Category Archives: Writers

“The Mystery Writer’s Hidden Weapon” (by John F. Dobbyn)

Posted on August 21, 2019 by somethingisgoingtohappen

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 →

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“Every Picture Tells a Story” (by Marilyn Todd)

Posted on June 26, 2019 by somethingisgoingtohappen

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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“The Man With The Action-Packed Expense Account” (by Richard Helms)

Posted on June 19, 2019 by somethingisgoingtohappen

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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“The True Story Behind The Writing of ‘The Duelist'” (by David Dean)

Posted on June 5, 2019 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Over the nearly thirty years in which David Dean has been contributing stories to EQMM, he’s proved popular with the magazine’s readers. In 2007 he took first place for the EQMM Readers Award with “Ibrahim’s Eyes”; in 2012 he came … Continue reading →

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“On Sara Gran’s Claire DeWitt and the Nature of Truth in Detective Fiction” (by Chad Baker)

Posted on May 15, 2019 by somethingisgoingtohappen

In the days when EQMM had a Department of Second Stories, legal-aid attorney Chad Baker would have qualified. He makes his EQMM debut in our current issue, May/June 2019, with the story “The Smoking Bandit of Lakeside Terrace.” Previously, he … Continue reading →

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“A Writing Career: What Does It Mean?” by Brendan DuBois

Posted on April 17, 2019 by somethingisgoingtohappen

EQMM is very proud to say that Brendan DuBois debuted in our Department of First Stories. Usually, in introducing someone who has appeared in that department, I go on to say something about how their career has progressed. Brendan does … Continue reading →

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“The Unlikely Ladies of Nineteenth Century Crime Fiction” (by Nancy Novick)

Posted on March 27, 2019 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Nancy Novick—a freelance journalist who writes about health, medicine, and the arts—made her fiction debut in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine in the September/October 2018 issue, with “How Does He Die This Time?” The story went on to win the 2019 … Continue reading →

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A NEW TREND IN MYSTERY FICTION?

Posted on March 6, 2019 by somethingisgoingtohappen

One of the most common questions posed to editors is “What trends do you see in your submissions?” Over the years, I’ve noticed a few: the rise of contemporary noir, a fall in first private-eye submissions and then whodunits,  the … Continue reading →

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“Finding Freedom, Finding Truth: The Impact of Jarvis Jay Masters” (by Batya Swift Yasgur MA, LSW)

Posted on February 27, 2019 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Last month, Batya Swift Yasgur also blogged for this site, and I recommend that anyone who missed it take a look at that earlier post: It has some commonalities with this new piece. The author began her fiction-writing career in … Continue reading →

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“Learning From the Dream Team” (by Cecilia Fulton)

Posted on February 6, 2019 by somethingisgoingtohappen

A former prosecutor, Cecilia Fulton grew up in California but now lives on the East Coast with her family. She debuts as a professionally published fiction writer in our current issue (January/February) with the story “Father of the Corpse.” The … Continue reading →

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