Tag Archives: noir

“Going Postal: The Particular Pleasures of Workplace Murders” (by Meredith Anthony)

Posted on November 28, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

When it comes to different lines of work, Meredith Anthony has known more than most people. She’s a humorist whose work has appeared in MAD Magazine and Hysteria; she’s done stand-up comedy; she was the writer and partner for the Spilled Milk collection of … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Guest, Setting, Writers | Tagged characters, elleryqueen, eqmm, genre, meredithanthony, noir, setting, thriller, whodnut, workplace | 17 Comments

“From Noir to Julius” (by Dave Zeltserman)

Posted on November 20, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Dave Zeltserman’s crime-noir novels Small Crimes and Pariah were both selected by The Washington Post as best books of the year. His short story “Julius Katz” won the Private Eye Writers of America’s Shamus Award for best P.I. story, and a second story in that series, … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Guest, Noir, Writers | Tagged dave zeltserman, elleryqueenmm, eqmm, fiction, genre, literature, magazines, noir, private eye, writing | 1 Comment

“Living with the Ghosts of Halloween” (by Toni L. P. Kelner)

Posted on October 31, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Agatha Award winning author Toni L. P. Kelner has written several stories for EQMM, including two pirate tales. How appropriate, then, that she’s blogging for us on Halloween, when many of the costumed villains appearing at your doors will, no … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Conventions, Guest, Noir, Supernatural, Thrillers, Writers | Tagged costumes, halloween, mystery, noir, supernatural, thriller, toni kelner, writing | Leave a comment

“Black Mask Magazine, Steve Fisher, and The Noir Revolution” by Keith Alan Deutsch

Posted on August 29, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Keith Alan Deutsch is publisher and conservator of Black Mask Magazine, a publication that has a long-established connection to EQMM. He is also the co-author of several reference and scholarly books relating to Black Mask, hardboiled, and noir fiction. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest, History, Magazine, Noir | Tagged black mask, ellsworth, fiction, film, hardboiled, magazines, noir, print, pulp, short stories, steve fisher, woolrich | 5 Comments

“Location, Location, Location” (by Marilyn Todd)

Posted on July 5, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

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 | 1 Comment

“You Are What You Read” (by Jonathan Santlofer)

Posted on June 27, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

A bestselling crime novelist and winner of the Nero Wolfe Award, Jonathan Santlofer only turned to writing fiction after he’d become well known as a painter. He has been the recipient of two National Endowment for the Arts painting grants … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest | Tagged authors, CFA, class, crime fiction academy, crime writing, edgar, edgar_allan_poe, elleryqueenmm, eqmm, hammett, jonathan santlofer, literature, noir, poe, publish, short stories, short story, woolrich, writers | 3 Comments

“A Story Is a Story Is a Story” (by Tom Tolnay)

Posted on June 20, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

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 | 6 Comments

“Memories of Ed” (by Doug Greene)

Posted on May 30, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

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 | 10 Comments

“The Moment of Decision” — Perched on the Edge of What Happens Next (by Art Taylor)

Posted on May 16, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

This week, as promised, we have a post by Art Taylor, a writer whose reviews and critical essays are regularly featured in magazines and newspapers. The authors whose work he discusses here are some of my favorites (and I hope … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest | Tagged arttaylor, ellery queen, eqmm, johnupdike, magazines, MWA, mystery, noir, publishing, short stories, stanleyellin, suspense, writers | 5 Comments

SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN: Not Just Another Mystery Blog (we hope!)

Posted on May 9, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

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 →

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