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Recently I spent four days leading a workshop at the NY Write to Pitch Conference. As the members of my[…]
Read moreA Blog for Readers and Writers of Mystery, Crime, and Suspense Fiction
Recently I spent four days leading a workshop at the NY Write to Pitch Conference. As the members of my[…]
Read moreI’ve been intrigued by flash fiction since reading an interview with Shelby van Pelt, author of the lovely novel Remarkably[…]
Read moreOn March 1, I’ll be moderating a panel at the Gotham Writers Genre Fiction Conference. Something that makes this conference[…]
Read moreAt the start of every year, I like to pick a word that will be the theme for that year.[…]
Read moreHave you been craving stories about serial killers lately? Me too! And it turns out there are reasons for that.[…]
Read moreIn honor of Election Day, I’m not writing about Election Day, but rather something far more unifying. Dogs! Specifically, the[…]
Read moreAbout a year ago, writer/editor Rob Lopresti asked me if I’d be interested in writing a story for his anthology[…]
Read moreThe other day I read about a book club that chose only books with one word titles. That’s good news[…]
Read moreWhen you’ve been a writing teacher for as long as I have, it’s impossible to read a novel, especially a[…]
Read moreOver the next few days, I’ll be teaching a class on “How to Write a Mystery” at the Cape Cod[…]
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