I hope that new authors are being cautious, especially because not only are these scams increasing, but they are also impersonating other authors, editors, and publishers.

So when Halloween came around this year and I saw where The Others was available for streaming on the Criterion Channel, I took a pause on my usual streaming of crime shows and documentaries to revising this classic ghost story. However, the whole time I was watching it, all I kept thinking about was Factitious Disorder. 

I was at NoirCon in sunny Palm Springs, California. I was not expecting this place where I planned to read, present, and watch stories about dastardly deeds to be so fresh and lovely.