Category Archives: Writers

“When Character Counts” (by Brendan DuBois)

Posted on October 15, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

The staff at EQMM has always had a special interest in the careers of authors who have debuted in our Department of First Stories. Brendan DuBois is one of those special writers. His appearance in the Department of First Stories … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Fiction, Genre, Guest, Readers, Story, Writers, Writing | Tagged characterization, characters, crime, fiction, genre, mystery, noir, readers, writers, writing tips | 3 Comments

IT’S ALL ABOUT VARIETY

Posted on October 8, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

If you’ve been following the postings on this site regularly, you’ve probably noticed how many different points of view there are about the virtues (or lack thereof) of various types of mystery. In fact, you might well wonder how EQMM … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Business, Fiction, Genre, Magazine, Publishing, Readers, Story, Writers | Tagged choice, hardboiled, mystery, noir, publishing, puzzle, readers, reading, trends, variety, writers, writing | 4 Comments

“In Praise of Honkaku” (by John Pugmire)

Posted on September 24, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

For several years now—ever since EQMM lost its most illustrious contributor of classical mysteries, Edward D. Hoch (1930-2008)—I’ve been putting out appeals for more whodunits and “impossible crime” stories. Few writers in the U.S. or U.K. have responded with submissions … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Characters, Classic Mystery, Fiction, Genre, Guest, International, Writers | Tagged agatha christie, classic mystery, honkaku, locked room, mystery, paul halter, puzzler, soji shimada | 6 Comments

“Wrestling with the ‘S’ Word” (by Jim Allyn)

Posted on September 17, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

In mystery circles, and especially EQMM circles, you can’t say the name Allyn without everyone assuming you mean Doug Allyn, the multiple Edgar Allan Poe Award winner and record-holding EQMM Readers Award winner who for nearly thirty years has stood … Continue reading →

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“Gun Culture” (by Scott Mackay)

Posted on September 3, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Canadian Scott Mackay has been contributing stories to EQMM for twenty-five years, and a number of those tales have received favorable critical attention, including February 1998’s “Last Inning,” which won the Arthur Ellis Award for best short story. (Several other … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Guest, History, International, Real Crime, Setting, Writers, Writing | Tagged foul play, glacier, hudulfolk, iceland, icelandic, inspiration, murder, police, setting, travel, writer, writers | 1 Comment

“Clayton Rawson, a.k.a. The Great Merlini” (by Clayton Rawson Jr.)

Posted on August 27, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Longtime readers of EQMM will know the name Clayton Rawson from the magazine’s masthead, where it appeared under the title “Managing Editor” for eight years, from 1963 to 1971. But that Clayton Rawson—not his son, who has penned this post—was … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Guest, History, Illustration, Magazine, Uncategorized, Writers | Tagged editorial staff, eqmm, family, history, magic, magician, merlini, mystery fiction, writer | 3 Comments

“Those Wonderful Skeletons in Our Closets” (by Suzanne Arruda)

Posted on August 13, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

In a few weeks EQMM’s November issue will mail to subscribers. It contains “Deep Shaft,” the EQMM debut of Suzanne Arruda, best known for her Jade del Cameron adventure/mystery series set in post WWI Africa (published by NAL/Penguin). Suzanne is also … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, History, Writers | Tagged ancestors, ancestry, dark horse, family tree, historical, history, mystery, rebels | 3 Comments

ARTISTS AND SAINTS

Posted on August 6, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

A number of EQMM’s writers have also had successful careers as visual artists or musicians. When I first encountered cases of this, it seemed remarkable to me that two exceptional gifts should meet in one person. Then I learned of … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Illustration, Writers, Writing | Tagged art, artistic life, artists, morality, music, musician, philosophy, writers, writing | 3 Comments

“Visit Greeneland!” (by Kevin Wignall)

Posted on July 30, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Kevin Wignall is an accomplished short-story writer and has been contributing to EQMM for the past decade; his latest EQMM story, “The Messenger,” will appear in our December 2014 issue. Another of his stories, “Retrospective,” has just been turned into … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Characters, Guest, History, Novels, Readers, Writers | Tagged crime, graham greene, influence, mystery, noir, novels, spy, writers, writing | 1 Comment

“A Sense of Place” (by Christine Poulson)

Posted on July 16, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Christine Poulson’s first crime novel was published in the U.S. in 2004, and she has been contributing stories to EQMM since 2007. Before becoming a full-time fiction writer, she was an academic who wrote widely on nineteenth-century art and literature. … Continue reading →

Posted in Editing, Fiction, Genre, Guest, Setting, Story, Writers, Writing | Tagged inspiration, locale, setting, storytelling, sweden, writers, writing | 5 Comments