Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine is the real deal when it comes to mystery fiction mags. It’s been in print since 1941, and it continues to maintain a newsstand presence to this day, along with digital editions. Stephen King even called it the best mystery magazine in the world. In the mystery/crime fiction universe, this is as top dog as it gets.
I was thrilled to receive a mention in the Blog Bytes column by Bill Crider, himself a cornerstone of the genre, in the September/October 2015 issue. Crider graciously highlights this website, CrimeFictionBook.com, writing, “Everything is presented with clarity and precision, so you don’t have to be an expert to understand it, although you might feel like one after you read it.”
This is an incredible honor, and I thank Crider for his kind words. I put a lot of time into this website and the book published by Writer’s Digest. This recognition means a lot to me.
I’ll be swinging by a bookstore to pick up a copy of the issue. Here are the pages I screen-grabbed from a digital edition with the comments. Be sure to show your support to EQMM by picking up an issue for yourself, too.
Yesterday, I was interviewed by Bethany Moore, a KWTX TV reporter in Waco, Texas, about autopsy reports from that “biker gang shootout” you might’ve heard about back in May (it made national news). The clip aired last night, and I managed to capture the live stream, seeing as how I don’t live in Texas and all. Pardon the buffering (you can see a better video here).
Plenty is happening since the launch of The Writer’s Guide to Weapons last week. I tried to condense everything into some social posts, but it got too long. Here’s the recap.
Pictured: My hand modeling audition.
The Writer’s Guide to Weapons is available everywhere, but only as a paperback so far. The digital version will be available soon, which will weigh considerably less than the one-pound print edition.
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