All Blog Posts Tagged 'story' (101)

The story behind the detective - DI Andy Horton in Death Surge

The inspiration for Death Surge came like all the other novels in the series featuring the flawed and rugged detective DI Andy Horton from the location. It is locations that inspire me and with the Horton series,set…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on April 22, 2014 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Writing a crime series and keeping each novel fresh

Writing a crime series and keeping each novel fresh is always a challenge for crime writers. There are now nine in the DI Andy Horton series and number ten, Death Surge, is being published by Severn House in September 2013 in the UK and on 1 January 2014 in the USA. So DI Horton has come a long way since first appearing in Tide of Death in 2006.

So how does a writer keep the series fresh and the central character of interest to readers?

Readers buy my books…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on August 27, 2013 at 7:45pm — No Comments

Jenn Mckinlay, Heather Blake, & more mystery reviews, giveaways, short stories & articles

Up in Kings River Life Magazine 6 more reviews & giveaways of Penguin mysteries. "The Good, the Bad, and the Witchy": A Witchcraft Mystery By Heather Blake, "Curse of the PTA" by Laura Alden, "Under Currents" by Author Pamela Beason, "Going, Going Ganache" by Jenn McKinlay, "Oak and Dagger" by Dorothy St. James and "The Homicide Hustle": A Ballroom Dance Mystery By Ella Barrick.…

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Added by Lorie Ham on April 28, 2013 at 3:12am — No Comments

Ton of mystery reviews & giveaways, Clea Simon, Ilene Schneider, mystery short story & more in KRL

This morning in Kings River Life Magazine we have another big group of fun mystery book reviews & giveaways from Penguin: We have "The Christie Curse: A Book Collector Mystery" By Victoria Abbott, "Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death: A Devereaux’s Dime Store Mystery" By Denise Swanson, "Peach Pies and Alibis" by Ellery Adams, Trouble in the Tarot by Kari Lee Townsend, and Wave Good-Bye: A Southern Beauty Shop Mystery By Lila Dare…

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Added by Lorie Ham on April 14, 2013 at 3:15am — No Comments

Julia Spencer Fleming, Tammy Kaehler, short story, giveaways & more in KRL

Up in Kings River Life this morning--check out this great book giveaway of Julia Spencer Fleming's entire series! There is also a review of 2 of the books in the series http://kingsriverlife.com/04/06/julie-spencer-fleming-reviewsbig-giveaway/

 

Also up in KRL this morning a new Smart Guys mystery short story from Dennis Palumbo…

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Added by Lorie Ham on April 7, 2013 at 2:58am — No Comments

Sunshine State

Original fiction first published in Colored Chalk and also "black shatter" a blog of my (mostly) published work.

rose is a rose is a rose is a rose

He jumped off the train and went into…

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Added by Meg on March 15, 2013 at 2:00am — No Comments

4 Penguin mysetry giveaways, Matt Witten & a mystery short story in KRL

Up today in Kings River Life we have a great giveaway and reviews of 4 Penguin mysteries-"Chance of A Ghost": A Haunted Guesthouse Mystery by E.J. Copperman, "Knot What It Seams" by Elizabeth Craig, "One Hot Murder" by Lorraine Bartlett and "Veiled Revenge": A Crime of Fashion Mystery By Ellen Byerrum…

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Added by Lorie Ham on March 3, 2013 at 2:53pm — No Comments

Triss Stein, Miranda James, Spenser, mystery short story, giveaways and more in KRL

In Kings River Life Magazine this morning we have a great mystery short story by Andrew MacRae http://kingsriverlife.com/02/23/strangers-well-met-an-original-mystery-short-story/

 

We also have another mystery TV Flashback from Deborah Harter Williams. This one is one of my personal favorites-"Spenser For Hire"…

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Added by Lorie Ham on February 24, 2013 at 3:24am — No Comments

Rhys Bowen, Kerry Greenwood, JJ Murphy, short story, giveaways & more in KRL

Up in Kings River Life Magazine this morning is a never before published mystery short story by Mary Frisbee http://kingsriverlife.com/02/02/bitter-creek-an-original-mystery-short-story/



Also in the new issue we have a review of Kerry Greenwood's latest mystery novel "Unnatural Habits", an interview with Kerry & a chance to win a copy of the book…

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Added by Lorie Ham on February 3, 2013 at 4:47am — No Comments

Faith and a Box Full of Clock Parts

Thrilled to see my guest essay on writers keeping the faith despite self-doubt on Psychology Today! Here's an excerpt:

"I’m ten years old. My Big Ben-style alarm clock has stopped working. Maybe I wound it too tightly, maybe it’s just worn out. Whatever the reason, the alarm hasn’t gone off in days.

