King & Spielberg Team On Under The Dome

According to Variety, Steven Spielberg and Stephen King will team up to develop a limited television series based on King's newly released novel, Under The Dome.

Changes Coming For Chizine Publications In 2010

Following a year that saw acclaim for its titles, growth into eBooks, and a successful launch party at the World Science Fiction Convention in Montreal, ChiZine Publications has unveiled more changes for 2010.

Gauntlet Cutting Off Dealers

With one or two exceptions, Gauntlet Press will no longer be supplying dealers with books.

“genre vs literary” in the days of the Technorenaissance

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I was hanging out in a writer’s forum and came across the age-old question of how do you define genre and literary? which always turns into genre vs literary: genre types bash the literati for lacking plot (which is absurd), while the literati bash the genre-ati for lacking everything else (equally absurd).

One person [...]

FORENSICS 123: CRIME SCENE MISINTERPRETATIONS

There are many things that, when misinterpreted, can result in inaccurate crime scene investigation results. The following describe some potential misinterpretations.

Body positions:

Bodies burned in a fire often assume a pose commonly referred to as a “pugilist position.” Their hands are clenched and raised like those of a prize fighter. This could be [...]

A Mile Plus One

I’m a member of a lot of different writing organizations..International Thriller Writers, Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, National Association of Women Writers, Novelists Inc, Science Fiction Writers of America, Romance Writers of America, Horror Writers Organization, and the Writers Guild of Acadiana. I’m probably forgetting one or two at the moment, but whew, [...]

Location, Location, Location

So, how do you sell a bunch of copies of a book? Make sure a bunch of people who might be interested in buying it know about it. It's that simple. [...]

Thomas Sullivan: “HE STOPPED LOVING HER TODAY…” or MURDERING YOUR MUSE

Love that George Jones song.  If you have an ounce of passion in you for anything, a single unblemished ideal, or if you feel a poignant stab in the heart for any kind of perfection, then you understand what’s behind that song.  

Writers get it.  Real writers.  Lovers of the Muse.  When you want something [...]