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Tag Archives: ellery queen
Contributions from the Classics
2012 has seen celebrations around the world of the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Dickens (February 7, 1812—June 9, 1870). It had been my intention to blog about Dickens this week. He’s one of the great writers in history … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction
Tagged classic literature, dumas, ellery queen, elleryqueen, elleryqueenmm, eqmm, fiction, itw, literature, musketeers, romance, thriller, twistphelan
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“Location, Location, Location” (by Marilyn Todd)
In my June 6th post “Taking Us There” I discussed settings from the standpoint of the character-like role they can play in a story. Marilyn Todd comes at the subject from a different angle—seeing setting as a source of inspiration. … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Guest, Setting
Tagged ancient greece, dark, ellery queen, elleryqueen, elleryqueenmm, eqmm, exotic, France, Greece, jerome, literature, locale, location, magazines, marilyn todd, noir, novel, short story, wild west, wild_west
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“A Story Is a Story Is a Story” (by Tom Tolnay)
Tom Tolnay’s short fiction has appeared in a variety of national consumer magazines, in literary magazines, and in magazines in the mystery and fantasy fields such as EQMM and AHMM. This week he talks about the recurring attempt to separate … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Guest
Tagged arthur krystal, creative writing, ellery queen, elleryqueen, elleryqueenmm, genre, genre fiction, lit, literary fiction, literature, noir, sci fi, science fiction, scifi, the new yorker, ursula leguin
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“The Misadventures of Ellery Queen” (by Dale C. Andrews)
Dale Andrews (along with his co-author Kurt Sercu) has the distinction of having received an award for his first published work. “The Book Case” (May 2007) received a second-place scroll in the EQMM Readers Award competition, finishing only one point … Continue reading
Posted in Guest, Translation
Tagged e-book, ebook, ellery queen, elleryqueenmm, eqmm, Japan, literature, MWA, novel, pastiche
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“Memories of Ed” (by Doug Greene)
There are many ways in which individuals can make contributions to the field of mystery and suspense fiction other than by writing the stories and novels we love to read. In recent years, conventions such as Bouchercon and Malice Domestic … Continue reading
Posted in Guest, Memorial
Tagged classic_mystery, doug greene, douggreene, ed hoch, Edgar Awards, edhoch, ed_hoch, ellery queen, elleryqueen, eqmm, friendship, literature, Malice Domestic, memoriam, MWA, mystery, noir, publishing, short story, suspense, writers
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“In Good Company” (by Carolyn Hart)
It’s only rarely that bestselling author Carolyn Hart writes a short story. She’s a prolific novelist, with more than four dozen titles in print, most of them mysteries. EQMM is fortunate to have been able to present two of those … Continue reading
Posted in Guest
Tagged agatha_christie, carolynhart, deathcomessilently, ellery queen, elleryqueenmm, eqmm, hardy_boys, mystery, nancy_drew, traditionalmystery
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SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN: Not Just Another Mystery Blog (we hope!)
The Internet already contains innumerable sites where crime and mystery fiction is discussed. As the editor of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, I should know. Our magazine hosts “Blog Bytes,” a column started by Ed Gorman and continued by Bill Crider … Continue reading
Posted in Welcome
Tagged cozy, ellery queen, elleryqueenmm, eqmm, mystery, noir, publishing, suspense, welcome, writers
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SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN 