M.E. Proctor

It’s work that makes a difference, the discipline of it. If you don’t sit down and focus, nothing happens. Inspiration is the illusion.

I'll go back to a funny story I'm trying to write....

Tell me how it feels ... I haven't read them in forever. Tried Dune recently and I just couldn't. Not that these are in any way comparable...

no way.

... oh, is that written down somewhere?

The First Two Pages: "Garbo's Ghost" by M.E Proctor - Art Taylor In April 2015, B.K. Stevens debuted the blog series “The First Two Pages,” hosting craft essays by short story writers […]

I'm at Art Taylor's "The First Two Pages" today with an article on "Garbo's Ghost" the noir story published in the anthology Celluloid Crimes. And yes, you can read the first 2 pages, duh! arttaylorwriter.com/2025/10/07/t...

That's paparazzi stuff .... where have the real reporters gone?

You know, as the author I don't see all the small print that the publisher has to deal with ... And I'm not sure I want to 😆.

I'm curious to hear what you think of it ...

Thanks Karl, I might use that for a quote, lol!

Thanks, Polly!

You can get it here: shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...

You're a star!

Submissions NOVEMBER THEME SUBS OPEN OCTOBER 15! Photo by Thomas Forsberg on Pexels.com Tightrope … what comes to mind? Maybe you’re thinking of a song (Leon Russell, Janelle Monáe, Stevie Ray Vaughan …), a mo…

I'm guest editor for November at Punk Noir Magazine.
Submissions open October 15 and close October 21.
Theme: TIGHTROPE
1000 words max, all fiction genres, no poetry.
Send stories in a Word document, include a third person bio, to
punknoirmag@yahoo.com
punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com/submissions/

This is the time when I start pushing for Amazon reviews ... oh dear....

We are all living in a pile of things to read, lol.

This fantastic anthology is now out in Audiobook - Wow! www.audible.com/pd/B0FPMSKRC...

It's a book, actually, lol!

Thanks Douglas!

Douglas Lumsden's review of Catch Me on a Blue Day (Declan Shaw Mysteries Book 2) 5/5: My wife, Rita, and I are both huge fans of Martine Proctor's charismatic private investigator, Declan Shaw. Like Craig Terlson's Luke Fischer, Declan Shaw needs to be a binge-watchable television...

My full review of @meproctor.bsky.social's terrific Catch Me on a Blue Day is up at Goodreads. This is a wonderful character-driven neo-noir crime drama, and Declan Shaw needs a binge-watchable TV series tout suite!
goodreads.com/review/show/...

Thanks, Jeff! So happy you like it!

Catch Me on a Blue Day Amazon.com: Catch Me on a Blue Day: 9781956957877: Proctor, M.E.: Books

I'm currently reading Catch Me on a Blue Day by @meproctor.bsky.social ... the excellent second installment in her Declan Shaw P.I. series.

If you're looking for a great #detective / police procedural type read, check it out, #booksky 💙📚

Here:

www.amazon.com/Catch-Blue-D...

Thanks Douglas, and give my best to Rita. I hope the reading was smooth ... reading aloud reveals all the bumps, as we both know.

Catch Me on a Blue Day (Declan Shaw Mysteries Book 2) Amazon.com: Catch Me on a Blue Day (Declan Shaw Mysteries Book 2) eBook : Proctor, M.E.: Books

I finished reading @meproctor.bsky.social's terrific Catch Me on a Blue Day last night (actually, my wife, Rita, read it out loud to me 'cause she likes to do that, and I like it, too). Wonderful story, and Declan Shaw is a great character. Highly recommended! www.amazon.com/Catch-Blue-D...

In Declan's Own Words it's about time

It's Thursday and I let my fictional character, PI Declan Shaw, explain why he's up in Connecticut ... You may want to hear what he has to say: meproctor.substack.com/p/in-declans...

Writers are sketchy characters ...

I love it that Ellie got her due!

Ahaha, thanks Ryan! Big hats off to Casey though!

"CATCH ME ON A BLUE DAY by M.E. Proctor is so well done, you could just call it CATCH ME TOMORROW because you won't want to do anything else once you start reading." —The Writer's Dossier a.co/d/fEZixdh @meproctor.bsky.social

meproctor.substack.com | thewritersdossier.com

Friend @caseystegman.com made it in the anthology woith "Effie's Oasis". I'm in the Honor Roll with "A Redhead and a Green Car", that's two stories from the "Motel" anthology edited by @barbarabyar.bsky.social, published by @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social ... Hello, lovelies, I think we did well!