Something Is Going to Happen: On the Advantages of Reading and Writing Mystery (by Sheila Kohler)

I'll keep looking for something for you.

Panzer found this post at Something is Going to Happen the blog for Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (EQMM).

 

The post is written by mystery writer Sheila Kohler.

 

To read the post tootle over to  Something Is Going to Happen 

Women on Top Down Under - The Rap Sheet

Sisters in Crime are everywhere.

At The Rap Sheet site Panzer found a post about the Sisters in Crime Australia longlist for the Davitt Awards.

 

The Rap Sheet site owner J. Kingston Pierce's post includes the part of the longlist for adult mystery novels. There's a link to more information about the Davitt Awards after the adult novels nominees..

 

Panzer says, "They've been presenting these awards for a long time."

 

To read the post tootle over to  Australian Writing Awards

Maple Leaf Mystery Conference: Virtual Conference Maiy 24-28, 2022 - Mystery Fanfare

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere today when he decided to make a stop at the Mystery Fanfare site. There he found a post about the Maple Leaf Mystery Conference.

 

Lets sign up Mom!

The Maple Leaf Mystery Conference will be a Zoom online conference featuring top mystery writers, including Ian Rankin, Maureen Jennings, Vicki Delany and others. In addition to author interviews, there will be several panels featuring writers discussing writing techniques. The conference is scheduled for May 24-28. While the conference is not free, it is modestly price at $25 (Canadian) for the entire four day conference. The post contains links for more information and to register.

Panzer says, "The conference will be recorded so, if you can't attend a particular panel or event, you can watch it on YouTube later."

Note: This is a long-medium post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for your reading. If you plan to follow the links, you decide what to bring to eat and drink.

To read the post tootle over to MAPLE LEAF MYSTERY CONFERENCE

Announcing 2018's Edgar Award Nominees - CriminalElement.com

Panzer is spending today in the Catosphere getting caught up on all the writing news. Our busy kitty's first stop today was at the Criminal Element. com site. With some digging he found a post about the Edgar Award nominations.

According to the post, the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) has announced the nominees for the Edgar Awards for 2018. The Edgar Award is named for Edgar Allen Poe. The Edgars are given annually for crime fiction and non-fiction in adult, young adult, juvenile, children, and television writing. The awards will be presented April 26 in New York City at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. The post includes all the nominees with links to some of the nominated works.

On to my next stop.

Panzer says, "MeWow! There are a lot of nominees."

Note: This is a l-o-n-g post. Bring a thermos of tea and a dozen muffins for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow all the links in the post, bring a week's worth of tea and muffins and a sleeping bag because you are going to need them for all the reading.

To read the post tootle over to 2018 Edgar Award nominees

Whatever next? How plot grips us, from Dickens to Line of Duty - The Guardian

Since Camp NaNoWriMo is coming up soon and Panzer plans to participate this year, he's still searching for help with his mystery writing. Our inquisitive kitty's trip into the Catosphere today sent him in search of plotting information. His travels took him to The Guardian site and a post by John Mullan.

Plotting isn't as easy as it looks.

Mr. Mullan's post begins with an examination of British television mysteries. He then moves to novels. While the novels are categorized as "literary," there are some mystery genre novels included. He then begins doing comparisons of novels and their plots to television adaptions and their adherence to, or not of, the novel's plot. In some cases, the television adaption changes or even improves the author's plot.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... It turns out, plot is one of the most important tools a mystery writer has."

Note: This is a l-o-n-g post. You'll need two cups of tea and two muffins today.

To read the post, tootle over to plot

Podcasting Made Easy

Left foot forward. Right foot back.

It's been quite a while since Panzer has been to Elizabeth Spann Craig's mystery writing site. So our big black kitty explorer decided today was the day to stop in there. He's doing the Happy Cat Dance. He found a post for you as soon as he got out of the Panzermobile.

Mystery author Ms. Craig explains how she taught herself about podcasting and using Sound Cloud. She then explains how she did an interview with herself, saved it to Sound Cloud and embedded the link at her site.

Panzer says, "Looks pretty easy to me. Let's try it."

To read the post, tootle over to audio