We'd like to thank Tammy-Li Carrick for the photos shown in the following collages. We also send a huge Thank You to Ken Quan for the lovely photos immediately following the collages! Click to view the powerpoint World Enough Sleuth Launch. Click to view the full Powerpoint created by Ken and Sophia Quan World Enough and Crime Ken… Continue reading Launch party for World Enough and Crime – Sleuth of Baker Street, a smashing success!
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World Enough and Crime — Our authors and their stories
On October 26, Carrick Publishing is thrilled to announce the release of our latest Excerpt Flight Deck anthology: WORLD ENOUGH AND CRIME. Poet Michael C. Slater kicks off the collection with his piece titled "Crime...Noun". Crime…Noun Michael C. Slater loves words. It all started in grade school with vocabulary tests. Sometimes, it was augmented by… Continue reading World Enough and Crime — Our authors and their stories
World Enough And Crime ~ daily Feature: The Ultimate Mystery, by M.H. Callway
***Coming soon*** WORLD ENOUGH AND CRIME***, (Carrick Publishing, Fall 2014) At Carrick Publishing, we're thrilled to be working once again with a group of talented professional authors. It's been a hell of a ride, and we're not there yet, but by October we'll be ready for the release of this exceptional Crime anthology! Meanwhile, allow… Continue reading World Enough And Crime ~ daily Feature: The Ultimate Mystery, by M.H. Callway
Coming soon: World Enough And Crime — the second in our EFD Anthology Series!
And now, at last, EFD2 is on the runway! With a fabulous cover by our own designer Sara Carrick, World Enough and Crime, our multi-author Crime anthology, is well underway. Featuring such exceptional authors as Kevin Thornton, Bloody Words finalist Joan O'Callaghan, John Thompson, M.H. Callway, Steven Moore and the Arthur Ellis Award winner Melodie… Continue reading Coming soon: World Enough And Crime — the second in our EFD Anthology Series!
EFD2: Crime Antho Submissions are now open!
SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR EFD2: OUR UPCOMING CRIME ANTHOLOGY! **DEADLINE: JULY 31, 2014** Effective Thursday, June 12, 2014, we'll begin accepting submissions for our second Excerpt Flight Deck Anthology, EFD2. Now the fun can begin for active members of the Excerpt Flight Deck FaceBook group: This collection will include short Crime Fiction stories between… Continue reading EFD2: Crime Antho Submissions are now open!
Exciting news from Donna Carrick and Carrick Publishing!
Some exciting news to share with you all today: The Short-List nominees for the prestigious Arthur Ellis Awards (Crime Writers of Canada) were announced last night. I was thrilled and honoured to learn that my story Watermelon Weekend from our crime anthology THIRTEEN was short-listed in the Best Short Story category, along with fellow THIRTEEN… Continue reading Exciting news from Donna Carrick and Carrick Publishing!
The Dance of Fiction
One of this century's masters of literature, Barbara Kingsolver, (The Poisonwood Bible, Harper-Collins, 1998) has this to say about the art of fiction: "The writing of fiction is a dance between truth and invention." There are those purists in the literary industry who insist on fact above all -- who will brook no deviation from… Continue reading The Dance of Fiction
Readers on the Couch: Why do people love mysteries? ~ guest blogger Cecilia Dominic
First, a huge thank you to Donna Carrick for inviting me to write this post!As a psychologist and behavioral sleep medicine specialist, I hear the following three complaints most often in my practice:1. I can't sleep. 2. My mind won't stop racing. 3. Why is this anxiety/depression/sleep problem happening to me?I address the first two… Continue reading Readers on the Couch: Why do people love mysteries? ~ guest blogger Cecilia Dominic
Thirteen — the making of a great Crime anthology!
On September 1, Carrick Publishing will be pleased to release THIRTEEN, an anthology of Crime stories by the Mesdames of Mayhem. But, you may ask, what goes into the creation of such a collection? First, you need a project manager with a clear, realistic vision; one who can express ideas coherently. She must also possess… Continue reading Thirteen — the making of a great Crime anthology!
Sales Rankings — Not just a number…
Whether you're in the market for a great e-book on corporate survival, like Suits And Ladders, by Suzen Fromstein, or a gripping literary thriller for the sunny summer days ahead, chances are you've encountered Best-Seller Rankings within the Amazon book and e-book retail machine. How important are those rankings, really? The answer to that question… Continue reading Sales Rankings — Not just a number…