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When your book comes out, do you ...

Constantly check its position in the Amazon chart? Read every review? Go into bookstores and re-arrange the shelves so that your title stan…

Started by Tom Cain

25 Jul 4, 2007
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Real Place Names

What are your theories on using real place names in your writing? I know the use of real products, stores, etc. became know as KMart realis…

Started by Patricia Abbott

12 Jul 4, 2007
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Wyrd Bookselling Practyces

Just heard this one from a friend who recently visited Japan. He saw a guy in a huge bookstore surrounded by a pile of books and a guill…

Started by Daniel Hatadi

8 Jul 3, 2007
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Short stories turned into novels

I'm doing research on my next mystery and am in need of different models of turning a short story into a novel. I'll be picking up Megan Ab…

Started by Naomi Hirahara

18 Jul 2, 2007
Reply by Nikki Dolson

Wrestler's murder-suicide

Apart from being saddened that yet another man killed his wife and son and then himself, I have to admit to being somewhat intrigued by the…

Started by Joan Conwell

2 Jul 2, 2007
Reply by norby

Malice Abroad

One day mini conference hosted by Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale. Saturday July 14. All day, culminating in a royal tea to launch Rhys Bowen's HE…

Started by Rhys Bowen

0 Jul 2, 2007
Reply by Julie Lomoe

Head In The Clouds Today!

A while back I submitted a short story to a publisher in Australia. She was doing an anthology called Short and Twisted. Even though she w…

Started by DADavenport

11 Jul 1, 2007
Reply by Bill Peschel

Define Pulp?

My husband just wrote an article on genre and was challenged by reviewers on his definition of pulp--fiction only not in films. How would y…

Started by Patricia Abbott

21 Jun 29, 2007
Reply by Jude Hardin

Money, Etc.

There's an interesting discussion over at JA Konrath's blog about contract negotiations. Since it's a problem I hope to be facing soon, I'd…

Started by Jude Hardin

34 Jun 27, 2007
Reply by Jude Hardin

Is it just publishing, or entertainment at large?

Reading this op-ed about Kelly Clarkson's latest album reminded me of pretty much everything I've read here: http://www.latimes.com/enterta

Started by Christa M. Miller

4 Jun 27, 2007
Reply by Daniel Hatadi

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