Something Is Going To Happen: “The Importance of Titles” (by Josh Pachter)
Showing posts with label March 2021. Show all posts
Showing posts with label March 2021. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
SleuthSayers: The Man Who Almost Wasn't There by Robert Lopresti
SleuthSayers: The Man Who Almost Wasn't There: I have been having trouble with a story I am thinking about writing. Nothing odd about that, but the type of trouble is unusual for me. ...
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
SMFS Member Publishing News: Bev Vincent
SMFS list member Bev Vincent’s horror novella, The
Dead of Winter, was recently published in the book, Dissonant
Harmonies, a collaboration with Brian Keene. Published by Cemetery
Dance in print format with an eBook on the way, the read is available at the publisher
and Amazon.
The Spotify play list of musical selections that served as
inspiration can be heard here.
Synopsis:
Inspired by specially curated mixtapes, Bev Vincent and
Brian Keene present two new spine-chilling novellas...
As a blizzard descends upon the sleepy town of Bayport, Rhode Island, brothers Joey and Frank Shaw investigate the mysterious disappearances of several townsfolk. After the discovery of strange tunnels, tunnels that only Joey can see, the trio suspect something is lurking beneath the snowbound town. Something burrowing. Something hungry. And it looks like Joey might be next in The Dead of Winter.
Did you imagine the world vanishing to a flood or a comet,
the hand of God or nuclear war? What if it started with something as innocuous
as the Berenstain Bears, and something known as the Mandela Effect? Barricaded
in a seedy motel room, one man makes sense of love, loss, and life as the end
of the world looms. Do you see what he sees? Do you know what he knows?
Monday, March 29, 2021
SMFS Member Podcast News: Sandra Murphy
From the site:
This episode features the mystery short story Sweet Tea and
Deviled Eggs by Sandra Murphy. It is read by local actor Donna Beavers. Sweet Tea and Deviled Eggs was published by
Untreed Reads in the anthology From Hay to Eternity: Ten Devilish Tales of Crime
and Deception. In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and
mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. If you
enjoyed this episode please review or rate it as that helps more people be able
to find us! Also, consider subscribing so you never miss an episode-both to
this podcast and to the podcast newsletter.
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River Life financially, and get some fun perks, check out our Patreon Page. You
can also purchase some fun Mysteryrat's Maze merchandise on Redbubble.
SleuthSayers: Where Did THAT Come From? by Steve Liskow
SleuthSayers: Where Did THAT Come From?: The debate between plotters and pantsers is as old as writing itself, especially in the mystery field. I used to list all my novels' sce...
Sunday, March 28, 2021
Little Big Crimes Review: The Ladies of Wednesday Tea by Michael Bracken
Little Big Crimes: The Ladies of Wednesday Tea, by Michael Bracken: "The Ladies of Wednesday Tea," by Michael Bracken, in Bullets and Other Hurting Things, edited by Rick Ollerman, Down and Out Boo...
2020 Agatha Award Nominees
Established in 1989, Malice Domestic™ is an annual fan
convention in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area that celebrates the
traditional mystery, best typified by the works of Agatha Christie, containing
no explicit sex, excessive gore, or violence. This year, instead of the annual in
person convention, MORE THAN MALICE will take place entirely online from
July 14-17, 2021. There are twelve SMFS list members up for an Agatha Award in six
different categories. The awards will be presented on July 17th.
In the “Best Short Story” category there are four
members that are nominated. Those members are:
Barb Goffman for "Dear Emily Etiquette" in Ellery
Queen’s Mystery Magazine: September/October 2020.
You can listen to the podcast for this story here.
Art Taylor for “The Boy Detective & The Summer of
‘74" in Alfred
Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine: January/February 2021.
You can read Art’s essay on how the story came together here.
Gabriel Valjan for “Elysian Fields” in the anthology, California
Schemin’: The 2020 Bouchercon Anthology,
published by Wildside Press.
James W. Ziskin for “The 25 Year Engagement” in the anthology, In League with Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Sherlock Holmes Canon, published by Pegasus Crime. You can read James’ essay on how the story came together here.
Our members up for Agatha Awards for longer works are:
Donna Andrews is up for the Agatha Award in the “Best
Contemporary Novel” category for Gift of the Magpie, published by
Minotaur.
Tina deBellegarde is up for an Agatha Award in the
“Best First Novel” category for Winter Witness, published by
Level Best Books.
