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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.

Latest Activity

Peg Herring commented on Sarah Wisseman's blog post 'WHY I WRITE MYSTERIES'
That's so true. I'm struggling with layers in my WIP, and I think I finally hit pay dirt. Many non-writers don't get how difficult it is to make everything believable but not too obvious: just a little dirt sprinkled over that clue so it isn't too...
18 minutes ago
Mike Dennis left a comment for Carmel Shute
34 minutes ago
B.R.Stateham added a blog post
For those of us who dream of getting published, you should go over to ShadowLine Press and check'em out. They're new--and they're looking for writers. The kind of writers found in here. Being brand new means everyone is starting on the ground floo...
1 hour ago
Dana King replied to Keith thomson's discussion 'Who are the Best and Worst Reviewers?'
I don't have any "professional" reviewers I go to for advice. I take my suggestions from people whose opinions I've come to trust and respect from Crimespace, and several blogs. Full-time reviewers don't necessarily share my tastes.
1 hour ago
B.R.Stateham replied to Sandra Parshall's discussion 'Best books? Says who?'
Betcha they never read my book. Trying to create the illusion they've picked the 100 Best Books kinda sounds arrogant to me.
2 hours ago
Tom Rieber and JackBludis are now friends
2 hours ago
I. J. Parker replied to Jon Loomis's discussion 'NYT reviews Stephen King's new epic'
It is perfectly natural to read books that are bestsellers in order to find out why the book is a bestseller. It is also natural to read the books of award winners. There, too, one may learn something. I doubt that jealousy enters into this for mo...
2 hours ago
I. J. Parker replied to Sandra Parshall's discussion 'Best books? Says who?'
Well, if there's a certain amount of unanymity, you may want to check it out, right? And I like all things that end up selling books.
3 hours ago

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Please read the information on Promotion. Note that the forum is for discussion only, not for blatant self promotion (BSP). Appropriate announcements can be made in the Events forum or your member blog.

Forum

Keith thomson

Who are the Best and Worst Reviewers? 20 Replies

The other day, my fellow Huffington Post blogger took NY Times tv critic Alessandra Stanley to the worldwide woodshed. In so doing, Mr. Levinson recognized that criticizing a critic is almost never...

Started by Keith thomson in Writer's Den. Last reply by Dana King 1 hour ago.

Darlene

More than one 9 Replies

I posted this question elsewhere, so I am assuming it was lost. I am ready to pitch my books and in my quary, am wondering how I should name them. There are three, one main character, and her P.O.V...

Started by Darlene in The Main Bar. Last reply by Karen Dionne Nov 14.

John McFetridge

Lost Treasures 6 Replies

Recently the movie The Frinds of Eddie Coyle came out on DVD and probably got at least a few people interested in the Georges V. Higgins novel it's based on. I also recently saw the movie Straight...

Started by John McFetridge in The Main Bar. Last reply by Joe Souza 1 day ago.

Sandra Parshall

Best books? Says who? 89 Replies

The Publishers Weekly list of the "100 best books of 2009" includes shockingly few works by women. So what else is new? The Sisters in Crime response has been posted by SinC President Marcia Talley...

Tagged: in, Crime, Sisters, Weekly, writers

Started by Sandra Parshall in The Main Bar. Last reply by B.R.Stateham 2 hours ago.

I. J. Parker

Acquisition time? 21 Replies

I've just been told by my agent that nothing will be submitted to publishers until after the New Year. Anything sent them before then would just sit and gather dust. It's not the first time, she's ...

Started by I. J. Parker in Writer's Den. Last reply by I. J. Parker 1 day ago.

John McFetridge

New All Digital Publisher 8 Replies

All this talk of changes to the publishing business and today there's an announcement of a new, all-digial publisher starting up. Well, not really starting up, it's a division Harlequin called Car...

Started by John McFetridge in The Main Bar. Last reply by Benjamin Sobieck Nov 11.

Thomas Grant Bruso

The Extra Padding 31 Replies

Why is it that so many books are filled with pages after pages of extra padding, or fluff? Authors write an excess of flashbacks, or litter their books with complete rubbish just to make a quota of...

Started by Thomas Grant Bruso in The Main Bar. Last reply by Andrew Kent 16 hours ago.

