Wednesday, April 02, 2025

Another Anthology Event

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 by Sybil Johnson I spent last Saturday afternoon at The Last Bookstore in Studio City for a Sisters in Crime/L.A. anthology event. As you ...
Tuesday, April 01, 2025

Vanishing Book Reviews

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by Charlotte Hinger The mother of all book reviews is the New York Times . The lucky author whose book is reviewed by this prestigious publi...
Sunday, March 30, 2025

What I'm reading

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 by Steve Pease/Michael Chandos      I have a Really bad habit of reading in bed before submitting to the seduction of sleep. I like the qui...
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025

My short take on the short story

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 Once again, I have been very remiss with my posts on Type M. There is so much rapid-fire news and chaos in Canada, the US, and the world th...
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Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Left Coast Crime 2025

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by Catherine Dilts Even an introvert can have fun in a large group of people, if it’s the right crowd. I stepped out of turtle mode, pokin...
Saturday, March 22, 2025

On the Pulse of Things

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 Like any serious writer, I read a lot. The latest from my TBR pile are mysteries by two of my favorite authors, The Big Empty by Robert Cr...
Friday, March 21, 2025

So Meta Stole Our Stories

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On a typical tropical day in Guam beneath a shelter I woke up this morning and saw my Facebook feed full of outrage about how The   Atlantic...
Thursday, March 20, 2025

Clues

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I'm beginning to see a light a the end of the tunnel with my WIP. I've finally determined on a route to take to the end that pleases...
Wednesday, March 19, 2025

National Craft Month

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 by Sybil Johnson March is National Craft Month. I don’t know who decides these things. Probably a committee somewhere. March is my birth mo...
Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Boggled Conference

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 by Charlotte Hinger The recent Left Coast Crime Conference wasn't boggled. I messed up my planning. The conference was great. There wer...
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Monday, March 17, 2025

How I do I sell this thing?

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    Stephen King can spend a few days writing a short story and sell it for $10,000 as the lead-off story in an anthology. His name and repu...
Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Gearing Up for Left Coast Crime 2025

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Catherine Dilts At some point, even a determinedly introverted turtle has to poke her head out of her shell. This is the year for me. I’m ...
Monday, March 10, 2025

Emily's Book

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  By Thomas Kies This past Sunday, I was both proud and delighted to attend the book launch for Emily Dunlop Carter.  The book, entitled A S...
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Friday, March 07, 2025

Frame It Up: Experiments in Short Story Structure

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  By Shelley Burbank Cliff overhanging Gun Beach, Tumon Bay, Guam I drafted a short story last summer when I was in Maine. I wanted to write...