SleuthSayers: 51 and Counting

SleuthSayers: 51 and Counting: There's an old saying that figures don't lie, but liars do figure. However, one can also choose those figures from the data which a...

SleuthSayers: The Bar

SleuthSayers: The Bar: Most people have memories from various bars over the course of their lives. These memories may be good ones from the times when they were th...

SleuthSayers: Setting the Hook by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: Setting the Hook: Stone Age Fish Hook Photo from Wikipedia In his review of Nathaniel Hawthorne's short fiction book, Twice Told Tales for Graham's...

SleuthSayers: Don't Ever Get Old by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: Don't Ever Get Old:   As Ben Johnson's character says to another old timer in a John Wayne western just before the big gun fight scene, "Don't ever...

SleuthSayers: The Aftermath by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: The Aftermath: This will be my last post on the Edgar and/or my Edgar story. I promise. Okay, so I've been wondering why "The Road to Hana"? ...

SleuthSayers: The Boyz by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: The Boyz: The Boyz The long journey actually started on January 19th when MWA announced the six short stories nominated for the Edgar, but you've...

SleuthSayers: Me & Ol' Bobble Head by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: Me & Ol' Bobble Head: Years ago at one of the Edgar Award Banquets back when I served on the MWA Board of Directors, Margery gave out Edgar Allan Poe Bobble Head...

SleuthSayers: From the Response Time Front by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: From the Response Time Front:   It's a frequently asked question on the Short Mystery Fiction Society posting board as to how long the wait time is for  replies on sh...

SleuthSayers: The Advantage of Networking by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: The Advantage of Networking: I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but this topic is important enough that I believe it bears mentioning again. You just never know...

SleuthSayers: Using All Your Resources by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: Using All Your Resources: I was in the process of writing this blog article about how writers should use all of their creative resources to get a new story started an...

SleuthSayers: So I was Thinking by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: So I was Thinking: So, anyway, I was thinking that maybe I should expand my field of writing and possibly try some new markets. I could always write some horro...

SleuthSayers: The Good, The Bad, The Lemonade by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: The Good, The Bad, The Lemonade:     If you're writing short stories, I assume you have some sort of business plan for them. In which case, your plan may be as simple as...

SleuthSayers: The Hat Trick by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: The Hat Trick: When a hockey player scores three goals in the same game, he is said to have performed "The Hat Trick." There are several myths a...

SleuthSayers: Talking to Strangers by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: Talking to Strangers: From March through August is a long time to have a void in your socializing. It's enough to make you start talking to strangers in a par...

SleuthSayers: With Social Media the Past is never Far Away by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: With Social Media the Past is never Far Away: A few years ago, on this same blog site, I posted an article which briefly touched on losing a friend of mine by the name of Tom Whitehead....