Friday, August 28, 2026

Oh Canada

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 I'm heartbroken over this separation between America and Canada. America's stance toward our closest neighbor couldn't possibly...
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Saturday, August 22, 2026

Murder In Space

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I was working on the idea of a homicide in the cosmos when I wondered, what would make a person as well-grounded and stable as an astronaut ...
Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Dark Shadows Lives On

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 by Sybil Johnson A few weekends ago, I attended the 60th Anniversary Dark Shadows Festival here in Los Angeles. For those of you who don’t...
Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Living the Pajama Life

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by Catherine Dilts Can I please crawl back into my author cave now? I participated in writing events Saturday and Sunday this weekend. Bot...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Searching For a Home For a Short Story

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 by Sybil Johnson I mentioned in my last post that I was putting the finishing touches on a short story. It’s done now. The husband has re...
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Saturday, July 25, 2026

The Book Contest/Book Festival Hustle

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As the editor for Rama y Raíces, The Best of CALMA ,  I'm always looking for opportunities to promote our work. With that in mind, I ent...
Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Finishing Touches

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 by Sybil Johnson My apologies for missing my last posting date. I was in Seattle for my mother’s 104th(!) birthday. I’m home now and puttin...
Saturday, June 27, 2026

¡Viva la revolución!

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We writers love to do research. Give us the excuse for an arcane detail in our work and we'll devote hours crawling down a rabbit hole. ...
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Thursday, June 18, 2026

Guest Blogger Karen Odden on AN ARTFUL DODGE

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I (Donis) am so happy to host my friend Karen Odden to Type M 4 Murder today. Karen is a wonderful historical mystery author whose latest r...
Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Mysteries with Word Search Puzzles

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 by Sybil Johnson I like mysteries. I like word search puzzles. Until recently I had no idea there are books out there that combine those tw...
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Thursday, June 04, 2026

Guest Blogger Anne Canadeo

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Anne Canadeo I (Donis) am delighted to welcome guest blogger Anne Canadeo to Type M 4 Murder. Anne is the  author of over forty works of fic...
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....