“Good authors, too, who once knew better words / Now only use four-letter words writing prose / Anything goes!” – Cole Porter, 1934 By PJ Parrish A convenient convergence of events led me to my topic today. And thank you, Calliope, because I had … Continue reading
As a retired police officer and now starving artist writer, I pay attention to others who write true crime and crime fiction. I read (actually skim) more for craft than story because I’m still very much in the learning curve … Continue reading
By John Gilstrap Happy New Year, everyone! Yeah, I know the year is two weeks old, but this is my first post of 2020. It’s been a quarter of a century since HarperCollins published my first novel, Nathan’s Run. (Why … Continue reading
Hop in, fellow travelers. Today we’re off on a short, shocking car ride with the protagonist of The List. I hope you’ll take a few moments to read my critique, then add your own comments. The List Everyone … Continue reading
by James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell I love Project Gutenberg. This site has an ongoing project of digitizing works from the past that have fallen into public domain. The works are then made available—for free download—in Kindle, Epub, or text format. … Continue reading
I am on book tour in Michigan today, so excuse me if I don’t answer quickly to comments. In meantime, I wrote this recently for the great online mag Criminal Element. (Which coincided with a terrific review for our new … Continue reading
By PJ Parrish We have a new contribution from a writer today. For me, it hit home, because it made me think about something I had been dealing with in my own books. I’ll explain after you take a moment … Continue reading
By John Gilstrap After spending a year creating a story line and populating it with characters that I hope are interesting, it’s time to send my novel off to my editor, who will let me know, in blisteringly easy-to-interpret terms, … Continue reading
By Elaine Viets After 15 years of writing cozy and traditional mysteries, I‛m back writing hard-boiled, forensic novels. I‛ve signed a two-book deal with Thomas & Mercer for the new, darker Angela Richman mysteries. Angela is a death investigator in … Continue reading
By Joe Moore @JoeMoore_writer Welcome back to TKZ after our winder break. I hope all of you had a wonderful time off with your families and friends. So, now it’s time to get back to work. When I graduated from … Continue reading