Type M for Murder

Frankie Bailey, John Corrigan, Barbara Fradkin, Donis Casey, Charlotte Hinger, Mario Acevedo, Shelley Burbank, Sybil Johnson, Thomas Kies, Catherine Dilts, and Steve Pease — always ready to Type M for MURDER. “One of 100 Best Creative Writing Blogs.” — Colleges Online. “Typing” since 2006!

Monday, January 05, 2015

The Bechdel Test

First, Happy New Year to all. I hope you had a wonderful holiday season and are ready for an exciting, prosperous 2015. This is a reprint...

Friday, January 02, 2015

The Archives of My Past

It's the second day of the new year, and by rights I should be writing about my resolutions. But this year I didn't make any, This y...

Thursday, January 01, 2015

The Year of Material Satisfaction

Happy New Year, Dear Readers. Donis here, and it is my privilege to be the first Type M poster of the new year, even though I am, if no...

Monday, December 01, 2014

Phyllis Dorothy James – In Memoriam

The crime-writing community was plunged into sadness this week, along with her millions of readers across the world, when PD James passed aw...

Monday, November 10, 2014

The Art of the Cozy Mystery

By Vicki Delany Did someone mention cozies? I do believe Sybil did. I’d like to take that opening to introduce a new cozy wr...

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

The Adventure Begins

Life is a series of adventures, some of them more exciting than others. At least, that’s how I like to look at it. Today marks the beginning...

Saturday, March 24, 2012

The rules for writing

Hi everybody, this is Mario Acevedo. Welcome to my inaugural post to Type M for Murder . I’m honored by the invitation. Since I am published...

Monday, December 05, 2011

Freeing The Cells

In her post of December 3, Donis Casey makes it clear that finding a suitable title for a novel can be a challenge. The same holds true for ...

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Blog Heaven

I’ve died and gone to blog heaven, of course. When the gracious, talented Donis Casey invited to become a regular contributor, naturally my ...

Friday, March 25, 2011

Here I am at Type M for Murder!

Hello from Scotland on a sunny morning, when spring as last has sprung after a long, dreary winter, with crocuses, daffodils and primroses i...

Friday, February 11, 2011

Hair, She Wrote

Frankie, here. I'm delighted to join this terrific community of writers. First time out, I had intended to write about research. But the...

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Stories surround us everywhere

First of all, let me start by saying how thrilled I am to be an official member of Type M for Murder. It's a real honor to join such a w...

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Back Among Friends

I’m ba-aa-ck! I couldn’t stay away, so after a couple of years’ hiatus from this blog, I am back among my Type M friends. But I have to warn...

Friday, March 05, 2010

Bonjour

I stepped across the cobbled concourse, and felt a chill in my bones as I passed the threshold beneath a grey granite arch and heard the cla...

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Breathing Life into a Dead-end Scene

This is about showing vs. telling, about making bad writing better, and about turning nothing into something. You and I both know we should ...

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Sunday's Guest Blogger: Lyn Hamilton

Lyn Hamilton is the author of eleven novels of “archeological mysteries”, featuring antique dealer (and sleuth) Lara McClintoch. The are cle...

Saturday, October 11, 2008

It's Been a Hell of a Week

In keeping with Dana Denburg’s advice, I’ll keep this short. Some of my compadres are attending Bouchercon in Baltimore. Some have just r...

Thursday, October 09, 2008

Being there....Or Not

I am still working on a scene in a place I’ve never been and a situation I’ll never be in. I'd like to visit one day, but I'm a midd...

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Now it's Blechta's turn!

I guess I’m the last one in the pool, but I would like to take this opportunity (as everyone else has) to welcome you to Type M for Murder. ...

Saturday, July 08, 2006

Type M for Murder

Type M for Murder Is there Murder on Parliament Hill? As a mystery author based in Ottawa, Canada’s capital, I thought I’d take my first blo...

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