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The Outfit: A Collective of Chicago Crime Writers: January 2013
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Friday, January 18, 2013. Today's Guest blogger is S. M. Harding, author of 24 published short stories, photographer, and editor of Writing Murder. A collection of essays by Midwest crime and mystery authors. The handy primer on the art of crime fiction is based on a successful lecture program held at the Mystery Company in Carmel Indiana. (Disclaimer: I am a contributor.). This is what S. M. has to say:. When it comes to writing crime fiction, I dislike rules. The kind that say, “You must. The book bega...
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The Outfit: A Collective of Chicago Crime Writers: Thrillers and Romance-Oil and Water or Does Danger Add that Certain Something?
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Thrillers and Romance-Oil and Water or Does Danger Add that Certain Something? The Romantic Times Convention. Is in Chicago this weekend and The Outfit members will be there enjoying every minute. I've never been to an RT Convention, and having it in Chicago is a wonderful opportunity to attend. Of course, I got to thinking, does a Thriller writer belong there? I'm not kidding, the award exists. Here are the 2011 nominees. And can I tell you how I do NOT want to make this list?
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Here are some sites recommended by Sara:. Sara’s US publisher. Hachette Group (UK) www.hodder.co.uk. Helped rescue dogs and cats in the wake of Katrina and she gives 25 percent of all her current commissions to rescue sites. I love the portrait she painted of Callie the Wonder Dog. Callie, painted by Pattie Maney. Founded by Sara to support women writers in the mystery world. The Outfit: A Collective of Chicago Crime Writers. Includes Sara, Sean Chercover. American Association of University Women. When S...
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The Outfit: A Collective of Chicago Crime Writers: November 2012
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Monday, November 19, 2012. As Real As It Gets. We at the Outfit are delighted to welcome CJ Lyons, one of the most well known indie authors around to the Outfit. She's got what sounds like a fabulous thriller that was just released. Read on. Sometimes as writers we create characters who who we wish we knew in real life. Lucy Guardino, my Pittsburgh soccer mom who also happens to be a kick-ass FBI agent, is one of those characters. So, I thought, why not go as real as it gets? Want a free book? Anyone who...
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The Outfit: A Collective of Chicago Crime Writers: August 2012
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Monday, August 13, 2012. The end of Izzy McNeil? In writing it too, my editor and I had been in perfect agreement on everything. Same for my freelance editor (the fact that she’s my sister made this all the more remarkable). Stylistically, everyone on the team saw the book—an art mystery about the stalking of an Chicago gallery owner—in the exact same way. So six books in and it seems we’ve figured Izzy out, at least in her current permutation as a human. Is it time to say goodbye? And thus, Izzy was born.
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The Outfit: A Collective of Chicago Crime Writers: February 2013
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Sunday, February 10, 2013. An Open Letter to Barnes and Noble (redux). With all the buzz. I'm not sanguine. Anyway, here it is. Comments welcome. Now that you’ve come to the rescue of Barnes and Noble. And it clearly needs rescuing), I asked a few friends to help me write this letter with our suggestions going forward. We’ve all been thinking about these issues for a while, so we hope you’ll take them in the spirit with which they’re offered. His first novel has been optioned for film. In a prior lif...
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The Outfit: A Collective of Chicago Crime Writers: Farewell to the Outfit?
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Thursday, May 10, 2012. Farewell to the Outfit? A must read (and slightly zany) article in Chicago Magazine this month: The Mob's Last Gasp. The Jury Is In. Farewell to the Outfit? Beat To A Pulp. Mouth Full Of Bullets. SARA PARETSKY'S Personal Blog. A Newbie's Guide to Publishing. Anatomy of a Book Deal. Battles and Browne Talk Writing. Buzz, Balls and Hype. Lies, Deception, Heartbreak, and Murder. Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind. Crime Lab Project Forum. Good Girls Kill For Money Club.
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The Outfit: A Collective of Chicago Crime Writers: September 2012
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012. I am pleased to announce that the book I wrote for the Estate of Robert Ludlum is on sale today! Several people have asked me what it was like writing a continuation of a series begun by a legendary writer such as Robert Ludlum and I can say this: Scary, fun, difficult and engrossing, but the things that I thought would be difficult weren't and the scary aspect just had to be ignored or nothing would get done. I was and remain a huge fan of Robert Ludlum, of course. His.
