Type M for Murder

 by Sybil Johnson I'm pretty much a live and let live kind of person. I don't get annoyed easily. (Some people I know might not agree.) But certain things about books and marketing bug me. Covers: As long as the cover of a book matches the kind of book it is, I'm okay with it. A cozy mystery should give off a cozy mystery feel, etc. I might like certain covers be...

One of the staples in mysteries, particularly on TV, is the courtroom scene, where the hero lawyer, or detective, is often at first undermined by their adversary, only to later present crucial evidence that spells finis for the bad guy. Like other steps necessary to the solving of a crime--forensics, interrogations, surveillance--for the sake of the story, the judicial...

 by Sybil JohnsonMy apologies for missing my last posting date. After Malice, the husband and I did a driving trip through parts of Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio. It was fun and great to get away from all the construction around our house. But that’s not what I’ll be talking about here. Today I’m focusing on my Malice Domestic experience. This was my 10th/11th ...

 The Blog is going thru a refocusing as the originator takes a break and a hack mystery writer (me) takes over - at least for a while.ARE YOU A NON-WRITER?  You are our target.  As are new writers, old and musty writers, publishers, murder mystery enthusiasts.....    Please suggest what you want to hear about. The bloggers here are working, publishing my...

By Catherine Dilts Malice Domestic is a fan-focused fiction conference appealing to cozy, amateur sleuth, and traditional mystery readers. The perfect fit for my writing. The perfect conference for my new-author daughter, Merida Bass, to meet the fans for whom she’s writing. We signed up months in advance, booked flights, and reserved a hotel room. Yikes! The conference is so ...