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Tag Archives: advice
“Questions Asked of Writers” (by LaToya Jovena)
A wife and mother, LaToya Jovena lives in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. Her fiction has previously appeared in Litbreak magazine, but her first paid professional fiction publication is “The Winner,” a story that will appear in the Department of … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, creativity, ideas, mystery, tips, true crime, writers, writing
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“Jumping Off a Diving Board—It’s Easier than You’d Think” (by Paul Charles)
Called “Agatha Christie for people who inhale” by the Times of London, Paul Charles has had several stories in EQMM, including “The Eleventh Commandment,” an impossible-crime story that leads our current issue (March/April 2020). The tale features Detective Inspector Christy … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, character, plot, writers, writers block, writing
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“Ten Rules from a Reader” (by Kevin Mims)
Previously, most of the posts we’ve had on this site pertaining to writing have been from a writer’s point of view. Kevin Mims—an essayist, short-story writer, and prolific reader whose posts have appeared here a number of times before—has decided … Continue reading
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“Love Your Characters Before You Kill Them, and Other Strategies for Fledgling Crime Writers” (by Katia Lief)
Katia Lief’s most recent story for EQMM, “The Orchid Grower” (November 2015), was a finalist for the Short Mystery Fiction Society’s Derringer Award for best long story. The Brooklyn author has also been recognized for her novel-length fiction, with nominations … Continue reading
“It’s Not So Lonely Here in the Garret” (by Michael Wiley)
Michael Wiley belongs to a select group of writers who got their start in the Private Eye Writers of America/St. Martin’s Press Best First Novel contest. The book, published in 2007, was The Last Striptease, featuring P.I Joe Kozmarski, and … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, author, conventions, crime, lifestyle, mystery, publishing, readers, writer, writer's life, writing
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“Hold That Thought” (by Dandi Daley Mackall)
Dandi Daley Mackall is the author of more than 450 books, many of them for children and young adults. In 2012, she won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Mystery for her novel The Silence of Murder … Continue reading
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“RULE #1: PLEASE IGNORE ANY RULES FOUND BELOW” (by John Morgan Wilson)
John Morgan Wilson’s first novel, Simple Justice, which launched his Benjamin Justice series, won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel for its year of publication, 1996. Three other novels in the eight-book Justice series received Lambda Literary … Continue reading
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“Murder Most Advanced” by William Dylan Powell
William Dylan Powell’s Department of First Stories debut, “Evening Gold” (EQMM November 2006), won the Robert L. Fish Award for best short story by a new American author. The Texas writer is an ad man who managed to make time … Continue reading
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