Wednesday, May 27, 2026

What Annoys You About Books and Book Marketing?

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 by Sybil Johnson I'm pretty much a live and let live kind of person. I don't get annoyed easily. (Some people I know might not ag...
Saturday, May 23, 2026

The Imperial Power of the Judicial System

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One of the staples in mysteries, particularly on TV, is the courtroom scene, where the hero lawyer, or detective, is often at first undermin...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Sybil's Malice Domestic Recap 2026

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 by Sybil Johnson My apologies for missing my last posting date. After Malice, the husband and I did a driving trip through parts of Delawar...
Tuesday, May 12, 2026

IF YOU ARE A VISITOR, PLEASE READ

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 The Blog is going thru a refocusing as the originator takes a break and a hack mystery writer (me) takes over - at least for a while. ARE Y...
Tuesday, May 05, 2026

Malice Domestic 38

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By Catherine Dilts Malice Domestic is a fan-focused fiction conference appealing to cozy, amateur sleuth, and traditional mystery readers....
Sunday, April 26, 2026

READERS!! PLEASE COMMENT

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Readers, please comment!  TMFM is pausing and adapting. Please comment on the blog's content, what you didn't like (if that's po...
Saturday, April 25, 2026

Two Decades Ago

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2026 marks the twentieth anniversary of the publication of my debut novel, The Nymphos of Rocky Flats . Its arrival was the culmination of a...
Thursday, April 23, 2026

Better Than Anything I Could Make Up.

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I wrote a ten book historical mystery series set in the 1910s featuring a forty-ish woman named Alafair Tucker, who lives with her husband, ...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Be True to Yourself

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By Catherine Dilts I’m anxious to start writing a new series. It’s been on my mind for a couple of years now, and darn it, I want to start...

Johnny's Fake Affair

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 By Charlotte Hinger Our occasional Type M Contributer and editor of Roundup, had a terrific column about his dealings with a fake bestselli...
Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Judging Others' Stories

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 by Sybil Johnson Sorry for the late posting. I've been so busy getting ready for Malice Domestic that I completely forgot it was my tu...
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Monday, April 13, 2026

Judging a short story contest

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   Be careful what you volunteer for. True, it's a great way to get involved in something. It feels good to contribute, and volunteers a...
Tuesday, April 07, 2026

Twice Orphaned, Thrice Determined

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by Catherine Dilts What’s an author to do who gets orphaned, finds a new family, then is orphaned once again? Hint: Quitting is not an o...
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Monday, April 06, 2026

Dialogue---It's More Than Just Talk

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 by Thomas Kies I recently started reading a traditionally published mystery novel. About fifty pages into it, I had to stop.  The dialogue ...
Thursday, April 02, 2026

Hard-Boiled, Soft-Boiled, Cozy, or Classic?

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by Shelley Burbank Apparently Amazon KDP Cares . . . When It Suits Them My little novella, which has sold some copies since January (but no...
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Welcome, Judith Starkston, Author of Achilles's Wife

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Judith Starkston  Today, I (Donis) am proud to host Judith Starkston, author of Hand of Fire and Priestess of Ishana. Her fabulous new nov...