The First Two Pages: “The Mob, the Model, and the College Reunion” by Melodie Campbell

 The First Two Pages: “The Mob, the Model, and the College Reunion” by Melodie Campbell

SleuthSayers: "So I read your book…" (pause) Why Giving Books Away Can Backfire by Melodie Campbell

SleuthSayers: "So I read your book…" (pause) Why Giving Books Aw...: I gave a dinner party last night for friends of my new husband.  Pleasant people.  One was a career librarian (recently retired.)  I looke...

SleuthSayers: SIX Reasons Mystery Manuscripts Fail by Melodie Campbell

SleuthSayers: SIX Reasons Mystery Manuscripts Fail:  I was talking to a former student the other day about his classic mystery manuscript.  It's really good in so many ways - so good in fa...

SleuthSayers: Wanna be a Paperback Writer? Ten things you didn't know by Melodie Campbell

SleuthSayers: Wanna be a Paperback Writer? Ten things you didn'...: Alternate title… Perils of Publishing… How to keep sane while traversing a career in the wilds of publishing. Hello there!  Melodie here, ...

SleuthSayers: Wanna Be A Paperback Writer? The Truth about Author Incomes by Melodie Campbell

SleuthSayers: Wanna Be A Paperback Writer? The Truth about Auth...:  My last post on leaving my day job behind to become a full-time author with a traditional publishing house garnered a lot of comments to my...

SleuthSayers: The Case for Award Juries (why checklists are not enough) by Melodie Campbell

SleuthSayers: The Case for Award Juries (why checklists are not ...: I was once on a jury for a major award with the late, great Ed Hoch.  We did the usual thing; each of us read the entries and came back with...

SleuthSayers: What Went Wrong – (and pass the Scotch) by Melodie Campbell

SleuthSayers: What Went Wrong – (and pass the Scotch): My friend and colleague John Floyd has inspired me many times, but this time for a singularly bizarre post:  Things that go wrong in the lif...