I know I can fix it, if only I can get a look inside. When I tell my …

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Added by Karen Dionne on January 30, 2013 at 12:04am — No Comments

Mike Orenduff, Jenn McKinlay, Agatha Christie, short stories & more in KRL

Up in Kings River Life Magazine the final installment of a 3 part series on the queen of crime Agatha Christie http://kingsriverlife.com/01/26/agatha-christie-a-life-in-three-acts-part-3/

 

Also up in KRL this morning we have a review of the latest Pot Thief mystery by Mike Orenduff, a guest post from Mike on the value of a book & you can enter for a chance to win a copy of "The Pot…

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Added by Lorie Ham on January 27, 2013 at 4:11am — No Comments

Betty Webb, Monk, short stories, giveaways & more in new KLR issue

Up today in Kings River Life we are once again mystery packed! We have a fun mystery short story by Lew Stowe called "Stalkers" http://kingsriverlife.com/01/05/stalkers-an-original-mystery-short-story/



A lot of new shows are premiering this month and many are mystery/suspense related. Check out our article on some of those in the current issue…

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Added by Lorie Ham on January 6, 2013 at 5:43am — No Comments

Christmas mystery short story, Marilyn Meredith, Elaine Macko & more

Well our first of the Christmas mystery short stories is up this morning in Kings River Life. We have a story by Gail Farrelly http://kingsriverlife.com/12/01/santa-and-the-poor-box/

 

Watch for many more between now and December! Also while over at KRL check out our review of Elaine Macko's latest mystery novel "Poisoned" and enter to win a copy…

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Added by Lorie Ham on December 2, 2012 at 1:16pm — No Comments

Short story, Oak Tree mystery authors & vampires in KRL this week

Dennis Palumbo shares another Smart Guys mystery short story with Kings River Life Magazine this week http://kingsriverlife.com/11/24/mayhem-in-mayberry-a-smart-guys-mystery-short-story/



If you're looking for another mystery TV show to try--check out Kings River Life Magazine's review of the BBC One show "New Tricks" also shown on PBS…

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Added by Lorie Ham on November 25, 2012 at 4:01am — No Comments

Don't Write The Story

In a recent taekwondo class I was instructing the students in the single bahng mahng ee form. For those of you who can't read Korean, that is the single stick. The form is lengthy and complex. I've told my students many times (and I apologize to the creator of this form) that I think the single stick is boring. Or rather, I have seen too many times boring forms performed by competitors at tournaments. I…

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Added by Stephen Brayton on November 2, 2012 at 12:00am — No Comments

Can You Solve This Internet Murder Mystery?

Deadly Game Part #3 The Alibi

http://youtu.be/F_e9bypOzXA



Bad news for the prime suspects. Most have flimsy alibis and some have none at all. No matter, I'm sure you will get to the bottom of this and catch…

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Added by Larry J on October 15, 2012 at 6:08am — No Comments

Jeri Westerson, Molly MacRae, Michelle Rowen, giveaways, short story & more in KRL

The new issue of Kings River Life Magazine is up early this morning with a review of Jeri Westerson's new Medieval Noir book "Blood Lance", a guest post by Jeri on knights, info on her book launch, a chance to win a copy of the book & a link to purchase it where a portion of the sales will go to a cat rescue…
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Added by Lorie Ham on October 14, 2012 at 2:24pm — No Comments

Denise Swanson, Rochelle Staab, Copper, short story & more in new KRL issue

As we move into the Halloween season Kings River Life Magazine is going to be featuring several books with a supernatural or scary twist. This week we are reviewing Rochelle Staab's book "Bruja Brouhaha", you can enter for a chance to win a copy & enjoy a video interview with Rochelle from this year's Left Coast Crime 2012 http://kingsriverlife.com/09/29/bruja-brouhaha-by-rochelle-staab/

 

We…

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Added by Lorie Ham on September 30, 2012 at 5:20am — No Comments

Tess Gerritsen, Sandra Parshall, Rachel Caine & a short story in new KRL issue

The new issue of Kings River Life is up and we have a review of Tess Gerritsen's latest Rizzli & Isles book "Last to Die", a behind the book interview with Tess & you can enter for a chance to win a copy of the book http://kingsriverlife.com/09/22/last-to-die-by-tess-gerritsen/



We also have a never before published mystery short story by Gail Farrelly…

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Added by Lorie Ham on September 23, 2012 at 2:33am — 1 Comment

Penny Warner, JR Lindermuth, short stories, giveaways & more in new issue of KRL

The new issue of Kings River Life has a mystery short story by Kaye George http://kingsriverlife.com/09/15/color-me-baby-blue-an-original-mystery-short-story/

 

A review of J.R. Lindermuth's book "The Limping Dog", a chance to win a copy of the book and a guest post by J.R. on setting in books…

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Added by Lorie Ham on September 16, 2012 at 3:29am — No Comments

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