Mary Keliikoa is up for the Agatha Award in the “Best
First Novel” category for Derailed, published by Epicenter Press,
Inc.
Edith Maxwell is up for the Agatha Award in the “Best
Historical Novel” category for Taken
Too Soon: A Quaker Midwife Mystery,
published by Beyond the Page Publishing.
Leslie Brody in the “Best Non-Fiction” Category for Sometimes
You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of
Harriet the Spy, published by Seal Press.
Martin Edwards in the “Best Non-Fiction” Category for Howdunit:
A Masterclass in Crime Writing by Members of the Detection Club,
published by Collins Crime Club.
Fleur Bradley in the “Best Children’s/YA Mystery”
Category for Midnight at the Barclay Hotel, published by Viking
Books for Young Readers.
Richard Narvaez in the “Best Children’s/YA Mystery”
Category for Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco, published by
Piñata Books.
SMFS salutes our members on this honor and wishes them
the best as they represent SMFS at Malice Domestic. The full list of nominees
can be found at the Malice Domestic website.
Saturday, March 27, 2021
Friday, March 26, 2021
SleuthSayers: The Zone can be elusive by O'Neil De Noux
SleuthSayers: The Zone can be elusive: In October 2017, I put up a post here entitled In The Zone, where I spoke about The Zone, a sort of Twilight Zone, a separate existence, a ...
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
SMFS Member Publishing News: Michael Bracken
SMFS list member Michael Bracken’s short story, “Fading
Memories” appears in Unnerving Magazine: Issue 15. Published by Unnerving Books, the read is available
in eBook format at Amazon.
Synopsis:
It's finally here! Issue #15 includes a previously
unpublished Bentley Little short story, guaranteed to rattle your ribcages. A
reprint from Michael Bracken that's one part paranormal and one part sexy. A
revenge tale by Serena Jayne and an odd terror by James Richard O'Brien. Danger
Slater is back with some of his most inspired film pitches to date. Renee
Miller returns as well, this time with her most outrageous instalment of Black
Brothel yet. Danielle Trussoni and Tess Gerritsen tell of their early horror
memories. Plus reviews by Victoria Lester, Ben Walker, and Eddie Generous.
SleuthSayers: Fare Thee Well, Paul D. Marks
SleuthSayers: Fare Thee Well, Paul D. Marks: Paul D. Marks joined SleuthSayers in 2015 and has been a treasured member of the gang ever since. He died on February 28th of this year. Hi...
Monday, March 22, 2021
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Little Big Crimes Review: The Phone Message by Robert Cummins
Little Big Crimes: The Phone Message, by Robert Cummins: "The Phone Message," by Robert Cummins, in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, March/April 2021. I think it has been years since I...
SleuthSayers: 50+ Troublesome Words and Phrases by Leigh Lundin
SleuthSayers: 50+ Troublesome Words and Phrases: My friend/editor Sharon sent me an article titled ’ 43 Embarrassing Grammar Mistakes Even Smart People Make ’. I’ve become complacent about ...
Saturday, March 20, 2021
SleuthSayers: Hitched and Posted by John Floyd
SleuthSayers: Hitched and Posted: Lately some of my SleuthSayers colleagues have been discussing their recent short stories and the way they were written--either the idea...
Friday, March 19, 2021
SMFS Members Published in The Year of the Cat: A Cat of Fantastic Whims
SMFS list members are published in The Year of the Cat: A Cat of Fantastic Whims. Published by WMG Publishing, the anthology is available in print and eBook formats from the publisher, Amazon, and other vendors. The SMFS list members in the book are:
Liz Pierce with “Dead Fred.”
Annie Reed with "Queen of the Mouse Riders"
has been published in Year of the Cat #10: A Cat of Fantastic Whims.
Synopsis:
Most cats pursue the business of their lives in ways both
fantastic and whimsical.
In this entertaining volume of stories, cats perform as
muses, inhabit fairy tales, consort with ghosts and zombies, and one cat even
reigns as fantasy queen.
Enter the fantastic world of whimsical cats and enjoy!
Includes:
“Searching for the Familiar” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
“Speechless in Seattle” by Lisa Silverthorne
“Queen of the Mouse Riders” by Annie Reed
“The Kingdom of Cats and Birds” by Geoffrey Landis
“Cat Leading the Way” by Dean Wesley Smith
“A Powerful Friend” by E. Nesbit
“Clyde and the Ghost Cat” by Jamie Ferguson
“Dead Fred” by Liz Pierce
“Un-Familiar” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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