Friday, May 01, 2015

The Big Big Blog

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BlackPast is the biggest blog I know. It had over three million readers in 2014. In February of this year there were over 500,000 and over 5...
Thursday, April 30, 2015

All Hail the Whale and Review Musings

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This week, I'm offering some brief (and random) thoughts. As a crime-fiction writer, I spend a lot of time worrying about word counts....
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Off to Malice

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It was a good experience. Met some nice people, sold a few books, and generally had a good time. Even though I had a book due less than ...
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Computer translation to the rescue!

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by Rick Blechta For today’s post, we’re going to have fun, courtesy of Vicki. She found or was sent a link to a reprint of the Arthur El...
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Monday, April 27, 2015

The Rivalry is Intense

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By Vicki Delany Rick and I have BOTH been nominated for an Arthur Ellis award for our 2014 novellas.  Mine is Juba Good , about an RCMP off...
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Saturday, April 25, 2015

A Double Dose of Magic

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I've got a couple of new reads to pimp. The first is Beasts of Tabat by Cat Rambo. She's the prolific author of short fiction wit...
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Friday, April 24, 2015

Been There, Going Where?

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Frankie, here. Finally, getting a chance to sit down at the keyboard. This week has been busy, and that brings me to my topic for today'...
Thursday, April 23, 2015

Kill Your Darlings

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Donis here. Two days ago I turned in my latest manuscript to my editor. I feel somewhat like I’ve been through a long trial and am now wa...
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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Reflections on the promo game

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Barbara here. Several of the recent Type M postings have dealt in some way with all the things we authors have to do AFTER our brilliant pie...
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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Thoughts on doing an effective reading

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This is a post aimed at all the authors in the audience. But even if you aren’t yet a published writer or never intend to become one, you mi...
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Monday, April 20, 2015

The Perfect Murder

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I have just discovered how to commit the perfect murder. In a spirit of generosity I am now prepared to share the inspiration with any fello...
Saturday, April 18, 2015

Sunday Guest Blogger: Clyde Phillips

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It is an honor to bring you Clyde Phillips this week. Clyde is a bestselling crime novelist, the former executive producer of the Emmy and G...
Friday, April 17, 2015

Catch 22

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I caught a psychological break this week and I needed it. One of my Poisoned Pen pals, the charming Tina Whittle , introduced a stunning top...
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Thursday, April 16, 2015

Boats Against The Current: More Bookstore Tales

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With Amazon owning 22 percent of the bookselling industry and indie stores claiming a mere 6 percent of the market share, it comes as no sur...
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Book Signings

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I read Barbara’s recent post on her adventures in book signings with some envy. Looks like she's had some great adventures touring in h...
Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Brought up short!

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That’s me playing piano. I enjoy listening to the radio. Sometimes I’ll even go out and sit in the car and listen to a favourite show or...
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Monday, April 13, 2015

What am I working on?

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By Vicki Delany A heck of a lot. I am juggling a lot of writing balls these days, so I thought this would be a good time to let you k...
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Friday, April 10, 2015

Working Intuitively

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Rick's post earlier this week came at a time when I, too, was wondering how I was going to get everything done. I'm still wondering ...
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Thursday, April 09, 2015

A Book is Born

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Spring in Arizona It is spring, the time of new beginnings. Barbara Fradkin has completed her latest manuscript, Vicki Delany’s latest...
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Wednesday, April 08, 2015

Fun on the road

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Barbara here. Today marks one of those milestones in a writer's life, when we press the send button and email our editor the completed m...
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