locale, location, mystery, publishing, setting, short stories, short story, writers, writing_technique | 5 Comments

“Memories of Ed” (by Doug Greene)

Posted on May 30, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

There are many ways in which individuals can make contributions to the field of mystery and suspense fiction other than by writing the stories and novels we love to read. In recent years, conventions such as Bouchercon and Malice Domestic … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest, Memorial | Tagged classic_mystery, doug greene, douggreene, ed hoch, Edgar Awards, edhoch, ed_hoch, ellery queen, elleryqueen, eqmm, friendship, literature, Malice Domestic, memoriam, MWA, mystery, noir, publishing, short story, suspense, writers | 10 Comments

“In Good Company” (by Carolyn Hart)

Posted on May 23, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

It’s only rarely that bestselling author Carolyn Hart writes a short story. She’s a prolific novelist, with more than four dozen titles in print, most of them mysteries. EQMM is fortunate to have been able to present two of those … Continue reading →

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“The Moment of Decision” — Perched on the Edge of What Happens Next (by Art Taylor)

Posted on May 16, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

This week, as promised, we have a post by Art Taylor, a writer whose reviews and critical essays are regularly featured in magazines and newspapers. The authors whose work he discusses here are some of my favorites (and I hope … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest | Tagged arttaylor, ellery queen, eqmm, johnupdike, magazines, MWA, mystery, noir, publishing, short stories, stanleyellin, suspense, writers | 5 Comments

Two Awards Ceremonies

Posted on May 9, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

On Thursday, April 26, 2012, the Mystery Writers of America held its annual Edgar Allan Poe Awards dinner in New York. It was a special night for Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and our sister publication Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. Two … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Agatha, awards, Edgar Awards, ellery queen, eqmm, magazines, Malice Domestic, MWA, short stories | 2 Comments

SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN: Not Just Another Mystery Blog (we hope!)

Posted on May 9, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

The Internet already contains innumerable sites where crime and mystery fiction is discussed. As the editor of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, I should know. Our magazine hosts “Blog Bytes,” a column started by Ed Gorman and continued by Bill Crider … Continue reading →

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