Category Archives: Guest

“A Lifetime With Ellery Queen” (by Francis M. Nevins)

Posted on January 9, 2013 by somethingisgoingtohappen

On this first day of new postings for 2013, our first order of business has got to be to wish everyone who visits our blog a happy New Year! Our first post, however, is one in which we depart from … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Ellery Queen, Guest, History, Magazine, Writers | Tagged critical work, ellery queen, elleryqueen, elleryqueenmm, francisnevins, frederic dannay, literature, magazines, manfred b lee, writers | 5 Comments

“Looking Back on a Half-Century Love Affair with EQMM” (by Josh Pachter)

Posted on December 5, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Josh Pachter falls into an unofficial group connected to EQMM that he doesn’t mention in the following post: most valued friends of the magazine. He started out in the category we treasure most of all: devoted EQMM reader. From there, by the trail of events … Continue reading →

Posted in Conventions, Editing, Guest, History, Magazine, Writers | Tagged ellery queen, elleryqueen, elleryqueenmm, eqmm, fiction, fred dannay, golden age, history, literature, magazines, manfred b lee, NYC, translation, travel, writers | 16 Comments

“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 →

Posted in Fiction, Guest, Setting, Writers | Tagged characters, elleryqueen, eqmm, genre, meredithanthony, noir, setting, thriller, whodnut, workplace | 17 Comments

“From Noir to Julius” (by Dave Zeltserman)

Posted on November 20, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Dave Zeltserman’s crime-noir novels Small Crimes and Pariah were both selected by The Washington Post as best books of the year. His short story “Julius Katz” won the Private Eye Writers of America’s Shamus Award for best P.I. story, and a second story in that series, … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Guest, Noir, Writers | Tagged dave zeltserman, elleryqueenmm, eqmm, fiction, genre, literature, magazines, noir, private eye, writing | 1 Comment

“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 →

Posted in Fiction, Guest, Magazine, Setting | Tagged davidedgerleygates, elleryqueen, elleryqueenmm, eqmm, locale, setting, short story, terrie farley moran, writers, writing, writing_technique | 12 Comments

“Living with the Ghosts of Halloween” (by Toni L. P. Kelner)

Posted on October 31, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Agatha Award winning author Toni L. P. Kelner has written several stories for EQMM, including two pirate tales. How appropriate, then, that she’s blogging for us on Halloween, when many of the costumed villains appearing at your doors will, no … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Conventions, Guest, Noir, Supernatural, Thrillers, Writers | Tagged costumes, halloween, mystery, noir, supernatural, thriller, toni kelner, writing | Leave a comment

“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 →

Posted in Characters, Fiction, Guest, Thrillers | Tagged adventure, captaion_underpants, mike cooper, publishing, suspense, thrillers, writing, writing_technique | 1 Comment

“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 →

Posted in Fiction, Guest, History, Setting | Tagged classic_mystery, ellery queen, elleryqueenmm, fiction, literature, locale, location, marvin lachman, mystery, novels, puzzles, regional, regional_mysteries | 1 Comment

“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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“Does It Ever Get Easier?” (by Michael Z. Lewin)

Posted on September 26, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

An award-winning writer of novels, short stories, poems, radio plays, and stage plays, Michael Z. Lewin has the experience to speak knowledgably of the writing life. In his post this week he considers a writer’s need to connect with other … Continue reading →

Posted in Editing, Fiction, Guest, Writers | Tagged ellery queen, elleryqueenmm, eqmm, fiction, literature, professionals, ross_macdonald, writers, writing | 3 Comments