The First Two Pages: “Shuffle Off to Buffalo” by David Edgerley Gates
In April 2015, B.K. Stevens debuted the blog series “The First Two Pages,” hosting craft essays by short story writers […]
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“Two For One” in Murder, Neat
Murder, Neat: A SleuthSayers Anthology features short fiction by members of the group blog SleuthSayers, whose contributors include some of the
SleuthSayers: Anthony Finalists for Best Short Story
Thanks to Barb Goffman for hosting this year’s Anthony Award finalists for Best Short Story at SleuthSayers this week. Barb
SleuthSayers: On Subplots & Multiple Points of View in the Short Story
SleuthSayers allowed me to step back in the rotation for a guest post on short stories—sparked by a couple of
SleuthSayers: Revolutions, Resolutions
As an erstwhile SleuthSayer (not hardly emeritus and with columns still ahead too), I was pleased when Robert Lopresti nudged
SleuthSayers: My Latest Column (and last…for now…)
At SleuthSayers today, I talk about my horrendously inefficient writing process, hint toward a longer project, and bit adieu to
SleuthSayers: Story & Structure
At SleuthSayers today, I discuss my sometimes overriding interest in the structures of short fiction—often on the same level as
SleuthSayers: Crafting Suspense—and Finding It Where It’s Hiding
In my SleuthSayers post this week, I talk about suspense in fiction that wouldn’t be classified as suspense fiction—a bit
The First Two Pages: “The Case of the Vanishing Professor” by Tara Laskowski
In April 2015, B.K. Stevens debuted the blog series “The First Two Pages,” hosting craft essays by short story writers
SleuthSayers: Agatha Finalists for Best Short Story
Today at SleuthSayers, I’m welcoming the Agatha Award finalists for Best Short Story. Gretchen Archer, Barb Goffman, Debra H. Goldstein,
SleuthSayers: “Seriously, You Don’t Think It’s a Masterpiece Too?”
In one of my classes this week, a student commented on the level of detail in Truman Capote’s In Cold
SleuthSayers: Stories and Novels—and Never the Two Shall Meet?
In my most recent post at SleuthSayers, I reflect on some of Dashiell Hammett’s early short stories—including traces not only