News: Specultive Mystery Iconoclast is closing down.

Hello all,
You’ve probably noticed the lack of posts on this blog since we’ve been on hiatus and it is with some sadness that I have to make this announcement.
After thorough consideration, it has been decided that Speculative Mystery Iconoclast will close its doors. As such, all submissions (stories as well as artwork) are hereby released [...]

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Specultive Mystery Iconoclast #2 – on sale on 11 May 2009

The headline says it all…Yes, we’re very excited 
Some details:
The issue comes in at 85 pages (65 pages of short fiction + 12 pages of non-fiction features + 8 pages of other interesting info and a very cool cover by a supremely talented artist):
The fiction portion of the Table of Contents looks like this:
Ping by Victoria [...]

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Issue # 2 update

Rejections and final acceptances are going out over the next few days.
Yay! Well, for the acceptances, that is…Although, I have given some encouragement or notes where time has allowed it.
Keep writing and keep submitting (to ours and any zine for which  your story is a good match)

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More about the fiction featured in issue #1

The magazine’s first issue is 94 pages long (88 pages of which is short fiction) and contains the following short stories:
 
Mirror, Mirror  by Lindsey Duncan (Fantasy/Mystery)
The Time Phone by Richard Zwicker (Science Fiction/Mystery)
The Terror at the Woodruff by Michael Penncavage (Supernatural Horror/Mystery)
Ferrit and Faux by Justine Graykin (Fantasy/Mystery)
As always, keep writing and keep submitting!

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Our first issue is online at Specmystery.com!

Our site (http://www.specmystery.com ) is up and running! The debut issue of Speculative Mystery Iconoclast #1 is finally available.
Please visit our site and support Speculative Mystery Iconoclast.
Thank you to those who already have.

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Mark your calenders!

THE COUNTDOWN TO 7 NOVEMBER 2008 (OUR PUBLICATION AND WEBSITE LAUNCH DATE) HAS BEGUN!!!!
CAN’T WAIT!
KEEP WRITING AND KEEP SUBMITTING! (why am I shouting????)

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updated countdown to the debut issue (October 2008)

The countdown to the debut issue has begun…Pretty exciting, really! Oh yeah, the website will be up and running too.
That’s about it for now. No wait, We’ve changed our submission windows to ALL-YEAR-ROUND.
Keep writing and keep submitting!

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An announcement, Darwin, and the list

 Announcement:
 
Speculative Mystery Iconoclast will be making its debut at the End of Spetember 2008. In addition, a decision has been made to let our publication go bi-annually (meaning every 6 months)i nstead of quarterly as was reported earlier. It was felt that the six month cycle (instead of the 3 month cycle) gave us more [...]

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The scarcity of Why-dunnits in the slushpile

Our slushpile suggests that Why-dunnit is not as popular as the Who-dunnit or the How-dunnit. Although quite a few submissions have combined all three types of mysteries, the full why-question-centric tales are not forthcoming.
I guess many writers believe that if you already have the ‘who’ and ‘how’, then the ‘why’ (although important) is just not [...]

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When Red Herrings are added

A red herring is a ‘fake clue’ that leads the hero away from the true solution. Its purpose is to frustrate, confuse, and misdirect both the hero as well as the reader.  Variations of Red Herring:

The discovery of motive, means, and opportunity of multiple characters;
Physical evidence with multiple interpretations. For example, objects founds at a [...]

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