Writers and Publishers Network

John Gilstrap, thriller writer, posted a new YouTube video on How to Build Your Author Platform, which is just another way of networking.

Pulp Modern Flash is expected to reopen for subs in November. Kennedy Edwards will be the primary editor.

Black Cat Mystery Magazine Presents Cozies, a forthcoming special issue of BCMM, will open for submissions March 1 through March 31, 2021.

Cozies are a subgenre of crime fiction in which sex and violence occur off stage, the detective is an amateur sleuth, and the crime and detection take place in a small, socially intimate community.

General issues of Black Cat Mystery Magazine are not open to submissions at this time.
See complete guidelines at: https://wildsidepress.com/submissions

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Travis Edward Pike‘s Changeling’s Return, a novel approach to the music, wins an E2 Media 2020 Award of Excellence. Changeling’s Return tells the tale of protagonist Morgen, a fledgling kitchen porter turned rock ‘n’ roll singer, turned seismic household name, on the eve of an adventurous European concert tour, but instead of kicking back at a prearranged press party with the rest of his band (Beantown Home Cookin’), Morgen takes a hired sporty two-seater for a spin with catastrophic consequences.

Edited by Sandra Murphy, Peace, Love, and Crime: Crime Stories Inspired by ‘60s Music, features twenty-two short stories with crimes ranging from theft and revenge to murder, paired with songs of the ‘60s, although not the typical British invasion or folk protest songs. The writers dug deep to find songs that represent the unrest, anti-war protests, rebellion against the Establishment, and of course, tie dye. For those who lived through the ‘60s, it will bring back memories. For the younger set, it will teach them what real music is! Special: from November 3 through 10, go to Drive Thru Fiction for an immediate download. Pre-order print copies from the Untreed Reads store (ordering from the publisher saves on high fees other vendors charge). On November 10, find it wherever ebooks and print are sold.