AS CRIME WRITERS, ARE WE ENTERTAINING OUR READERS OR EDUCATING FUTURE KILLERS? 12 Replies

With all the information available today via the Internet, TV shows, textbooks, etc., concerning all aspects of forensics, it assists those of us who write crime to make our fiction stories ring…Continue

Started by J. F. Juzwik in Writer's Den. Last reply by Keith Dixon 12 hours ago.

Problems with Amazon's KDP 2 Replies

I'm in the process of uploading my e-books under my own name.  Up until now they've been handled by my agency.  I have properly dissolved that agreement, and the agency has taken down the…Continue

Started by I. J. Parker in Writer's Den. Last reply by I. J. Parker on Tuesday.

A Crime Epic 7 Replies

Hello there! My name is Gonzalo and this will be my first post so I'll just get right into it! I have a question that I've been wondering for quite some time and its if a crime story--as the story…Continue

Started by Gonzalo Calderon III in Writer's Den. Last reply by I. J. Parker on Tuesday.

The Perfect Family? 8 Replies

Karen and Richard Sharpe lived in an upscale area of Gloucester, a seaside town in Massachusetts. To the neighbors, they seemed like the perfect couple. They had been married for 27 years and had…Continue

Tags: Karen, suicide, in, prison, Sharpe

Started by Susan in Schmooze Lounge. Last reply by Susan on Tuesday.

More Creativity? It's a Two-Brainer 7 Replies

How can writers become more creative? According a book just out (Thought Revolution by William A. Donius) they can do it by tapping into the non-dominant half of their brain. For the 90 percent of…Continue

Started by Richard Newell Smith in The Main Bar. Last reply by Cammy May Hunnicutt on Monday.

Wanted: Your Marketing Input 13 Replies

I'm in the hardest and slowest part—the back and forth as the editor proposes and I dispose.  But the process is near its end, and my fourth mystery, The Claret Murders, will finally be available to…Continue

Tags: Up, Pump, Your, Book, Publicity

Started by tom.collins in The Main Bar. Last reply by tom.collins May 7.

Nook + Microsoft 8 Replies

Just curious about the reaction from you fellow CrimeSpace readers about the news that Microsoft and Nook will be linking up to make tablets.Continue

Tags: Microsoft, Nook

Started by L. A. Starks in The Main Bar. Last reply by Pepper Smith May 3.

Don't Make This Mistake. 4 Replies

Two years ago, when I lost my third publisher and my agent told me she couldn't place my books again, I asked her if they would manage my electronic rights, both for the books in print and for 4 that…Continue

Started by I. J. Parker in Writer's Den. Last reply by I. J. Parker Apr 30.

Where do you stand? 14 Replies

Barry Eisler wrote a piece for the London Guardian a couple of days ago…Continue

Tags: Amazon, publishing, self

Started by Keith Dixon in The Main Bar. Last reply by I. J. Parker May 2.

6 Word Stories. 17 Replies

Supposedly, the shortest story ever written came from Hemingway.  Here it isFor sale, baby shoes, never worn.I thought it might be fun if we tried to do the same.Here is my attempt:  Married,…Continue

Started by Brian Hoffman in The Main Bar. Last reply by Raymond Embrack on Tuesday.