Category Archives: Fiction

“Make Way for Mr. Scaredy Pants” (by Geoffrey Thorne)

Posted on January 16, 2013 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Geoffrey Thorne is multi-talented. He’s an actor who, in the 80s and 90s, appeared in many hit television shows, including Hillstreet Blues, ER, In the Heat of the Night, and Diagnosis Murder. By the early 2000s, he had turned to … Continue reading →

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HOLIDAY SHORTS

Posted on December 19, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

With Christmas less than a week away, I decided to repeat the search for new anthologies of Christmas mysteries I made two years ago and update my post about it from the http://www.themysteryplace.com forum. In 2010, the only new holiday … Continue reading →

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“Something Is Going To Happen” (by Cheryl Rogers)

Posted on December 12, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

In her post for us this week, Australian Cheryl Rogers describes herself as a new writer. That may be true in terms of the length of time she’s been at it, but she is already a well-recognized writer of short … Continue reading →

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“Going Postal: The Particular Pleasures of Workplace Murders” (by Meredith Anthony)

Posted on November 28, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

When it comes to different lines of work, Meredith Anthony has known more than most people. She’s a humorist whose work has appeared in MAD Magazine and Hysteria; she’s done stand-up comedy; she was the writer and partner for the Spilled Milk collection of … Continue reading →

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“Where Does It Happen?” (by Terrie Farley Moran)

Posted on November 14, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Terrie Farley Moran is a short-story writer published in EQMM, AHMM, and a number of mystery anthologies. In 2009, one of her stories earned a place on the Best American Mystery Stories Distinguished Mysteries list. She is not only a writer of short … Continue reading →

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ONE OF MY FAVORITE SERIES

Posted on November 7, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

In my last post I said I wished there was more talk of the work of classic authors in the field at mystery conventions. One writer who ought to be considered a luminary of the genre, and worthy of such … Continue reading →

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“Engaging an Audience: Components of the Thriller Writer’s Art” (by Mike Cooper)

Posted on October 24, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Joining us this week is Mike Cooper, one of our 2012 Barry Award nominees, for the short story “Whiz Bang” (EQMM Sept/Oct 2011). That stellar story is a locked-room mystery, but its author is better known as a thriller writer. Mike Cooper … Continue reading →

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“The American Regional Mystery” (by Marvin Lachman)

Posted on October 17, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Last week’s post inspired some discussion on the role of fans within the mystery community.  This week’s guest post is by one of our genre’s most distinguished fans, Marvin Lachman. In addition to the work he mentions in his post, Marv … Continue reading →

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Bouchercon XLIII

Posted on October 10, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Last week I was in Cleveland for the forty-third Anthony Boucher Memorial World Mystery Convention, or (as everyone knows it) Bouchercon.  I imagine most readers of this blog are already familiar with Bouchercon, the yearly gathering of mystery fans, writers, … Continue reading →

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“Writing About What You Want to Know” (by Janice Law)

Posted on October 3, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

An Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee for her mystery fiction, Janice Law has always also written mainstream novels and stories, so her perspective on fiction writing is wide. She has taught writing, and she blogs regularly on Janice Law, writer, … Continue reading →

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