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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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L. A. Starks posted a blog postNew Release: STRIKE PRICE
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Patrick Balester posted a blog post101 Things To Die Before You Die (For Crime Writers)
Patrick Balester replied to David DeLee's discussion Interesting Forbes article on Self-publishingPhotos
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ITW Roundtable: Thrillers that challenge the status quo
Please join me this week at ITW's Roundtable, where we are discussing the question, "What are your favorite thrillers that question conventional wisdom or the status quo?" I had the opportunity to…Continue
Tags: thrillers
Started by L. A. Starks in Reading Room on Tuesday.
Finding an editor 7 Replies
Does anyone know of a resource list of honest and competent editors who I could contact regarding an edit of my crime novel? CrimeSpace seemed to be a good place to ask this question. thanks in…Continue
Tags: editors
Started by J W Nelson in Writer's Den. Last reply by Kevin R. Tipple yesterday.
True crime ... a springboard to fiction? 1 Reply
One of the articles in my recently published true crime ebook inspired my first novel. So kick back, have a pina colada (as it says in the Main Bar description) and check out the others.DARK DEEDS:…Continue
Tags: murders, child, Boston, Strangler, wife
Started by Susan in The Main Bar. Last reply by Susan May 14.
Interesting Forbes article on Self-publishing 2 Replies
Interesting article about self-publishing in Forbes recently…Continue
Started by David DeLee in The Main Bar. Last reply by Patrick Balester 8 hours ago.
Looking for Published Novellas for podcast
At Crime City Central we are looking for published crime novellas (dead tree published) to air on our podcast in serial form. Up to 24,000 words, more or less. Old or recent, even OOP, but you must…Continue
Started by Cher in Schmooze Lounge May 8.
Bid on a manuscript critique for a good cause! 2 Replies
Manuscript critiques, cocktails for 4 at Folio Literary Management's NYC offices, a scholarship to the Salt Cay Writers Retreat, and more including my offering: signed books and rocks from my…Continue
Started by Karen Dionne in The Main Bar. Last reply by Karen Dionne May 6.
Shakespeare Wrote Murder Stories 9 Replies
Perhaps it’s worse in Oxford, like the weather. Oxford, England, that is: a city stiff with history, bristling with dreaming spires, and teeming with writers. You can hear the scratching of their…Continue
Tags: Distant Thunder, Redemption Blues, Shakespeare
Started by Tim Griggs in The Main Bar. Last reply by Tim Griggs Apr 26.
Cover Copy Help 8 Replies
Looking for feedback on this. Thoughts?COLTIn four days, Everett Harbaugh will celebrate his twentieth birthday.Maybe.Home from college for the weekend, Everett is shocked to discover that he was…Continue
Started by Jude Hardin in The Main Bar. Last reply by J J Durham Apr 19.
Anybody (Else) Going to Bouchercon, September 19-22? 7 Replies
Albany, NY is so close to New Jersey, I can drive to Bouchercon this year on a tank of gas and a six-pack of Dos Equis. Hard not to go. I've already…Continue
Tags: Awards, Anthony, Bouchercon
Started by Jack Getze in The Main Bar. Last reply by Charles Kelly Apr 15.
Excerpts at the end of ebooks 36 Replies
Ignored? Annoying? Or a nice little bonus?Continue
Started by Eric Christopherson in The Main Bar. Last reply by Linton Robinson on Wednesday.
Blog Posts
New Release: STRIKE PRICE
L&L Dreamspell has published the print and e-book editions of my second thriller!
STRIKE PRICE is a story about a business deal turned deadly, concluding with a plot to destroy a massive energy depot, disrupt the world’s economy, and bring the US into confrontation with another global power. To stop it, up-by-the-bootstraps Lynn Dayton must trust a Cherokee elder who carries a corrosive secret.
“If you're looking for…
Posted by L. A. Starks on May 20, 2013 at 9:11am
101 Things To Die Before You Die (For Crime Writers)
The list is finally done. Thanks to all those who encouraged me and stopped asking, "Is it done yet? LOL
101 Things to Do before You Die (for mystery writers)
Write a minimum of 500 words a day, every day of the year, every year, until you die.…
Posted by Patrick Balester on May 20, 2013 at 5:49am
Book Review: "The Coyote Tracker: A Josiah Wolfe, Texas Ranger Novel" by Larry D. Sweazy
May 1875 finds Texas Ranger Josiah Wolfe back in Austin, Texas and very much in career limbo. Wolfe is still is a Texas Ranger despite the recent events and the media backlash. But, he has been told to stay in Austin and await the arrival of Captain Leander McNelly who will decide one more time if Ranger Wolfe is worth it. Not only is his career with the Rangers at stake, so too is the future of the Texas Rangers as an organization thanks to the coverage by the Austin Statesman…
ContinuePosted by Kevin R. Tipple on May 20, 2013 at 5:42am
Book Review: "The Disrespectful Interviewer: Thirteen Interviews with Authors" by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Usually author interviews are done with the idea of civility and respect. The same old questions can always be found in nearly every interview. Then there is this book and how Lauren Baratz-Logsted (LBL) does them. The Disrespectful Interviewer: Thirteen Interviews with Authors features interviews with a sarcastic tone along with plenty of references to the afternoon soap General Hospital.
The lineup subjected to both praise and ridicule is: Jon Clinch,…
ContinuePosted by Kevin R. Tipple on May 19, 2013 at 9:15am
Dennis Palumbo, Sue Owens Wright, Christopher Lynch, giveaways, stories & more
Up in Kings River Life Magazine this morning a review of Dennis Palumbo's brand new mystery novel "Night Terrors" and a chance to win a copy of the book http://kingsriverlife.com/05/18/night-terrors-a-daniel-rinaldi-mystery-by-dennis-palumbo/
We also have another Smart Guys mystery short story by Dennis Palumbo…
ContinuePosted by Lorie Ham on May 19, 2013 at 2:35am
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