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News, reviews and schmooze by and about Canadian mystery writers. Friday, April 24, 2015. Announcing the 2015 Arthur Ellis Awards. Shortlists for Crime Writing. Brenda Chapman, Cold Mourning, Dundurn Press. Barbara Fradkin, None so Blind, Dundurn Press. CC Humphreys, Plague, Doubleday Canada. Maureen Jennings, No Known Grave, McClelland and Stewart. Alen Mattich, Killing Pilgrim, House of Anansi. Janet Brons, A Quiet Kill, Touchwood Editions. Steve Burrows, Siege of Bitterns, Dundurn Press. Michael Betch...
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Mystery Maven Canada: January 2015
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News, reviews and schmooze by and about Canadian mystery writers. Friday, January 30, 2015. SCHMOOZING WITH EVA GATES. 1 Who has influenced you the most in your writing career? 2 What are you working on now? The third Lighthouse Library mystery, Reading up a Storm. 3 In what ways is your main protagonist like you, if at all? Lucy Richardson is her name and she is not like me in the least! 4 Are you character driver or plot driven? 5 Are you a pantser or a plotter? Under my real name of Vicki Delany, I ha...
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Mystery Maven Canada: December 2014
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News, reviews and schmooze by and about Canadian mystery writers. Saturday, December 27, 2014. WISHING YOU THE MERRIEST! I'm taking a break until early January. Time to relax and also, focus on writing. If I get really efficient and finish the book I'm reading, along with my book club book, I'll post a review next week. Until then, wishing you a Merry Christmas,. Happy Hanukkah, and a very Happy New Year. With lots of plots and books! Friday, December 19, 2014. SCMOOZING WITH CATHERINE MACDONALD. I’...
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Mystery Maven Canada: November 2014
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News, reviews and schmooze by and about Canadian mystery writers. Friday, November 14, 2014. SCHMOOZING WITH ROB BRUNET. 1 Who has influenced you the most in your writing career? Being purposeful, pursuing passion, and holding oneself accountable are critical traits every author needs. Without them, how could a book ever be completed, never mind revised, edited, and polished until ready to publish? 2 What are you working on now? The sequel to Stinking Rich. He isn’t. Danny Grant has a couple ex...But the...
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Mystery Maven Canada: May 2014
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News, reviews and schmooze by and about Canadian mystery writers. Friday, May 30, 2014. SCHMOOZING WITH JANET BOLIN. 1 Who has influenced you the most in your writing career? JB- My parents. They both loved to read and they read aloud to us. They were also very creative—if they wanted something, they made it. So if I wanted new stories, I made them. 2 What are you working on now? JB-I’m finishing the fifth manuscript in the Threadville Mystery series. It’s due June 1. 5 Are you a pantser or a plotter?
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Mystery Maven Canada: April 2014
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News, reviews and schmooze by and about Canadian mystery writers. Friday, April 25, 2014. CRIME WRITERS OF CANADA SHORTLIST. Congratulations to all who are shortlisted! And in Ottawa, we're pretty pleased that Brenda Chapman is up for a Best Novella award. John Brooke, Walls of a Mind, Signature Editions. Seán Haldane, The Devil’s Making, Stone Flower Press. Lee Lamothe, Presto Variations, Dundurn. Howard Shrier, Miss Montreal, Vintage Canada. ER Brown, Almost Criminal, Dundurn. Best Book in French.
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Mystery Maven Canada: August 2014
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News, reviews and schmooze by and about Canadian mystery writers. Friday, August 29, 2014. MYSTERY REVIEW - BENEATH THE SURFACE. Reviewed by Mary Jane Maffini. In the company of Sgt. Winston Wildflower of the R.C.M.P., Beneath the Surface. Makes for a nicely plotted mystery and an excellent trip to Newfoundland. The plot works well and, as a young girl has been murdered, the stakes are high and the twists are twisty. I’m looking forward to more in this series. Labels: Beneath the Surface. She spends a lo...
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Mystery Maven Canada: October 2014
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News, reviews and schmooze by and about Canadian mystery writers. Friday, October 31, 2014. In our continuing quest for writing excellence (yes, we do strive for that! Here's this month's question for mystery authors Barbara Fradkin, R.J. Harlick, Mary Jane Maffini (aka Victoria Abbott), and Linda Wiken (aka Erika Chase). What brings a character more to life - physical description, dialogue, or action? Have your own question you'd like to submit? Please leave a comment here or on Facebook! I think in the...
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Mystery Maven Canada: June 2014
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News, reviews and schmooze by and about Canadian mystery writers. Friday, June 27, 2014. SCHMOOZING WITH JILL DOWNIE. 1 Who has influenced you the most in your writing career? 2 What are you working on now? I am somewhere around the middle of the fourth book in the Moretti and Falla mystery series, set on the Channel Island of Guernsey, where I used to live. Its working title is Death Under Glass. Comes out in September 2014. 3 In what ways is your main protagonist like you? The answer to this is very mu...
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Mystery Maven Canada: February 2015
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News, reviews and schmooze by and about Canadian mystery writers. Friday, February 20, 2015. SCHMOOZING WITH RICK MOFINA. 1 Who has influenced you the most in your writing career? 2 What are you working on now? Going through edits of my next book, EVERY SECOND, which is due for release later in 2015. 3 In what ways is your main protagonist like you? I’m a former reporter and most of my main protagonists are reporters. I draw on my experience to get into their heads. 5 Are you a pantser or a plotter.