New Substack is up!
The Art of Pacing: pacing isn't speed ... it's a symphonic interplay of plot, tension, and time. Plus a close read of Megan Abbott's DARE ME. Love that book!
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15 Years of Great Interviews on the House of Mystery Radio Show on NBC
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Any Where You Run
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Thrilled—as always—to share this slate of spring (and winter!) releases from fantastic LGBTQ+ crime writers. As an organization, Queer Crime Writers works to compile this list to help spread the word about the vitality and variety of LGBTQ+ authors writing crime fiction!
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I’m thrilled to be talking about pacing at JRW’s The Writing Show with Nicole Glover, Alethea McCollin, and moderator Melissa Scott Sinclair! Come out and learn more about pacing—we promise the discussion will move at a swift clip! 😊
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Thanks, Curtis!
I’m so thrilled that Christa Faust's superb story, "Hollywood Prometheus," has been nominated for a Derringer Award.
Congratulations, Christa! And congrats to all the other nominees!
Hey, hey—it looks like I’m a Distinguished Adjunct now. 😊 Truly, I’m thrilled to receive this honor from VCU CHS for teaching fiction writing, Queer Literature, and Intro to Crime Fiction at VCU.
Salem and I are over the moon that Crime Ink: Iconic is a finalist for the Joseph Hansen Award for LGBTQ+ Crime Writing. This honor belongs to the brilliant writers in the anthology. Congratulations to our fellow finalists—truly wonderful company. 🖤 @bywaterbooks.bsky.social
Richmond friends—I’ll be at Gayton Branch Library on Thurs., March 19 (6–7 PM) for Crime Fiction as Social Commentary, part of All Henrico Reads with Walter Mosley. We’ll explore how crime stories challenge our ideas about justice and society. Free and open to all—hope to see you there.
Thanks Heather! ❤️
Crime Ink: Iconic made the Foreword INDIES shortlist for LGBTQ+ Adult Fiction. Over the moon! I’m so proud of this anthology and the talented writers who make it what it is. Also, a shout-out to the publisher, Bywater, which had four novels shortlisted.
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Thanks Curtis! ❤️❤️❤️
Yes, that’s true.
It’s Anthony Award nomination season! 🏆
If Crime Ink: Iconic thrilled you, moved you, or kept you up past your bedtime, please consider nominating it for an Anthony. We’d be honored to have your support! 🔥📚
Once again, a stylish Queer Crime Writers gathering at Left Coast Crime in San Francisco! 😊 This time: Top of the Mark. What views! Thanks to everyone who came out! ❤️
Also, thanks to Marco Carocari for the photos and the collage.
Such a pleasure to read at the superb The Best Bookstore on Union Square's fog-inspired evening of flash crime short stories with so many remarkable (wow!) writers.
What a blast ... and we actually summoned the fog!
Thanks to Rob Osler for organizing.
Queer Crime Writer Sightings at @LeftCoastCrime2026
THANK YOU @johncopenhaver.bsky.social @thejennhooker @roboslerwriter.bsky.social for the get-together @ Top of the MarkSF
And to Alexa Wejko and Nick Whitney from @sohopress.bsky.social for hanging with the cool kids
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TONIGHT!
Hosted by @elsatouche.bsky.social
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At @bestbookstore.bsky.social Union Sq
NEW THIS SUMMER from RHP Press: WAVES OF BURDEN. The new novel from Anthony Award-winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. You don't want to miss this one.
Amazing! Congratulations, my friend!
Scenes fall apart when they’re all dialogue, all description, or all navel-gazing. In Inside Character, Part III, I break down how to weave action, setting, and interiority into something embodied and alive. The final installment of the series—check it out!
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Scenes fall apart when they’re all dialogue, all description, or all navel-gazing. In Inside Character, Part III, I break down how to weave action, setting, and interiority into something embodied and alive. The final installment of the series—check it out!
➡️ open.substack.com/pub/johncope...
Congratulations, Curtis! 🎉
The latest Queer Crime Writers newsletter shares our recent anthology representation report, a thoughtful conversation with Robyn Gigl, and a celebration of Fall 2025 LGBTQIA+ crime fiction. 💜 It’s public—subscribe, read, and share to lift queer crime voices: queercrimewriters.substack.com
New on my Substack: “Inside the Character, Part II.” A practical look at how fiction gets inside a mind—first-person, third-person limited, and how interiority works in fiction. If this kind of craft talk helps you, give it a read (and maybe subscribe).
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Looking forward to meeting you! It's a great conference. : )
RVA friends and readers, I’m chatting with Con Lehane about his fantastic new historical crime novel, The Red Scare Murders at Fountain Bookstore, Inc. this Wednesday, 1/14 at 6:00 PM.
Don’t miss it! Free registration below
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Such a great talk! 😀
In case you missed the virtual event with @johncopenhaver.bsky.social, Mysti Berry, and myself, here it is on YouTube. Check it out and let us know what you think.
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