SleuthSayers: Following in John's Footsteps by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: Following in John's Footsteps: Back on November 5th, John Floyd wrote a SleuthSayers blog about three stories he had published in AHMM this year. In the article's con...

SleuthSayers: In the Beginning by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: In the Beginning: Mike with OH-58 I did a lot of flying with Huey Mike. Nape of the earth, aerial assaults, sometimes parking hundreds of feet up on top of b...

SleuthSayers: Down the Rabbit Hole by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: Down the Rabbit Hole:   Just when you think you're getting a handle on how this writing game works, you find that some element of the process changes, the sit...

SleuthSayers: Writing My First PI Story by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: Writing My First PI Story: .38 Super Last September, I wrote a blog article in SleuthSayers challenging myself to create my  first PI story. In that article, I bemoan...

Publication News: Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine

 The September/October issue of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine hits the newsstands today, and it features six stories by members of the Society.

Glass by James R. Benn

Blindsided by Michael Bracken and James A. Hearn

Ice Ice Baby by Barb Goffman

Gnawing at the Cat’s Tail by R. T. Lawton

Taxonomy Lesson by Robert Lopresti

The Map Dot Murder by Mark Thielman

SleuthSayers: Come Along for the Ride by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: Come Along for the Ride: So, I'm sitting with my buddy Mike(Huey pilot and one-time deputy sheriff) on a cruise ship in the Caribbean, treating ourselves to rum ...

SleuthSayers: A Weird Christmas Tale for Writers by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: A Weird Christmas Tale for Writers: Terry Pratchett gave us the character of Hogfather to replace Santa Claus in his best-selling fantasy series. And, since it is only fair tha...

SleuthSayers: What Does It Say About You? by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: What Does It Say About You?: Almost every author has at least one of what I'm going to talk about. And, some of what I've seen are better than others. I'm r...

SleuthSayers: Evolution of a Story by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: Evolution of a Story:  Originally, I was going to title this one as "Three Strikes and a Home Run on a Bunt." But that is too long for a title, and as b...

SleuthSayers: In the Trenches by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: In the Trenches: "In order to write about life you must first live it.         — Ernest Hemingway For most of what goes into my writing, I tried t...

SleuthSayers: Lend Me A Scene by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: Lend Me A Scene: Last month, you read my blog article about the creation of "St. Paddy's Day" and the process of brainstorming that story. Tod...

SleuthSayers Blog: Record Keeping by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: Record Keeping: Two weeks ago, Travis posted his spreadsheet method for keeping track of his writing and his submissions. I can see how his method works fo...

SleuthSayers: KDP Paperback Decisions by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: KDP Paperback Decisions: by R.T. Lawton Warning. Today's offering may give you a headache. It covers number of pages, font and font size, cost of printing, cos...

Catherine Dilts Reviews: Solve It Yourself Mystery Collection

Catherine Dilts Reviews: Solve It Yourself Mystery Collection

SleuthSayers: Who Do You Trust?

SleuthSayers: Who Do You Trust?: by Robert Lopresti If you haven't charged through the March/April issue of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine yet, I encou...

SMFS Members at The First Two Pages Blog

SMFS member Art Taylor has taken over The First Two Pages Blog series in the wake of the passing of B. K. Stevens. SMFS members participating in recent weeks were:

The First Two Pages: “The Night They Burned Ms. Dixie’s Place” by Debra H. Goldstein

The First Two Pages: “Dixie Quickies” by Michael Bracken

The First Two Pages: “Crazy Cat Lady” by Barb Goffman

The First Two Pages: “Getting Away” by Alan Orloff

The First Two Pages: R.T. Lawton’s “Black Friday”

The First Two Pages: Eve Fisher’s “Darkness Visible”

The First Two Pages: Robert Lopresti’s “The Chair Thief”

The full archive of over 130 essays published by Bonnie as well as her daughter after her mom passed can be found here.  

The full and growing archive since Art Taylor took over back in November 2017 can be found here.

Catherine Dilts Reviews: Short Story Review

Catherine Dilts Reviews: Short Story Review

Catherine Dilts Reviews: Merit Making by R. T. Lawton

Catherine Dilts Reviews: Merit Making by R. T. Lawton

Gerald So Interviews 2017 Derringer Finalist R.T. Lawton

Gerald So Interviews 2017 Derringer Finalist R.T. Lawton