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“A Lifetime With Ellery Queen” (by Francis M. Nevins)

Posted on January 9, 2013 by somethingisgoingtohappen

On this first day of new postings for 2013, our first order of business has got to be to wish everyone who visits our blog a happy New Year! Our first post, however, is one in which we depart from … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Ellery Queen, Guest, History, Magazine, Writers | Tagged critical work, ellery queen, elleryqueen, elleryqueenmm, francisnevins, frederic dannay, literature, magazines, manfred b lee, writers | 5 Comments

“Looking Back on a Half-Century Love Affair with EQMM” (by Josh Pachter)

Posted on December 5, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Josh Pachter falls into an unofficial group connected to EQMM that he doesn’t mention in the following post: most valued friends of the magazine. He started out in the category we treasure most of all: devoted EQMM reader. From there, by the trail of events … Continue reading →

Posted in Conventions, Editing, Guest, History, Magazine, Writers | Tagged ellery queen, elleryqueen, elleryqueenmm, eqmm, fiction, fred dannay, golden age, history, literature, magazines, manfred b lee, NYC, translation, travel, writers | 16 Comments

“The American Regional Mystery” (by Marvin Lachman)

Posted on October 17, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Last week’s post inspired some discussion on the role of fans within the mystery community. This week’s guest post is by one of our genre’s most distinguished fans, Marvin Lachman. In addition to the work he mentions in his post, Marv … Continue reading →

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“Writing About What You Want to Know” (by Janice Law)

Posted on October 3, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

An Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee for her mystery fiction, Janice Law has always also written mainstream novels and stories, so her perspective on fiction writing is wide. She has taught writing, and she blogs regularly on Janice Law, writer, … Continue reading →

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“Does It Ever Get Easier?” (by Michael Z. Lewin)

Posted on September 26, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

An award-winning writer of novels, short stories, poems, radio plays, and stage plays, Michael Z. Lewin has the experience to speak knowledgably of the writing life. In his post this week he considers a writer’s need to connect with other … Continue reading →

Posted in Editing, Fiction, Guest, Writers | Tagged ellery queen, elleryqueenmm, eqmm, fiction, literature, professionals, ross_macdonald, writers, writing | 3 Comments

“The Human Condition” (by David Dean)

Posted on September 12, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

A contributor to EQMM for more than twenty years, David Dean has won the magazine’s Readers Award and been nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award for his EQMM stories. His significant body of work was accomplished while also serving as a full-time police officer, … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Fiction, Guest, Police Procedurals | Tagged characters, crime, criminals, ellery queen, elleryqueenmm, eqmm, ethics, fiction, humancondition, literature, psychology | 3 Comments

“What is it about magic? Does the paranormal belong in mystery fiction?” by Elizabeth Zelvin

Posted on August 15, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

There’s been a big shift in readers’ perceptions of what belongs in the mystery and crime-fiction genre over the past decade. Here to talk about one area in which the boundaries have been expanded is Elizabeth Zelvin, who has recently … Continue reading →

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On Editing

Posted on August 8, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Bill Pronzini’s post on this blog, “Don’t Tell Me You’ve Got a Heater in Your Girdle, Madam!”, with its entertaining and instructive examples of bad crime writing, generated some dissenting opinions about one of the passages quoted. Several respondents felt … Continue reading →

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“Don’t Tell Me You’ve Got a Heater in Your Girdle, Madam!” (by Bill Pronzini)

Posted on August 1, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

There can’t be many who know the mystery field better than Bill Pronzini. His fiction has earned him the Grand Master Award of the Mystery Writers of America, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Private Eye Writers of America, France’s … Continue reading →

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“Revisionist History” (by Jon L. Breen)

Posted on July 18, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Jon L. Breen will need no introduction to readers of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. He is a fiction writer with several novels to his credit and many of his short stories have appeared in EQMM. For today’s blog, though, he … Continue reading →

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