Hi, everyone, It occurs to me that I should be sharing my Lambda articles with this group. My latest is about queer crime fiction podcasts, many of which you all are involved with or featured on or bo

Hey everyone, It's the first Monday of the month, (and the first day of Pride month!) so what are your writing career goals? Put them here and see how you do this month. I'm going to try to finish my

It's the last Monday of the month: did you reach your goals? Come close enough? Gonna do better next month? -- Bess she/her writer of unconventional mysteries www.BessCarnanBooks.com

Are you doing well? Struggling? I'm inching along. It's nice to be in love with my manuscript again. If only I were a faster writer! -- Bess she/her writer of unconventional mysteries www.BessCarnanBo

A new Monday in a new month. What is everyone hoping to achieve? Also, just, how are you doing? It's been a rollercoaster for everyone, I think. -- Bess writer of unconventional mysteries www.BessCarn

How did everyone do this month? It's been a weird time, but I hope y'all are hanging in there! -- Bess writer of unconventional mysteries www.BessCarnanBooks.com

How is everyone doing, mentally, emotionally, writingly? This pandemic thing is a rollercoaster and I hope you're all keeping well. -- Bess writer of unconventional mysteries www.BessCarnanBooks.com

Did you miss last week's write-in with Sarah Nicolas? Don't worry, we're doing it again! Tomorrow at 7pm EST we'll be meeting up here: https://www.youtube.com/user/SarahNicolasYA And there will be spe

Next Wednesday at 7 we'll be staging a hostile takeover of Sarah Nicolas' weekly YouTube write-in! (Translation: I will be co-hosting.) Join us at 7pm East Coast time on March 15th to do some writing

It's a new month Monday, and that means we figure out what the heck we want to achieve this month! What are your plans? What are your goals? How are you modifying them for current life? -- Bess writer

Stop! (Are you a "collaborate and listen" or "can't touch this?") This is a WIP Checkpoint. Share what you're working on and how it's going! My mss is coming along nicely. I'm pomodoring and working f

Hey everybody, If you're like me, you're missing the community part of the crime fiction writing community. There are a couple of virtual events coming up that are free and open to everyone. Noir at t

I am still writing and editing, though I have put my publishing plans on hold until after the virus passes. There are so many folks offering free and discounted books to help people pass the time that

I am still writing and editing, though I have put my publishing plans on hold until after the virus passes. There are so many folks offering free and discounted books to help people pass the time that

I am still writing and editing, though I have put my publishing plans on hold until after the virus passes. There are so many folks offering free and discounted books to help people pass the time that

How's everyone handling this time of social distancing? Is there anything we can do to make it less stressful? Maybe a write-in over on Twitter? In the mean time, how's everyone's work in progress com

Big congratulations to Cheryl Head for being a finalist for the Golden Crown Literary Society's Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award for her fourth Charlie Mack mystery, Judge Me When I'm Wrong. It's a ter

It's the third month of the year and I'm not panicking, you're panicking. What's your plan to get on top of--or stay on top of, if you're more organized than I am--your writing this month? I'll be wri

Even though only Neil put a monthly goal this month (Hi Neil!) I'm sure we all had them. How did we do? I...have not written as much as I wanted. But I'm still working on trying to be a plotter instea

Hello all, Two nights ago I saw a tweet from Kellye Garrett saying Crime Writers of Color is offering to proactively assist organizers of crime writing conferences who aren't sure how to make their ev