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“How to Create a Sidekick” (by R.J. Koreto)
R.J. Koreto’s first fiction publication was in EQMM’s Department of First Stories in December 2015. He has since created two turn-of-the-century mystery series at novel length, one featuring aristocratic suffragist Lady Frances Ffolkes and her maid, June Mallow, the other presidential … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Characters, Fiction, Guest, Historicals, Story, Writers, Writing
Tagged characters, crime fiction, detective, duo, literature, mystery, readers, sidekick, sleuth, writers, writing
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“Things that Drive Crime Writers CRAZY” (by Melodie Campbell)
Last week, all three of Dell Magazines’ mystery fiction editors—Linda Landrigan, editor-in-chief of AHMM, Jackie Sherbow, associate editor of EQMM and AHMM, and I—were interviewed on SleuthSayers, a blog by and for “professional crime writers and crime fighters.” In exchange … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Fiction, Guest, Police Procedurals, Pop Culture, Readers, Writers, Writing
Tagged comedy, crime fiction, CSI, drama, movies, reading, television, tv, writer, writing
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“Tense Boundaries” (by Matthew Wilson)
By most definitions Matthew Wilson’s story “Burg’s Hobby Case,” in the Department of First Stories of our current issue, would not quite qualify as historical fiction. Many people consider fifty years in the past the necessary distance to earn the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Guest, Historicals, International, Readers, Setting, Story, Writers, Writing
Tagged crime fiction, germany, historical, military, mystery fiction, procedural, reading, setting, story, writing
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“Disasters and Inspirations” by O’Neil De Noux
A contributor to EQMM for nearly a quarter of a century, O’Neil De Noux writes primarily in the crime-fiction genre but sometimes ventures into other genres such as science fiction. He is a winner of the Derringer and Shamus Awards, … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Genre, Guest, Historicals, History, Illustration, Magazine, Memorial, Noir, Police Procedurals, Private Eye, review, Setting, Story, Thrillers
Tagged authors, crime fiction, fiction, harvey, history, illustrators, irma, katrina, literature, louisiana, mystery, new orleans, noir, south
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“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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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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COUNTING THE I’S
Back in 2009 I received a note from a reader observing that more than half the stories published in EQMM that year employed first-person narration. It wasn’t something I’d noticed, mainly because there are actually several different viewpoints that fall … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Editing, Fiction, Genre, Magazine, Publishing, Readers
Tagged crime fiction, editing, first person, focus, mystery fiction, narration, narrative, publishing, reading, short story, style, third person, viewpoint
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EQMM 75th-ANNIVERSARY PHOTO GALLERY
Last week, in my October 12 post, I promised some photos of the celebratory events surrounding EQMM’s 75th anniversary, beginning with the Ellery Queen panel at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention in New Orleans and concluding with the reception following … Continue reading
Posted in Conventions, Ellery Queen, Magazine
Tagged 75th anniversary, celebration, convention, crime fiction, detective fiction, editor, ellery queen, eqmm, literature, mystery fiction, panel, scholar, symposium, writer
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