“At some point in the revision process, writers inevitably lose sight of the words they’ve written. The sharp eye and mind of Elizabeth White can help you see your work anew. She tells you where you’ve done your job well, and where you’ve made a mess of things—story notes, line edits, fact checking, you name it. And all this feedback comes with the vibe of a smart friend who gets what you’re doing.” — Jeff Hess
It was a pleasure to work with Jasper Tripp on his science fiction/dark humor novel Bad Things, which finds Police Chief Dibs dealing with more than he bargained for when he left NYC for the sleepy heartland town of Stagstone. As irregularities mount and townspeople begin to disappear, Dibs finds himself aligned with a family of doomsday preppers in a fight against an alien invasion. If Stagstone falls, it will be the first domino in the downfall of all humanity. Are Dibs and his ragtag crew up to the task?
“Whether you’re putting your stuff out there on your own or sending it out into the world of agents and publishers, you need to have your work as close to perfect as humanly possible. I’ve worked with Elizabeth on over a dozen published books. Each time, I found her to be extremely professional, timely and she provided a great knowledge of the genre of crime fiction, as well as fixed my grammatical travesties. I could go with any number of people to correct my spelling, but Elizabeth gives my writing a bit more that I feel really helps push it to its final stage.” — Mike McCrary
This comes with every kill. Guilt, I could live with, but no, they need to hitch a ride. Stick by my side for a while.
Bryan Walsh is a hit man with a unique problem. No matter how quickly and efficiently he does his job, it’s not over when the body hits the floor. You see, ghosts of the recently departed who’ve died at his hand follow him around. Sometimes it’s only for a few hours, other times it can be days before those he’s dispatched make their final final departure.
Brothers Gustav “Old Red” and Otto “Big Red” Amlingmeyer, cowboys/amateur detectives in the 1890s Old West, were first introduced to readers in Holmes on the Range in 2007. The Double-A Western Detective Agency, the long-awaited sixth entry in the series, finds Sherlock Holmes disciple Gustav and Watson-esque brother/story narrator Otto finally realizing their dream come true—working as bona fide detectives under the banner of the Double-A Western Detective Agency. 
It’s a pleasure to welcome Derringer and Anthony Award shortlisted author Angel Luis Colón (Blacky Jaguar and Fantine Park novella series) back to the site. With dozens of story credits in publications such as Thuglit, Literary Orphans, and Great Jones Street, Colón is a familiar name to readers of crime fiction. He’s here today in conjunction with the release of his first full-length novel, Hell Chose Me (Feb. 4th/Down&Out). I’ve been looking forward to this one, in part because of the intriguing cover, so I was thrilled when Angel offered to share an excerpt from the book that explains “the pig story,” the story behind the book’s cover.
It’s an honor to welcome two time Shamus Award-nominated author Dana King to the site. In addition to his Nick Forte private investigator series, King is also author of the acclaimed Penns River series set in Western Pennsylvania. The fourth book in that series, Ten-Seven, is out now from Down & Out Books, and today King has stopped by to talk about how important paying attention to detail is if you want to get the nuts and bolts of police procedure correct in your fiction.
It was a pleasure to work with Laura Stewart Schmidt on her YA novel Until Proven Innocent, which finds fifteen-year-old Alison investigating a fifty-year-old death in effort to clear her grandmother’s name. Unfortunately, her best piece of evidence, the house where the deadly fire occurred, is scheduled for demolition, setting Alison up for a race against the clock…and landing her in the crosshairs of a killer who’d rather the past stay buried.
