Paul O'Connor 1/20/25 Paul O'Connor 1/20/25

2024 By The Numbers

All the numbers from a full year of crime writing — hours spent and money earned.

Paul O'Connor 1/6/25 Paul O'Connor 1/6/25

Hourglass Year In Review 2024

Numbers from inside the first full year of The Hourglass.

Paul O'Connor 12/23/24 Paul O'Connor 12/23/24

The World By The Numbers

Numbers, notes, and measurements behind creation of my second story for Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.

Paul O'Connor 12/9/24 Paul O'Connor 12/9/24

As You See The World

“As You See The World” is my second story for Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, a story of obsession, taking risks, fresh starts, and how you look at life.

Paul O'Connor 11/18/24 Paul O'Connor 11/18/24

Lost Cats & Orphans In The Storm

Where a story goes when it leaves your home.

Paul O'Connor 11/4/24 Paul O'Connor 11/4/24

Gumshoe Frankenstein Wins Speculative Literature Foundation Grant

Vital recognition for my unpublished first novel.

Paul O'Connor 10/21/24 Paul O'Connor 10/21/24

You Become What You Measure

Make sure you're measuring the right things.

Paul O'Connor 10/7/24 Paul O'Connor 10/7/24

Viewpoint Shifts In The Thin Red Line

The great ones make it look easy.

Paul O'Connor 9/16/24 Paul O'Connor 9/16/24

Scapple Of My Eye

Using a superior mind-mapping tool as a pretty good outliner.

Paul O'Connor 9/2/24 Paul O'Connor 9/2/24

Legends of the Dracorex

Ripped from the pages of prehistory!

Paul O'Connor 8/19/24 Paul O'Connor 8/19/24

Font Of Knowledge

Writers already worry about everything, so what’s one more?

Paul O'Connor 8/5/24 Paul O'Connor 8/5/24

Glorious Bastards

I claim them all! (But they’re still bastards).

Paul O'Connor 7/15/24 Paul O'Connor 7/15/24

Cat Beats Cop

Cats own the internet, and Twitter for mystery writers is no exception.

Paul O'Connor 7/1/24 Paul O'Connor 7/1/24

Maximizing Bob

Breaking down the character viewpoint structure of Elmore Leonard’s Maximum Bob.

Paul O'Connor 6/17/24 Paul O'Connor 6/17/24

On The Record

Podcast interview with Professor Alan about writing mysteries, and how I got here from a career in comics and video games.

Paul O'Connor 6/3/24 Paul O'Connor 6/3/24

Exploring The Amazon

For better or worse, I claimed my Amazon author page.

Paul O'Connor 5/20/24 Paul O'Connor 5/20/24

Edgar Awards 2024

A trip of a lifetime to the “Oscars of mystery writing.”

Paul O'Connor 5/6/24 Paul O'Connor 5/6/24

The Wisdom of Wally Wood

Embrace formula.

Paul O'Connor 4/15/24 Paul O'Connor 4/15/24

Teddy's Favorite Thing Is An Ellery Queen Readers Award Winner

A podium finish for Teddy in the magazine’s annual reader awards.

Paul O'Connor 4/1/24 Paul O'Connor 4/1/24

Teddy's Favorite Thing Is A Derringer Award Finalist

My debut short story makes the final ballot for the Short Mystery Fiction Society’s annual awards.