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Category Archives: Writers
“Writer Unplugged” (by Paul D. Marks)
Paul D. Marks is the author of the Shamus Award–winning novel White Heat, and his Macavity Award–winning short story “Windward” was also nominated for a Shamus Award and appeared in Best American Mystery Stories 2018. He is an EQMM Readers Award … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Genre, Guest, Setting, Story, Writers, Writing
Tagged california, disconnect, electronic, los angeles, power outage, social media, technology, writers, writing
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“What True Crime Podcasts Can Teach Us About Writing Mysteries” (by Matt Coleman)
Matt Coleman is a writer of mystery and comedy who makes his Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine debut in our current issue (November/December 2019) with the story “Stray Dogs.” He is not a newcomer to the mystery scene, however. His debut … Continue reading
“A Conversation With Indie Anthology and Magazine Publishers” (by Angelique Fawns)
EQMM‘s Department of First Stories in the current issue (November/December 2019) contains a story by Angelique Fawns, a producer and writer for Global TV in Toronto. Although she only started writing fiction last summer, Angelique’s stories have appeared online and … Continue reading
Posted in Anthologies, Books, Magazine, Noir, Supernatural, Writers, Writing
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“Ordinary, Run-of-the-Mill People” (by A.M. Porter)
A.M. Porter has traveled the world writing articles and nonfiction books, and as you’ll see in this post, she’s also had some interesting jobs closer to home, in her native Canada. More recently, she has turned her hand to writing … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, crime, Genre, Guest, Real Crime, Story, Writers
Tagged mystery, mystery fiction, television, true crime, writing
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“My Father Made Me a Crime Writer!” (by Richie Narvaez)
Yesterday, EQMM’s final issue of the year, November/December 2019, went on sale. It contains Richie Narvaez’s first story for EQMM, “None of This Is on the Map.” The New York City teacher and writer is the author of the collection … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, crime, Fiction, Genre, Guest, Story, Writers, Writing
Tagged crime fiction, crime writer, crime writing, fiction, ideas, inspiration, mystery, writers, writing
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“Shared Death” (by R.T. Raichev)
Raicho Raichev is not only a fan of Golden Age Mysteries, he’s a scholar of the genre. He’s written previous articles for this site about some of the key figures in the field. This time he focuses on the murder … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Characters, Guest, Writers
Tagged christie, classic mystery, clues, golden age, poison, sayers, writers, writing
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A Conversation With the Center for Fiction’s Allison Escoto: Part 2
Earlier this year, The Center For Fiction moved from its Manhattan site to a new home in downtown Brooklyn. EQMM and AHMM managing editor Jackie Sherbow had a chance to speak with Allison Escoto, the Center’s head librarian, about the Center and … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, History, mystery fiction, Novels, Writers
Tagged brooklyn, collection, history, library, new york city, writers, writing
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“The Mystery Writer’s Hidden Weapon” (by John F. Dobbyn)
John F. Dobbyn began his fiction-writing career with stories in verse, published in EQMM. His first prose fiction, published in our Department of First Stories in 1994, introduced Michael Knight and Lex Devlin, now the stars of a series of … Continue reading
“Every Picture Tells a Story” (by Marilyn Todd)
Marilyn Todd is best known for her mystery novels set in the worlds of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Last month, Snap Shot, the first in her new series of Victorian mysteries, starring Julia McAllister, a murder suspect turned England’s … Continue reading
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Tagged characters, history, inspiration, photography, photos, writers, writing
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“The Man With The Action-Packed Expense Account” (by Richard Helms)
Richard Helms is a retired forensic psychologist and college professor. A frequent contributor to Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, he has nineteen novels (the most recent March 2019’s Paid in Spades) and numerous short stories in print, and has received multiple … Continue reading
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Tagged history, mystery, radio, radioplay
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