"Heck, if you know what didn't work, you can do it better next time. Of course, we can improve. I grant you that we let books go when they are passable, but we also hope that the next story will give us a chance to do better things with it.…"
Welcome To CrimeSpace
Winner of the Spinetingler Magazine Special Services To The Industry Award, CrimeSpace is a place for readers and writers of crime fiction to meet. Find new authors to delve into and discuss the latest in crime fiction. Share photos, videos and make some friends. Pull up a chair at the bar and share your poison.
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For those of you looking to join CrimeSpace, the requirements are simple: You need to have a genuine interest in crime fiction. While there are a number of authors on the site, the main focus of CrimeSpace is not promotion. It's community.
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Dana King replied to Lee Lamothe's discussion Elmore Leonard and popular culture"No, but we also can't become better writers than we are just because we want to be. Everyone settles; there's no way around it except to fail better next time."
"Well. hmm! That's good, Tina, but since I've been here already, I'll say welcome aboard. Cozies? Not sure anybody here does cozies. The guys are into hard-boiled/noir and I write historical mysteries."
Tina C. replied to Tina C.'s discussion Checking out the real estate for a reading group."Hi I.J. Parker. Long story shortened...we mystery buffs just learned that our A&E board community closed and all are looking for a new home. CS may be it. Hope so. Anyway, we are a band of readers, "watchers"…"
O'Neil De Noux posted a status"LaStanza Novel #7 released: THE BLUE NUDE
cover art by Vincent De Noux"
"I'm not following this about characters too well. Let's face it, certain genre novels specialize in type-cast characters. That would include the early versions of the down-and-out P.I. and the sultry blondes that cross his threshold.…"
Jed Power replied to Jed Power's discussion OK To Use Real Business As a Location?"Thanks for the reply, Tina.
Since that post I've gone with using real locations. I only use fictional ones when something negative or derogatory about the business is taking place. Business owners seem to love having their business…"
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Checking out the real estate for a reading group. 4 Replies
Testing. PI's see whatcha think. Pgh, if yes, we could continue 12 Clues here. Start a new thread? Whatcha think? MCContinue
Tags: discussion, chat, mystery, cozy
Started by Tina C. in Reading Room. Last reply by I. J. Parker 2 hours ago.
Elmore Leonard and popular culture 32 Replies
The WSJ has a very good and perhaps provocative article about popular culture, Elmore Leonard, and some TV series. Some will agree with the premise; others might be pig-biting mad. But a good read.…Continue
Started by Lee Lamothe in The Main Bar. Last reply by I. J. Parker 56 minutes ago.
Top Ten Noir films 13 Replies
Britain's The Guardian has a list of all-time great noir films just published: …Continue
Started by Eric Christopherson in The Main Bar. Last reply by Kerry J Donovan yesterday.
Crossing the genre lines. 36 Replies
I've see a lot of so-called mysteries lately that really meant to be something else. Only about an hour ago, I discarded a book by a writer who came very highly recommended. It was a historical…Continue
Started by I. J. Parker in The Main Bar. Last reply by I. J. Parker yesterday.
Grumbling! 17 Replies
This site has been practically dead for the last week and barely breathing for months now.Given that plus the fact that I'm practically the only one to check in several times a day and post whenever…Continue
Started by I. J. Parker in The Main Bar. Last reply by Kerry J Donovan on Saturday.
Eastern Bloc Crime Fiction 13 Replies
I am not too terribly well versed in crime fiction, being fairly new to the genre, so I was hoping some people that know more might be able to help me find some interesting books. I have long been…Continue
Tags: DDR, GDR, east germany, soviet union, eastern bloc
Started by Travis Stewart in Reading Room. Last reply by Travis Stewart yesterday.
Grind Joint Discovery - Dana King 3 Replies
Accidentally (luckily!) came across GRIND JOINT while searching to see if Charlie Stella has recently published anything I haven't read. It seems Stella wrote the Introduction to Mr. King's…Continue
Started by Steven M. Roth in The Main Bar. Last reply by Steven M. Roth on Thursday.
FAT IN THE MIDDLE 6 Replies
The middle of a story. In so many stories authors fluff and stuff it with extraneous wording, unimportant to the story, like belles lettres; whole chapters in some cases to add girth to the thing.…Continue
Started by Dan L. Coleman in The Main Bar. Last reply by Stephen Seitz Nov 21.
BRAIN vs. BRAWN 22 Replies
Suppose it's a matter of personal taste and experience, but since I haven't read all crime writers/stories--who really has?--what might be the opinion here of the brains versus brawn crime novel…Continue
Started by Dan L. Coleman in The Main Bar. Last reply by Martin Roy Hill Nov 28.
Blotted out FBI file 4 Replies
So how many of y'all do research in "released" FBI and CIA files? I came across this one today and the blotting just cracked me up. It's begging for us to fill in the gaps with a fabulous spy…Continue
Started by Lucie Smoker in The Main Bar. Last reply by Lucie Smoker Nov 22.
Blog Posts
Review: "Cleveland In My Dreams" by Lawrence Block
Hackett has a serious problem and his therapist by the name of Loebner is not helping at all. Hackett has told him again and again that his dream every night is always the same. Hackett dreams that a mysterious caller rings him up and tells him he has to drive to Cleveland. In his dream he gets dressed and goes out to his car where a briefcase is waiting for him on the passenger seat. He drives the briefcase to Cleveland and then drives back. Since the very real drive takes four hours to…
ContinuePosted by Kevin R. Tipple on December 10, 2013 at 1:09am
Good Idea!
Decided what to write for the Debut Dagger. Two or three years ago I started a fantasy novel and abandoned it. I revisited it a few times but could never get beyond about chapter 4.
I realised it was the characters I couldn't let go of, whereas the story itself was - poor :D
Then some real-life events and a bit of brainstorming suggested a story that these characters seemed to fit a lot better than they did a fantasy, so I decided to write it. 1800 words in so far and I still…
ContinuePosted by Alex Sweeney on December 7, 2013 at 9:55pm
Adult Truth #12
“Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.”
And I don't even have a DVD collection. I have VCR tapes. I also have movies I download. Yes, folks, I admit, I download movies from the Internet. Illegal, you say? Let's not get into that particular issue. And let's totally stay away from my downloading television shows, about…
ContinuePosted by Stephen Brayton on December 7, 2013 at 4:38am
THE SOCIETY - A Chilling Paranormal Horror Thriller
The Society by William Wilde - A secretive society of powerful women practices deadly occult mysticism against its enemies. Now at Amazon Kindle. …
ContinuePosted by William Wilde on December 7, 2013 at 3:32am
Short Stuff
Just started a short story to send off for hopeful inclusion in an anthology. They sent the last one back so the hopeful isn't very hopeful. I think the reason was probably that I had (IMO) great characters, interesting dialog and background and NO PLOT AT ALL....
When I thought about it later, it seemed to me that nothing much actually happened. So I think I would have sent it back too :D That's what you get for writing something at the last minute in a big rush.
Coffee is…
ContinuePosted by Alex Sweeney on December 6, 2013 at 9:43pm — 7 Comments
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