New Release: Take Them in the Storms

New novel coming out in about 2-3 weeks(Feb. 2021) titled Take Them in the Storms that features Wray Larrick as a U.S. Marine Corps captain assigned to investigate the inexplicable murder of a young marine at remote Camp Fuji, Japan, during the…Continue

Started by Dan L. Coleman in The Main Bar Feb 1, 2021.

True Crime Writers Call For Submissions

Author and anthology editor Mitzi Szereto is currently seeking original true crime stories for the fourth volume in her true crime franchise, THE BEST NEW TRUE CRIME STORIES: PARTNERS IN CRIME. Full details can be found at: …Continue

Tags: nonfiction, opportunities, anthology, publishing, CFS

Started by Mitzi Szereto in The Main Bar Sep 25, 2020.

True Crime writers call for submissions

I’m seeking original new non-fiction true crime pieces for:THE BEST NEW TRUE CRIME STORIES: WELL-MANNERED CROOKS, ROGUES & CRIMINALSFull details available at:…Continue

Tags: nonfiction, anthology, journalism, authors, CFS

Started by Mitzi Szereto in The Main Bar May 1, 2020.

MYSTERY AUTHORS FESTIVAL

Consider the SUFFOLK MYSTERY AUTHORS FESTIVAL in Suffolk, Virginia, a city-sponsored event August 8, 2020(still on). Downtown cultural arts building 1-6 pm. FREE to the public, free applications from authors, $25 fee if accepted. And there are…Continue

Started by Dan L. Coleman in The Main Bar Apr 4, 2020.

Writers Call for Submissions: True Crime

I’m seeking all-new true crime accounts for THE BEST NEW TRUE CRIME STORIES: SMALL TOWNS (to be published by Mango Publishing Group USA).Subject: True crime in small towns.…Continue

Started by Mitzi Szereto in The Main Bar Sep 23, 2019.

Writers call for submissions: True Crime 3 Replies

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. Last reply by Andre Michael Pietroschek Aug 27, 2019.

VAT on ebooks 1 Reply

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. Last reply by Andre Michael Pietroschek Aug 26, 2019.

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? 3 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 Andre Michael Pietroschek Aug 26, 2019.

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.