Category Archives: Publishing

“From Noir to Golden Age” (by Carlos Orsi)

Posted on February 7, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Carlos Orsi is a Brazilian writer and journalist with three novels and five short-story collections published in Portuguese. His work first appeared in EQMM in the July 2014 issue, translated for our Passport to Crime department by Cliff Landers. Since … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Characters, Classic Mystery, Fiction, Genre, Guest, History, International, Noir, Pop Culture, Publishing, Readers, Writers | Tagged classic mystery, crime, golden age, literature, mystery, noir, short story, traditional mystery | 3 Comments

Edwin Hill on Writing

Posted on January 3, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Edwin Hill makes his fiction debut in the Department of First Stories of EQMM’s current issue (January/February 2018). The tale, entitled “White Tights and Mary Janes,” was inspired, in part, by a short stint he did at a for-profit college. … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Guest, Publishing, Story, Writers, Writing | Tagged characters, copyediting, editing, mystery, novelist, writers, writing, writing process | 4 Comments

“The Trials of Writing at 65 MPH” (by M.C. Lee)

Posted on August 9, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Fiction writers come from all walks of life, as this post demonstrates. And those who really have it in them to write will often endure many difficulties, even hardships, to make it possible. I’ve known writers who composed all their … Continue reading →

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What Makes Mystery Writers Ante Up for Poker? (by Peter Hochstein)

Posted on July 26, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Peter Hochstein is a former newspaper reporter and advertising copywriter and the author of a number of paperback original novels, most under various pseudonyms. A few years ago he began writing a series at short-story length starring P.I. Rich Hovanec. … Continue reading →

Posted in Genre, Guest, History, Publishing, Writers, Writing | Tagged card game, community, crime fiction, crime writer, mystery fiction, poker, poker game, writers, writers life, writing | 5 Comments

“The Case of the Unrecognized Editor” (by John Duvall)

Posted on June 21, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

John Duvall is the Margaret Church Distinguished Professor of English at Purdue University. He has published extensively on modern and contemporary American fiction. In this post he discusses how EQMM helped to reignite the career of one of America’s greatest literary writers, … Continue reading →

Posted in Criticism, Fiction, Guest, History, Magazine, Publishing | Tagged academia, critics, editors, english, faulkner, fiction, genre, history, mystery, pulp, writers | 4 Comments

COUNTING THE I’S

Posted on March 22, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Back in 2009 I received a note from a reader observing that more than half the stories published in EQMM that year employed first-person narration. It wasn’t something I’d noticed, mainly because there are actually several different viewpoints that fall … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Editing, Fiction, Genre, Magazine, Publishing, Readers | Tagged crime fiction, editing, first person, focus, mystery fiction, narration, narrative, publishing, reading, short story, style, third person, viewpoint | 3 Comments

“Collaborative Sleuthing: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Stu Palmer’s and Craig Rice’s Withers/Malone Team-Ups in EQMM” (by Arthur Vidro)

Posted on January 18, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Many EQMM readers will know Arthur Vidro as the contributor of two online stories: “The Ransom of EQMM #1” and “The Mistake on the Cover of EQMM #1.” The latter formed the basis for our 75th Anniversary Contest of 2016. Both … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Characters, Editing, Ellery Queen, Guest, History, Magazine, Publishing, Writers, Writing | Tagged crime, ellery queen, magazine, mystery, stuart palmer, suspense, writers, writing | 5 Comments

REFLECTIONS FROM A READING WEEK

Posted on November 16, 2016 by somethingisgoingtohappen

I’ve been immersed in submissions over the past week and it’s revived an old line of thought. . . . Every editor receives a share of manuscripts from writers who’ve never had a word in print on which a copyright … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Editing, Fiction, Genre, Publishing, Story, Writers, Writing | Tagged craft, editorship, language, reading, submission, submissions, writers, writing | 1 Comment

EQMM to Be Special Guest at Passport to Murder, the 2017 Bouchercon World Mystery Convention in Toronto, from October 12-15!

Posted on November 9, 2016 by somethingisgoingtohappen

A couple of months ago, in the midst of our celebration of EQMM’s 75th anniversary year, our staff received the delightful news that the magazine will be honored for “Distinguished Contribution to the Genre” at the next Bouchercon World Mystery … Continue reading →

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Interview with Rob Hart (by Scott Loring Sanders)

Posted on October 5, 2016 by somethingisgoingtohappen

It had been my intention to blog about EQMM’s recent 75th-anniversary events today, but since I was not able to gather all of the photos in time, we will postpone that until a bit later this month. In the meantime, … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Books, Digital, Guest, Interview, Publishing, Writers, Writing | Tagged business, crime fiction, mystery, mystery fiction, publishing, rob hart, scott loring sanders, writers, writing | 2 Comments