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THIRTEEN RELEASED! ~ Mesdames of Mayhem
Greetings Readers! Thirteen, the Mesdames of Mayhem’s first anthology is now available on Amazon! As you can see, the editors have been hard at work! Thirteen of us – hence the title – have written a...
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Readers on the Couch: Why do people love mysteries? ~ guest blogger Cecilia...
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:...
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Stage Fright or Murder by the Book ~ Joan O’Callaghan
It was totally serendipitous! My friend of many years, Jane Coryell, mentioned that she was designing the set for the Village Players in Waterdown, Ontario. Knowing my love of mysteries, Jane told me...
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Exotic Locales – Part II: Mesopotamia ~ D.J. McIntosh
I think of the way my books are written like a love affair conducted from afar. Two souls who are physically separated but whose hands stretch in their imaginations across thousands of miles to touch....
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From the Desk of the Editor: When You Can’t Afford an Editor ~ Cheryl...
Hiring an editor can be very expensive , especially if you hire the editor too early in the writing process, i.e., when your manuscript is in very rough first draft form. I’m talking here about such...
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ROUSING PRINT LAUNCH FOR THIRTEEN ~ M.H. Callway, Nov. 26, 2013
On October 27th, the fabulous Mesdames of Mayhem celebrated the print launch of their first anthology, Thirteen, at their favorite bookstore, Sleuth of Baker Street. The serendipitous and ghostly...
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Sex in Fiction ~ Caro Soles, December 3, 2013
There is a word in the English language that is capable of turning perfectly articulate people into stammering, red-faced teenaged versions of their adult selves. I found this out early when I began...
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Murder by the Book — the mystery of playwriting, by Mat Kelly
Blackmail, greed, jealousy, a body in the library, and a locked door. Recently one of my plays, about a murder that takes place in an all-women’s mystery writers club was put on by the Village Theatre...
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Sex in Fiction – Part II: the powerful intimacy of words… ~ Donna Carrick
The notion of sex in fiction is one that has ‘stirred’ authors, especially during the past 100 years. Of course, sex and its corresponding representation in the literary arts dates back long before...
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Selling the Book ~ Joan O’Callaghan
When my first books, Amazing Days and Places to See, People to See, Things to Do, All Across Canada, were published in the 90s, marketing them was easy -I didn’t have to do a thing! My publisher,...
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Standalones vs. Series ~ Vicki Delany
There are, basically, two types of mystery novels: standalones, in which characters appear once, never to be seen again, and series, in which characters feature in book after book. As a reader as well...
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Open Invitation – Exciting Multi-Author event: Moonshine Café in Oakville
Don’t miss this fabulous event! (See open invitation below.) WHEN: Sunday May 18th. 1:00 pm WHERE: Moonshine Café, 137 Kerr Street, Oakville, ON WHO: Vicki Delany (Under Cold Stone, Poisoned Pen Press)...
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We Are So Proud…………………….. by Joan O’Callaghan
What a few months it’s been for both THIRTEEN and its contributing authors, the fabulous Mesdames of Mayhem! On Thursday, April 25, an excited audience gathered on the lower level of Indigo at...
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BOOK COVERS: AN ART EXPLOSION! ~ M.H. Callway
Greetings Readers! Technological revolution causes a paradox in impacted businesses: a rapid crumbling of seemingly impregnable bastions of commerce coupled with the birth of flourishing new...
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Meet the Mesdames, Donna Carrick ~ by Joan O’Callaghan
Authors, teachers, business-women, and so much more… Our own Joan O’Callaghan presents a series of interviews with each of our Mesdames. An executive member of Crime Writers Of Canada, Donna Carrick...
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Arthur Ellis Awards ~ June 5, 2014, Arts & Letters Club, Toronto
Well, Friends, the results are in. Our beloved THIRTEEN did not win the Arthur Ellis Award last night, but it certainly made a terrific showing, with TWO nominations for Best Short Story. Our two...
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Life is like a book of chocolates ~ Guest blogger Lisa de Nikolits
Life is like a book of chocolates. Yeah, I know, that doesn’t make a whole lot of sense! But bear with me and let me explain. I am a bookaholic and a chocoholic and it occurred to me the other evening...
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Raising a Glass to the Best Bloody Conference Ever! ~ by Donna Carrick
What do you call 250 Canadian Crime Writers at the Toronto Hyatt Regency in June? A Bloody Blast, that’s what! Chaired by our own Mme Cheryl Freedman (aka She Who Must Be Obeyed), featuring Canadian...
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Meet the Mesdames, Catherine Dunphy ~ by Joan O’Callaghan
Authors, teachers, business-women, and so much more… Our own Joan O’Callaghan presents a series of interviews with each of our Mesdames. A National Newspaper Award winner for feature writing, Catherine...
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Meet the Mesdames, Madeleine Harris-Callway ~ by Joan O’Callaghan
Authors, teachers, business-women, and so much more… Our own Joan O’Callaghan presents a series of interviews with each of our Mesdames. Madeleine Harris-Callway (M.H. Callway) is the founder of our...
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