"Thanks, Dan. Some interesting suggestions there. I agree about not paying for a review. I'm up to 20 real customer reviews on amazon and I value those so much more than a purchased "professional" review. I had…"
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.
JOINING CRIMESPACE
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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Victoria Dougherty replied to Victoria Dougherty's discussion Hard-Boiled Thrillers, Noir, and the Belly Laugh"I'm with you. The only time having a humorless character - particularly a main character - works is if his/her humorlessness is in itself funny."
Dan L. Coleman replied to Kevin G. Chapman's discussion Getting Reviews -- ideas and suggestions?"Don't ever pay anyone for a review, please; it sets a bad example and looks like groveling. There are other ways to market your book. For independents, self-published, it's all about work. Take it from someone who's not an expert.…"
Dan L. Coleman replied to Victoria Dougherty's discussion Hard-Boiled Thrillers, Noir, and the Belly Laugh"Well, without humor you have a humorless protagonist, maybe good for a secondary, supporting one, kind of a straight man, but not the main one. You want him or her to be as human as possible, therefore, likable. People without humor are hard to…"
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Writers call for submissions: True Crime
Worldwide Call for Submissions: True CrimeTheme: Serial KillersCalling all crime writers and crime reporters!I’m seeking new true-crime stories for an anthology I’m editing for an American publisher. I’d especially like to see stories featuring…Continue
Tags: reporters, writers, call, stories, anthologies
Started by Mitzi Szereto in The Main Bar Jan 10.
VAT on ebooks
Hopefully this prohibitive and unfair VAT on ebooks will stop. It's killing digital book sales and ripping off readers.…Continue
Tags: Europe, digital, VAT, ebooks, books
Started by Mitzi Szereto in The Main Bar Dec 7, 2018.
Need procedural help for NYPD issues
Does anyone know of a good resource for getting some answers to police procedure questions regarding the New York City Police Department? Working on next novel set in NYC and have a few issues that I'd like to get right. Any suggestions…Continue
Started by Kevin G. Chapman in Writer's Den Nov 27, 2018.
Getting Reviews -- ideas and suggestions? 2 Replies
For an emerging author (sounds like I'm crawling out of a dark hole), one of the biggest challenges is getting reviews published. I hate the idea of paying for a "professional" review. I had a really bad experience in that space with my last…Continue
Tags: reviews
Started by Kevin G. Chapman in The Main Bar. Last reply by Kevin G. Chapman Jan 25.
MIGRATING BACK
...to crimespace after several years of only occasionally checking by to see what might catch my interest... I'm in the reading mood now, not promoting anything coming up soon for sale. "Foul Shot, a Wray Larrick Mystery" was mentioned once here…Continue
Started by Dan L. Coleman in The Main Bar Jan 9, 2018.
Trying to get UK Audiobook Reviews
I have 22 coupon codes left from Audible, for use on Audible.co.uk, for UK Audible members. I tried Audiobook Boom and it worked quite well for US but only 3 UK takers. Any suggestions are welcome. Here's a link to the titles.…Continue
Tags: audiobooks
Started by Judy Penz Sheluk in The Main Bar Dec 18, 2017.
Murder Without Pity promo
Murder Without Pity, a murder mystery for today's dangerous times, on sale now. Was $2.99. Now $.99. Available on Amazon and SmashwordsContinue
Started by Steve Haberman in The Main Bar Dec 15, 2017.
Long Time Not Here (but am back)
Hi all!I'm so excited to have found the link to Crimespace this week. I joined this group several years ago, but seven years ago, due to several critical situations that were beyond my control, I stepped away from writing and all social media. I'm…Continue
Tags: detective, private, investigator, fiction, crime
Started by Marta Stephens in The Main Bar Oct 12, 2017.
SFPD detective ranks.
Hoping I can get some help with San Francisco police ranks.The main character is a male 20 year veteran now in Robbery Homicide. I have been using the title of Detective throughout. For him, I was unsure of different levels of detective. I found…Continue
Tags: california, detective, sfpd
Started by Denis OLeary in Writer's Den Sep 27, 2017.
My new novel about masked vigilante, the Silver Manticore.
SILVER MANTICORE: STILL AT LARGEDATELINE: New York City 1967. Headlines scream the Silver Manticore, criminal mastermind, is dead. If he’s dead, who broke out of his City Morgue drawer? Find out in P.J. Lozito’s third installment in this popular New…Continue
Started by PJ LOZITO in Writer's Den Aug 11, 2017.
Blog Posts
I Want to be Alone: A Writer's Life
Posted by Mitzi Szereto on November 26, 2018 at 5:51am
Courting Horror with Florida Gothic
Posted by Mitzi Szereto on November 22, 2018 at 7:10am
New release: Secrets in Storyville, a small town mystery
Kate Morgan, a single mother, lives in the small town of Storyville, Ohio where she grew up. A want-to-be author, she works as a sales clerk in the town’s only department store doing what…
ContinuePosted by Patricia Gligor on July 2, 2018 at 2:33am
Men in Love and War
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Posted by Victoria Dougherty on May 30, 2018 at 12:13pm
Men in Love and War
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Posted by Victoria Dougherty on May 30, 2018 at 12:11pm
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