Join us today at Dead to Writes, S3 E67, for our excellent interview with author Rosemary McCracken, creator of the popular Pat Tierney mystery series.
Tag: fiction
CBC Gem Short Doc: Meet the Women who love Murder.
Get to know the Mesdames of Mesdames. What motivates us to write crime fiction? Join us for this CBC Gem Short Doc by director and visionary Cat Mills and CBC Producer Felicity Justrabo:
Dead to Writes – S1, E3: The Case of the Carriageless Horse
In this Episode: * Donna interviews #DeadlyFriend author Steven M. Moore (The Chaos Chronicles Trilogy, Carrick Publishing 2018) * Tips for authors courtesy of Steve and Donna * #ReadersOnTheRun short story feature: "The Case of the Carriageless Horse", by Steven M. Moore, World Enough and Crime (Carrick Publishing, 2016) Are you a published author? Would… Continue reading Dead to Writes – S1, E3: The Case of the Carriageless Horse
Join us November 6 at the Sleuth of Baker Street Bookstore!
Crime Fiction Triple Launch! Sunday, November 6, 2pm - 3:30 pm, Sleuth of Baker Street Bookstore, Toronto
New Release! The Color of LIfe, by Claudette Carrida Jeffrey
Hot off the Carrick Publishing presses! We're thrilled to bring you this exceptional literary novel by Claudette C. Jeffrey: The Color of Life. Now available: Kindle Edition e-Pub Edition (Smashwords and their Premium Distributors) Print Paperback Edition The Color of Life is 'coming-of-age' at its finest. This second book in the Claire Soublet series gathers… Continue reading New Release! The Color of LIfe, by Claudette Carrida Jeffrey
New Release! Silicon Slummin’…and Just Gettin’ By, novel by Steven M. Moore
~by Donna Carrick, Carrick Publishing Mary Jo Melendez is back. The protagonist of Muddlin’ Through takes a permanent security job in the Silicon Valley after bouncing across the U.S. through temp jobs. Her future isn’t all bright, though, as she discovers she has a stalker. Moreover, two teams of agents, U.S. and Russian, are in… Continue reading New Release! Silicon Slummin’…and Just Gettin’ By, novel by Steven M. Moore
EFD2: Crime Antho Submissions are now open!
SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR EFD2: OUR UPCOMING CRIME ANTHOLOGY! **DEADLINE: JULY 31, 2014** Effective Thursday, June 12, 2014, we'll begin accepting submissions for our second Excerpt Flight Deck Anthology, EFD2. Now the fun can begin for active members of the Excerpt Flight Deck FaceBook group: This collection will include short Crime Fiction stories between… Continue reading EFD2: Crime Antho Submissions are now open!
Exciting news from Donna Carrick and Carrick Publishing!
Some exciting news to share with you all today: The Short-List nominees for the prestigious Arthur Ellis Awards (Crime Writers of Canada) were announced last night. I was thrilled and honoured to learn that my story Watermelon Weekend from our crime anthology THIRTEEN was short-listed in the Best Short Story category, along with fellow THIRTEEN… Continue reading Exciting news from Donna Carrick and Carrick Publishing!
The Dance of Fiction
One of this century's masters of literature, Barbara Kingsolver, (The Poisonwood Bible, Harper-Collins, 1998) has this to say about the art of fiction: "The writing of fiction is a dance between truth and invention." There are those purists in the literary industry who insist on fact above all -- who will brook no deviation from… Continue reading The Dance of Fiction
Readers on the Couch: Why do people love mysteries? ~ guest blogger Cecilia Dominic
First, a huge thank you to Donna Carrick for inviting me to write this post!As a psychologist and behavioral sleep medicine specialist, I hear the following three complaints most often in my practice:1. I can't sleep. 2. My mind won't stop racing. 3. Why is this anxiety/depression/sleep problem happening to me?I address the first two… Continue reading Readers on the Couch: Why do people love mysteries? ~ guest blogger Cecilia Dominic