Joel’s Substack
Joel NedeckyMy personal Substack
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July Newsletter
The short story anthology BAD INTENTIONS: Crime Fiction Inspired by Warren Zevon was released on July 7th — 15 stories by 15 crime writers — and I’ve had several comments and questions about the title of my story “Oil in the Bones.”
First,...
June Newsletter
I remember several years ago when I started to write seriously, encountering the popular notion that backstory must be limited, layered in precise details that say just enough to let the reader piece together the rest. This bothered me, as...
The Process
The term the process gets tossed around, and when I was young, I didn’t like it. I just showed up, played the sport or wrote the test. I wasn’t a fan of calling anything a process because it sounded so fake, as if you could follow a clear s...
Crime Writers of Canada Awards and Upcoming Signings
Hi everyone,
I'm excited to share THE BROKEN DETECTIVE has been shortlisted for Best Crime First Novel by Crime Writers of Canada. The CWC Awards are an annual event celebrating crime writing in Canada. The 2026 winners will be announced o...
Likeable characters
As I did my podcast tour for the release of The Broken Detective, I noticed the same or similar questions in many of the conversations.
The one I’ve thought about the most is Do you think Jake Joelsen is a likeable character?
Thanks for r...
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Writer and teacher from Winnipeg. My first novel, The Broken Detective, is out now from Run Amok Crime.
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