Tag Archives: ideas

“Questions Asked of Writers” (by LaToya Jovena)

Posted on October 14, 2020 by somethingisgoingtohappen

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 →

Posted in Business, Characters, Fiction, Guest, Writers, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

“My Father Made Me a Crime Writer!” (by Richie Narvaez)

Posted on October 23, 2019 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Yesterday, EQMM’s final issue of the year, November/December 2019, went on sale. It contains Richie Narvaez’s first story for EQMM, “None of This Is on the Map.” The New York City teacher and writer is the author of the collection … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, crime, Fiction, Genre, Guest, Story, Writers, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

“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 →

Posted in Fiction, Genre, Guest, Writers, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

“Have Suitcase, Will Plot” (by Robert Lopresti)

Posted on January 2, 2019 by somethingisgoingtohappen

With many readers just back from holiday travel, we thought this post by Robert Lopresti would start 2019 off just right. It complements his story “Please Do Not Disturb,” which appears in our current issue, January/February 2019. Rob is one … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Books, Guest, Writers, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

“The Writers Are Watching” (by Anna Scotti)

Posted on October 17, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Anna Scotti is a writer who teaches middle-school English at a French international school. Her work has appeared in literary magazines such as The New Yorker, The New Guard Literary Review, and The Los Angeles Review. She has been nominated … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Guest, Writers, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

“Balancing with Your Eyes Closed” (by Susan Dunlap)

Posted on March 21, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Susan Dunlap got her start in EQMM’s Department of First Stories in 1978. Her body of work in the mystery field since that auspicious debut includes twenty-five novels in four popular series, featuring, respectively, Berkeley Police Officer Jill Smith, PG&E … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Fiction, Genre, Guest, Story, Writers, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

“The Big Idea” (by David Dean)

Posted on November 15, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

David Dean blogged for this site just last month. We are delighted to have him back with a post that displays a side of him readers of his fiction don’t often see. His dark, sometimes chilling fiction has earned an … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Editing, Fiction, Genre, Guest, Writers, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

“Morgue Attendance and the Hair in the Chimney” (by E. Gabriel Flores)

Posted on April 5, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

E. Gabriel Flores is a geography professor who has recently begun another career as a crime writer. Her first published fiction, “The Truth of the Moment,” appeared in EQMM’s December 2016 issue, in the Department of First Stories, and was … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Guest, Setting, Story, Suspense, Thrillers, Writers | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

“Hold That Thought” (by Dandi Daley Mackall)

Posted on April 15, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

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 →

Posted in Books, Characters, Fiction, Guest | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments