SleuthSayers: File Purging

SleuthSayers: File Purging: Many members of the crime fiction writing community spent this past weekend at Bouchercon in Calgary. I spent it cleaning out my files. The ...

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 22 Notable Writing Conferences and Workshops in November 2026

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 22 Notable Writing Conferences and Workshops in No...: This November there are more than a dozen writing conferences and workshops. Some conferences and workshops will be held online, but most wi...

SleuthSayers: Publishing Malpractice

SleuthSayers: Publishing Malpractice: I've written here before about the murder mystery book club I joined a little over a year ago at my local independent bookstore. They te...

Writer Beware: Anthropic Copyright Settlement: Publishers Are Making Incorrect Claims on Authors’ Payouts

 Writer Beware: Anthropic Copyright Settlement: Publishers Are Making Incorrect Claims on Authors’ Payouts

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 84 Calls for Submissions in September 2026 - Paying Markets

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 84 Calls for Submissions in September 2026 - Payin...: This September there are seven dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always, eve...

Writer Beware: Production Companies, Literary Agents, Foreign Languages: AI-Driven Scams Continue to Morph

 Writer Beware: Production Companies, Literary Agents, Foreign Languages: AI-Driven Scams Continue to Morph