Naomi Bell

Do I need permission to use the name of a police force? 6 Replies

I have short story set in a provincial park in Ontario. The investigating police force would be the OPP - can I refer to OPP, or do I need their permission to use their name? The OPP (Ontario Prov...

Started by Naomi Bell in Writer's Den. Last reply by Naomi Bell Nov 10.

Jon Loomis

NYT reviews Stephen King's new epic 41 Replies

The review is here, and generally positive--although the reviewer does point out a couple of King's sentence-level clunkers, and makes a reasonable argument: considering the sheer mass of the guy's...

Started by Jon Loomis in Reading Room. Last reply by I. J. Parker 2 hours ago.

minervaK

Foresnics question 6 Replies

Is it possible to date semen inside a dead body? That is, if a woman had sex shortly before she died, is it possible to tell from the semen how long before she died she had sex? MK www.minervakoen...

Started by minervaK in Writer's Den. Last reply by L. A. Starks Nov 8.

Events

Julie Lomoe

Blog Book Tour - Ten Stops, from November 9 through November 20 1 Reply

Come catch me on my first-ever Blog Book Tour. Today I'm visiting Maryann Miller's blog, It's Not All Gravy. She's featuring books that would make good Christmas gifts, and I've posted some reviews...

Started by Julie Lomoe in General. Last reply by Julie Lomoe Nov 13.

Jacqui Horwood

Scarlet Stiletto Awards Night

8pm Friday November 27, 2009 Catherine McClements presents the 16th Scarlet Stiletto Awards & talks to Sue Turnbull about her life in crime. Catherine stars as Inspector Kerry Vincent in Networ...

Tagged: Awards, Stiletto, Scarlet

Started by Jacqui Horwood in General Nov 9.

Christine Duncan

Christine Duncan visiting Murder She Writes

Please stop by www.blogtalkradio.com/MurderSheWrites on Monday at 5 central when Sylvia Dickey Smith interviews me about my mystery series set in a battered women's shelter..

Started by Christine Duncan in General Nov 9.

Blog Posts

B.R.Stateham

Check out ShadowLine Press web page

For those of us who dream of getting published, you should go over to ShadowLine Press and check'em out. They're new--and they're looking for writers. The kind of writers found in here. Being brand new means everyone is starting on the ground floor. Kinda exciting, if you ask me.

And when you go over there, check out their 'authors' page. Neat, Maynard.

They're at

http://www.shadowlinepress.com

Posted by B.R.Stateham on November 17, 2009 at 2:39am

Peg Herring

Answers Will Vary

My mother, an elementary teacher, once had a student hand in homework that stymied her for a few moments. All the true-false, multiple choice, and short answer responses were correct, but all the essay questions were answered with the phrase "Answers will vary." She finally figured out that during recess, while she was on hall duty, the kid had swiped her teacher's edition from the desk, copied what was written there onto his paper, and then put the book back.

What I've been thinking of as I ed… Continue

Posted by Peg Herring on November 16, 2009 at 10:12pm

Austin S. Camacho

Author Update

I had a successful book signing at the Waldenbooks in Cumberland MD, which the manager described as “a little off the beaten path.” She gambled and ordered a big stack of The Troubleshooter in hard cover, and they all sold.



Also, my guest shot on Madame Mayo’s blog posted a couple days ago. Her blog combines literary subjects with an international flavor, so I wrote about locations… Continue

Posted by Austin S. Camacho on November 16, 2009 at 9:38pm

Paul Brazill

Guest Blogger:Eric Beetner - Keep it simple, stupid!

Todays Guest Blogger is Eric Beetner with KEEP IT SIMPLE, STUPID!

http://pdbrazill.blogspot.com/2009/11/guest-blogger-eric-beetner-keep-it.html

Posted by Paul Brazill on November 16, 2009 at 7:23pm

Brian Kavanagh

Christmas Giveaway

My Christmas Giveaway this year is a paperback copy of BLOODY HAM and an eBook PDF copy of CAPABLE OF
MURDER. Please specify which one you would prefer.

This year you must answer a question!
Belinda Lawrence's new mystery takes place in an important town in Kent, England famous for a murder in the Cathedral!
Name the town.

Sign in to my Guest Book on my Website
http://beekayvic.tripod.com

Entries close midnight Sunday 22nd November. Fi… Continue

Posted by Brian Kavanagh on November 16, 2009 at 2:00pm

 
 

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