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Keith thomson

Who are the Best and Worst Reviewers?

The other day, my fellow Huffington Post blogger took NY Times tv critic Alessandra Stanley to the worldwide woodshed. In so doing, Mr. L...

Started by Keith thomson

17 1 hour ago
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I. J. Parker

Acquisition time?

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 wou...

Started by I. J. Parker

21 9 hours ago
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G. Patrick Johnson

What do you do when you discover a notable writer has already covered your plot?

One time or another, I’m sure this has happened to everyone who writes. You come up with a great idea, a compelling idea; an idea you are...

Started by G. Patrick Johnson

13 20 hours ago
Reply by Morgan St. James
minervaK

Fonts. Seriously.

I have this font I like to use when I'm working on my MS on the computer. It's not Times New Roman. I understand that almost every agent ...

Started by minervaK

25 Nov 13
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Naomi Bell

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

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 nee...

Started by Naomi Bell

6 Nov 10
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minervaK

Foresnics question

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 sem...

Started by minervaK

6 Nov 8
Reply by L. A. Starks
Lisa Fernow

how soon to kill the first one?

In the golden age mysteries, the victim doesn't necessarily die right away, but I have heard that the convention today is to kill your fi...

Started by Lisa Fernow

31 Nov 2
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minervaK

need a slang word for U.S. Marshal

Anybody know one? Or know somebody who would know one? Preferably a word used by street gangs or their equivalent.

Started by minervaK

8 Oct 24
Reply by JJ Stick
John Gannon

The murder of Julia Wallace.

Julia Wallace was brutally beaten to death in her home in Anfield, Liverpool, England on the night of 20th January, 1931: her murderer ha...

Started by John Gannon

21 Oct 18
Reply by John Gannon
minervaK

rewrite finished!

Finished my second re-write today. It's a little shorter than I expected -- 72K words. I thought it would go to 80K. I'll let it rest fo...

Started by minervaK

13 Oct 9
Reply by I. J. Parker

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