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Category Archives: Editing
“Shelly Dickson Carr’s Bag of Tricks”
In the current issue of EQMM (May/June 2020) author Shelly Dickson Carr makes a very welcome EQMM debut! Shelly is the author of the novel Ripped, which won three Benjamin Franklin awards, and of a number of short stories, published … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Editing, Guest, Writers, Writing
Tagged clues, crime, fiction, mystery, red herring, tips, tricks, writers, writing
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“The Legacy of Editor Queen” (by Laird Blackwell)
A professor emeritus at Sierra Nevada College, where he taught for over thirty years, and currently a teacher of literature at Tahoe Expedition Academy, Laird Blackwell is an expert on detective fiction. His 2018 book The Metaphysical Mysteries of G.K. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Editing, Ellery Queen, Genre, Guest, Magazine, research
Tagged detective fiction, ellery queen, ellery queen's mystery magazine, eqmm, frederic dannay, history, short story, writer
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“The Crossroads of Mystery and Science Fiction, and Fighting Fear With Fear” (by Jackie Sherbow)
Part of the challenge of getting works of fiction into the hands of readers who will enjoy them is finding the right way to describe them. Often there are many different angles from which a story can be seen. Last … Continue reading
Posted in Anthologies, Books, Digital, Editing, Fiction, Genre, horror, Publishing
Tagged anthology, digital anthology, e-book, genre, horror, horror fiction, readers, writers
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“Research on Research” (by Edwin Hill)
Edwin Hill debuted in EQMM’s Department of First Stories in this year’s January/February issue. Now his first novel, Little Comfort, is hot off the press (released by Kensington August 28). The author has found time to write a second book … Continue reading
CHANGES TO THE PROCESS
In a recent interview for the blog SleuthSayers, I was asked, “What does a typical work day for you look like?” I replied that there is no typical day. And there really isn’t anymore. There are reading days and issue-release … Continue reading
Posted in Editing, History, Magazine, Publishing, Writers
Tagged desktop publishing, editing, magazine, magazine publishing, periodical, production, publishing, writers, writing
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“Open Letter to Queen Fans” (by Francis M. Nevins)
Francis M. Nevins has distinguished himself in every area of the field of mystery and crime fiction. He’s the author of six novels and forty short stories and has won the Edgar Allan Poe Award twice for his critical work. … Continue reading
Posted in Anthologies, Books, Characters, Editing, Ellery Queen, Guest, Magazine, Writers, Writing
Tagged anthology, clues, editing, editor, ellery queen, eqmm, francis m. nevins, frederic dannay, mystery, writing
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SOLVING THE PUZZLE
I’ve been watching Endeavour on Masterpiece this summer. For those who haven’t ever tuned in to the series, which is now in its fourth season, the title character is Colin Dexter’s Inspector Morse, depicted in the early years of his … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Classic Mystery, Editing, Writers, Writing
Tagged clues, crossword, crossword puzzles, detective, mystery, puzzles, writers, writing
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