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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.

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An honest response is always a good policy, as long as you're dealing with adults. Bravo.
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Saw Body Heat. Terrific movie. Am a little familiar with the area. And you're right, a big draw for the Florida stories is the geographical setting. Why I like Randy Wayne White, Edna Buchanan, et al.
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Sounds like fun. Sure there's enough water in the ocean to float that ship? Like the cover of Fools Rush In. Especially the grapes. Keep us abreast of any plans you might work out with the cruise line.
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Good work, Austin. Enjoy the traffic in Va. Beach?
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I read it, I.J. It was one of the three, and I liked it. And I'll read the next one if he gets real again.
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Members

  • Jeffrey Martin
  • Chris Pimental
  • Aaron Philip Clark
  • Linda Stamberger
  • John Gannon
  • Dan Coleman
  • Austin S. Camacho
  • Sunny Frazier
  • Margot Kinberg
  • Linwood Schley Jr.
  • minervaK
  • I. J. Parker
  • Jon Loomis
  • Kate Thornton
  • Patricia Harrington
  • Holli Castillo
  • D.R. MacMaster
  • Stephanie Serrano
  • Mari Sloan
  • Bill Moal
  • Vicki Hendricks
  • Brandt Dodson
  • Julie Lomoe
  • Tracy Meisky
  • Johnny Russell
  • Peg Herring
  • Debbi Mack

BEFORE YOU POST TO THE FORUM

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

Julie Lomoe

With fans like these, who needs enemies? 3 Replies

Yesterday I resigned from the local chapter of a national organization for mystery writers and fans. I blogged about it yesterday, but I'm still steamed. I'm not mentioning any organizations or nam...

Started by Julie Lomoe in The Main Bar. Last reply by Dan Coleman 1 hour ago.

minervaK

last days of the empire 18 Replies

Sometimes, reality feels like that, lately. We've got fifteen year-old girls killing nine year-old girls 'just to see what it feels like,' mass shootings at army bases, people stabbing each other o...

Started by minervaK in The Main Bar. Last reply by minervaK 1 hour ago.

John McFetridge

The Reality of a Bestseller 24 Replies

Saw this today, thought people might be interested: Realities of a Bestseller. "If I published only one book a year, and it did as well as this one, my net would be only around $2500.00 over the ...

Started by John McFetridge in Writer's Den. Last reply by Dan Coleman 23 hours ago.

Dan Coleman

Stop that Story! 24 Replies

What makes you stop reading a novel or short story? Is a self-published novel the same as one sent by a newbie to an agent?

Started by Dan Coleman in The Main Bar. Last reply by Dana King 5 hours ago.

Keith thomson

Who are the Best and Worst Reviewers? 28 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 Debbi Mack 4 hours 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 7 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 Albert Tucher Nov 19.

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 Nov 16.

I. J. Parker

Acquisition time? 23 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 Nov 18.

John McFetridge

New All Digital Publisher 12 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 Donna Carrick 7 hours ago.

Events

J. E. Seymour

Reading/Signing for "Quarry - An anthology of crime fiction by New England Writers"

Wednesday, November 18th, 7pm at Water Street Books in Exeter, NH. http://www.waterstreetbooks.com/event/reading

Started by J. E. Seymour in General Nov 17.

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.

Blog Posts

Austin S. Camacho

The Latest

The last couple of days have been busy but very good for promoting my writing. It started Friday at the Waldenbooks in Chesapeake, VA. After that book signing I took a short drive to Virginia Beach where I had a particularly good evening book signing at Barnes and Noble.

After taking some time to enjoy the sights of Virginia Beach I moved north Sunday to the Borders Express in the Owings Mills Town Center. After two nice Virginia signings, it was nice to have a good one in MD to round out my we… Continue

Posted by Austin S. Camacho on November 23, 2009 at 9:16am — 1 Comment

Sunny Frazier

MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS: A CRUISE TO DIE FOR

I just returned from a trip to the Mexican Caribbean. It was a cruise saluting Veterans, very patriotic (I am a Vietnam Era vet). I was on a panel of authors talking to the vets about writing their memoirs. The cruise was terrific! We got together later with the travel agent who pulled together the trip and pitched the idea of a mystery cruise. I came up with the title: Murder On the High Seas: A Cruise To Die For.

I heard today that the travel agent can pull it together by next fall. 7 days sa… Continue

Posted by Sunny Frazier on November 23, 2009 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

Linda Stamberger

Florida Noir

Florida noir has deep roots, starting in the 1940’s with hard-boiled detective fiction like John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee character. Fictional detectives, unraveling Florida mysteries, the unique atmosphere as part of the backdrop influencing characters and their actions, are all part of the Florida noir appeal. Florida fiction, along with non-fiction, even the medium of film usually draw on atmosphere, and with fiction, this affects plot as well.

In Florida fiction, an example would be Trav… Continue

Posted by Linda Stamberger on November 23, 2009 at 8:26am — 1 Comment

Linda Stamberger

Florida Noir

Florida noir has deep roots, starting in the 1940’s with hard-boiled detective fiction like John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee character. Fictional detectives, unraveling Florida mysteries, the unique atmosphere as part of the backdrop influencing characters and their actions, are all part of the Florida noir appeal. Florida fiction, along with non-fiction, even the medium of film usually draw on atmosphere, and with fiction, this affects plot as well.

In Florida fiction, an example would be Trav… Continue

Posted by Linda Stamberger on November 23, 2009 at 8:26am

Peg Herring

Seeing Double. And Yogurt

I'm not really twice as wordy as usual. I'm getting double postings, and I don't know why. I notice some others are too, and Daniel says it will go away soon. I try to delete one if I catch it.

Today's challenge: explain where the ridiculous names used in ads come from. What scientist, in lab coat and black-framed eyeglasses, proclaimed: "We've found a new yogurt culture, and we're going to call it bifidus regularis!"

Posted by Peg Herring on November 23, 2009 at 6:30am — 1 Comment

 
 

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