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Category Archives: Writers
“The Trials of Writing at 65 MPH” (by M.C. Lee)
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
“The Story I’m About to Tell You Is (Mostly) a Lie” (by Con Lehane)
Con Lehane’s first short story for EQMM will appear in the Black Mask department of our September/October 2017 issue (on sale August 22). The author is a well-reviewed crime novelist whose work includes a series starring bartender sleuth Brian McNulty … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Fiction, Genre, Guest, Writers, Writing
Tagged characters, craft, crime fiction, fiction, inspiration, mystery, plot, setting, story, writers, writing
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What Makes Mystery Writers Ante Up for Poker? (by Peter Hochstein)
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
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“When Terror Australis Meets Dingo Noir” (by Aoife Clifford)
Australian writer Aoife Clifford has won Australia’s two premier crime short-story awards (the Ned Kelly and the Scarlet Stiletto) as well as earning an additional nomination for each. When her first novel, All These Perfect Strangers, was published (in Australia … Continue reading
Posted in Books, International, Novels, Passport, Readers, Writers
Tagged australia, authors, crime fiction, detective, literature, melbourne, mystery, mystery fiction, reviews, sydney
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“When Location Prompts a Staycation” (by Pat H. Broeske)
A California native, Pat Broeske has worked as a producer on reality-based, true-crime TV shows. She is also a veteran journalist and has coauthored two book-length biographies: the best-selling Howard Hughes: The Untold Story and Down at the End of … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Books, Characters, Fiction, Guest, Private Eye, Setting, Story, Writers, Writing
Tagged california, los angeles, mystery, private eye, socal, thriller, writers, writing
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“My Favorite Murderers” (by Graydon Miller)
Graydon Miller was an American expatriate in Mexico for nine years, at the start of his writing career. He was first published not in English but in Spanish, with “Un invierno en el infierno” (“A Winter in Hell”). Some of … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Guest, History, Real Crime, Setting, Story, Writers, Writing
Tagged crime, journalism, mexico, murder, true crime, writers, writing
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A Conversation with Lisa Unger (by Scott Loring Sanders)
This week we have a second installment in a series of interviews with influential crime writers by Scott Loring Sanders. A favorite of EQMM readers, Scott has a new story coming up in the magazine soon. You can learn more … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Business, Characters, Fiction, Guest, Interview, Readers, Thrillers, Writers, Writing
Tagged crime fiction, crime writer, Interview, lisa unger, mystery, suspense, thriller, writers, writing
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“The Whys of Murder” by Sharon Hunt
Sharon Hunt is a widely published food writer who also wrote for many literary magazines before turning to crime fiction. Her first story for EQMM, 2015’s “The Water Was Rising,” earned nominations for two prestigious best-short-story awards, Canada’s Arthur Ellis … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Characters, Guest, Writers, Writing
Tagged crime, fiction, mystery fiction, ruth rendell, story, suspense, writers, writing
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“The Mysterious Face in the Cloud” by E. Gabriel Flores
The most recent winner of the Robert L. Fish Award for best short story by a new American author, E. Gabriel Flores did a post for this site in April, and she’s back this month with a post about a … Continue reading
