Month: August 2015
Writing Challenge 45
It’s time for the second of two summer-themed Writing Challenges! Each month, The Poisoned Martini presents a photo to spark your creativity. Such images, because of their visual nature, vividly speak to writers and spark ideas for writing. View the image below and write a scene, a short story, a chapter, a novella, or maybe… Read More ›
New Links
I’ve added a trio of new mystery genre sites I’d recently discovered to my list of links. First up is International Noir Fiction. Reviews cover books and few movies and TV series that have made their way stateside. If it’s been translated into English, chances are you might find a review for it here. Stylistically,… Read More ›
By Its Cover: Red Line
A lone figure, his back to us, stands by the shore beneath an expanse of bridge. The bridge is ablaze with lights as dusk deepens in the background. A literal red line bleeds through the title. Colors matter. Vibrant colors catch our eye and make us notice them. The lights on the bridge drew my attention… Read More ›
Live Read: Macaroni and Freeze
Today, The Poisoned Martini‘s is reading Christine Wenger’s Comfort Food Mystery, Macaroni and Freeze. This 4th book in the series released in July 2015 from Penguin books and their Obsidian Mystery imprint. A famous TV chef and former Sandy Harbor resident returns to her hometown to judge a mac-and-cheese cook-off fundraiser. When the chef turns… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
Stare deep into the dark amber liquid and what may you discover? A taste for this variation of a Manhattan, perhaps? Try an Affinity cocktail. The Affinity cocktail has been around since the early 1960s, and likely earlier. This variation of a Manhattan uses Scotch instead of bourbon (or whiskey) and eschews any cherry garnish. … Read More ›
Diners, Drive-ins, and Death
It is a truth universally acknowledged that when, in a mystery novel, a character threatens to kill someone who invariably ends up dead, said person will inevitably be arrested for the threatened deed. Within the first chapter, larger-than-life Antoinette Chloe Brownelli dramatically brandishes a knife and announces, “As soon as I find Nick, I’m going… Read More ›
Writing Challenge 44
It’s time for the first of two summer-themed Writing Challenges! Each month, The Poisoned Martini presents a photo to spark your creativity. Such images, because of their visual nature, vividly speak to writers and spark ideas for writing. View the image below and write a scene, a short story, a chapter, a novella, or maybe… Read More ›
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