I don't write to an outline but somehow when I start writing my brain keeps me going in a logical direction. The book I've been working on for ten years was the product of Nanowrite. The pressure of

Just picked up a book that’s been in process for ten years. No title yet but it features another NYPD detective but this one is disgraced and investigating the twenty-five year Murder of her family,

I've been mostly absent from this group for a while, but I'm excited to tell you all about my new project. Although my Sally Solari mystery series does feature some lesbian and gay characters, the

I have been working on a different kind of book for me, a collection of short bits arranged like Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City. Rather than outline each of the stories for the main characters,

Same old, same old for me as well. I’m writing a prequel novella for my Jinx Ballou bounty hunter series. Queer women kicking ass in the name of justice. Peace out, Dharma Kelleher Gritty Crime

What's your current manuscript? Is it the same style you normally do, or are you trying something different? I'm learning I can only write one book a year despite my best efforts, so it's the same ol'

I look forward to that biography Jeffrey. -- Author of the Mitch O'Reilly Mystery Series. Also producer and host of the Gay Mystery Podcast. https://bradshreve.com/

I'll be working on a proposal for the biography of Joseph Hansen. Last week, I found a trove of magazines that included 1950s/1960s articles by Hansen under a pen name. I think that's going to be the

I’m hoping to finish the rough draft of this novella. Shooting for 50K. Peace out, Dharma Kelleher Gritty Crime Fiction with a Feminist Kick https://dharmakelleher.com

What's your plan for this month? What do you want to finish? Or start? I want to get this manuscript to 65-70,000 words. Impossible? Yes. But hey, gotta reach for the stars sometimes, right? --

Hi all! I finished the next book in my Cantor Gold series and sent the manuscript to the publisher (hooray!) I'm recording a YouTube interview tonight with author D.M. Barr for her YouTube channel,

I managed to get a proposal for a new series finished and turned in (FINALLY) and am now back to work on a messy manuscript that feels like my own personal Vietnam--although there are actually two of

Super excited to read the review, Anne! I have a Lambda review coming out this week … I’m writing up proposals for books 2 and 3 of my “Nightingale Trilogy.” I hope everyone is doing

Congrats to everyone on accomplishing all of your short-term and long term goals. Eliot

Congratulations! I started out with just a few at first, just to get a feel for the process, work out the bugs. As I started getting rejections, I had a dozen or more active at a time. I found

I'm preparing for the release of my sixth novel in September. And while that's going on I'm working on revisions to my seventh before plowing forward with the end. Also wrote my first review for

Completed the third NYPD Detective Chiara Corelli mystery but rewriting the last chapter before submitting to Bella. Catherine Maiorisi Taking a Chance on Love Ready for Love The Blood Runs Cold-

I wrapped up my short story collection, took two weeks off, and just started making notes on my third novel. This one is going to be about a runaway teenager who escapes a conversion program. I’m

I spent time on my biography proposal this month. Based on my research, I might write a new sample chapter for the proposal. I hired a research assistant for papers in WI. I am almost done with a

I launched my fifth series book this week. Have been vacationing in Maine and writing everyday. Finished a WIP and working on another and the 6th Charlie Mack Book has a title, a cover, and a