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Write A Review Part 2: Star Wars ~ Catherine Astolfo
As a retired teacher, I suppose I am biased in my view of “ratings”. I came from the old school—literally. I never believed in scoring something unless there was a set of criteria laid out from the...
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The Future of Publishing – Part I: Why I love my Kindle… ~ Donna Carrick
We Carricks are a family of bibliophiles. Martha Stewart would have a “clutter-buster” field day in our home. From one room to the next, our deco-theme is consistent: a rich display of Canadian yarns —...
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The Idea Shop ~ Joan O’Callaghan
If I were to take a poll of writers to find out what question they are asked most frequently, I’m betting it would be, “Where do you get your ideas?” Author Stephen King once joked that there’s a...
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Fire When Ready: A look at weapons in fiction ~ John Thompson
Hollywood has a lot to answer for, and widespread notions about guns are not the least of them. It is hard to be consistently accurate with a gun without a lot of practice – hundreds of rounds are...
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Suddenly Sexy—the Novella Today ~ Rosemary Aubert
What do Animal Farm, The Old Man and the Sea, A Christmas Carol, The Little Prince, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and The Great Gatsby have in common? All of these famous books are novellas. But despite their...
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Secrets of a Successful Book Tour ~ Barbara Fradkin, September 14
Last August my friend Vicki Delany and I decided to do a book tour in Northern Canada. She had three books in her comic Klondike Gold Rush series set in Dawson City, Yukon, and my upcoming Inspector...
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Bad Girl’s Tricks for Writing with Kids ~ Melodie Campbell, September 20
IN THE WRITING TRENCHES: Rules for Moms Okay, these are not the definitive rules for Writer-Moms. I would never claim to be an expert. But I did raise two kids while writing stand-up on the side and...
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Party-Hearty (Cyber-Style) ~ Joan O’Callaghan, September 24, 2013
With more books being published electronically, a host of new words has entered our everyday vocabulary, and with them, some interesting challenges! How does an author generate buzz about a newly...
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Exotic Locales–Part I: the Great Firewall of China ~ Donna Carrick
As someone who was born and raised in a northern climate, I admit to feeling the not-so-occasional pull toward far-off beaches, where the sun shines daily and music is part of the air one breathes. We...
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ROUSING PRINT LAUNCH FOR THIRTEEN ~ M.H. Callway, Nov. 26, 2013
On October 27th, the fabulous Mesdames of Mayhem celebrated the print launch of their first anthology, Thirteen, at their favorite bookstore, Sleuth of Baker Street. The serendipitous and ghostly...
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Standalones vs. Series ~ Vicki Delany
There are, basically, two types of mystery novels: standalones, in which characters appear once, never to be seen again, and series, in which characters feature in book after book. As a reader as well...
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BOOK COVERS: AN ART EXPLOSION! ~ M.H. Callway
Greetings Readers! Technological revolution causes a paradox in impacted businesses: a rapid crumbling of seemingly impregnable bastions of commerce coupled with the birth of flourishing new...
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Raising a Glass to the Best Bloody Conference Ever! ~ by Donna Carrick
What do you call 250 Canadian Crime Writers at the Toronto Hyatt Regency in June? A Bloody Blast, that’s what! Chaired by our own Mme Cheryl Freedman (aka She Who Must Be Obeyed), featuring Canadian...
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Windigo Fire, by M.H. Callway ~ Launching October, 2014!
“This is the most ambitious publishing program in our 19-year history,” says publisher Maureen Whyte. (Seraphim Editions) We’re thrilled to bring you this fabulous news from Mesdames’ founder M.H....
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Meet the Mesdames, Rosemary McCracken ~ by Joan O’Callaghan
Authors, teachers, business-women, and so much more… Our own Joan O’Callaghan presents a series of interviews with each of our Mesdames. Born and raised in Montreal, Rosemary McCracken has worked on...
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Meet the Mesdames, D.J. (Dorothy) McIntosh~ by Joan O’Callaghan
Authors, teachers, business-women, and so much more… Our own Joan O’Callaghan presents a series of interviews with each of our Mesdames. D.J. (Dorothy) McIntosh left her professional job to carve out a...
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Strictly Murder, play by Brian Clemens, Jan. 15-18, 2015
The Mesdames of Mayhem will be on hand at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, January 15-18, during the production of Strictly Murder. We’ll be selling books and doing what we do best –...
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The Mesdames’ Sparkling Year!
Farewell 2014, but what a terrific year it’s been: New books, dazzling awards and critical acclaim, oh, my! And the New Year promises the Mesdames more new books and success, which I’ll highlight in my...
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The Reviewers Speak (and they like us)
The Mesdames of Mayhem anthology, 13 O’clock, has garnered two recent reviews, both great. Vanessa Westermann writes in Vanessa’s Picks in the April issue of the Sleuth of Baker Street newsletter: M.H....
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Mesdames on the Move October
The Mesdames of Mayhem at Word on the Street Sunday, September 25th was a glorious fall day in Toronto and at Harbourfront the city’s book lovers were out to meet their favourite authors and celebrate...
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