Mark Terry

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:
Oxford, MI
About Me:
I'm the author of the Derek Stillwater thriller series, as well as a freelance writer. I live in Oxford, MI.
Website:
http://www.markterrybooks.com
Books And Authors I Like:
"I" is for Innocent by Sue Grafton; "To The Hilt" by Dick Francis; "The Deal" by Peter Lefcourt; "Percy and the Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan; "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" by JK Rowling; "Bag of Bones" by Stephen King; stop me, stop me, I can't stop, please, won't you stop me...
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
"Lord of the Rings"; "Pirates of the Caribbean"; "Star Wars"; "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"; "Lost in Space"; "Hitch"; "Men in Black"

Comment Wall:

  • Mark Terry

    Oh, more people to talk to online. I spent the weekend in Austin, TX (yeah, I got a Keep Austin Weird T-shirt) and now I'm back in Michigan trying to figure out how the hell to get traction on my day. Having done a million-and-one miscellaneous catch-up things, I think it's time I started working on the novel I have a deadline for, THE VALLEY OF SHADOWS.

    Mar 27, 2007

  • Mark Terry

    Joe,
    Now there's a concept.

    Mar 27, 2007

  • Tim Maleeny

    Mark, welcome to the space! Good luck with the deadline madness...if you and Joe figure out how to monetize these chats, I'm there...

    Mar 27, 2007

  • Tim Maleeny

    Mark, welcome to the space! Good luck with the deadline madness...if you and Joe figure out how to monetize these chats, I'm there...

    Mar 27, 2007

  • norby

    Oxford, MI-for real? My in-laws live in Leonard. That's right, Leonard.

    Mar 27, 2007

  • Mark Terry

    Norby,
    I've actually done a talk at the Leonard Public Library. I think that was for Dirty Deeds. Nice-sized group for a small library.

    Mar 27, 2007

  • David Skibbins

    Need your Tarot read, eh? Warren Ritter says, Your card is The Chariot. Drive carefully to make sure it isn't reversed, as that can cause severe headahes.

    Mar 27, 2007

  • Mark Terry

    Geeze, Warren. The Chariot? That's the story of my life. Set goals, face obstacles which can be overcome through hard work.

    Mar 27, 2007

  • Mark Terry

    Geeze, Warren. The Chariot? That's the story of my life. Set goals, face obstacles which can be overcome through hard work.

    Mar 27, 2007

  • Mark Terry

    GM,
    I've been well-treated by cover artists. Kevin Brown at Midnight Ink gets my kudos for the Derek Stillwater covers. Even the CATFISH GURU cover, a publication of iUniverse (not really recommended), was good. Most people seem to like the DIRTY DEEDS cover, although I'm not actually all that fond of it. Still, it's better than the first version they showed me.

    Mar 29, 2007

  • Libby Hellmann

    hey, Mark. Great to see you! What's been going on? COming down this way anytime soon?

    Apr 1, 2007

  • Mark Terry

    Hey Libby,
    Maybe. Next book is out July 1st. It's THE SERPENT'S KISS and I'm still pulling together promotional stuff. I'm planning on going to Magna in the fall. Maybe.

    Apr 2, 2007

  • Mark Terry

    Dane just asked me what I'm doing here. More blogging? Beats me. But I sure seem to have a lot of friends. Hope they send me a Christmas card.

    Apr 20, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    Glad to see a familiar face. Thanks for the add.
    JD

    Apr 20, 2007

  • Paul Guyot

    Mind your own business, Terry.

    Jun 11, 2007

  • Mark Terry

    Ah Guyot, we all know you've got it in you. You're just too busy being wildly successful in TV. You don't want to give up all that Hollywood glitz and MONEY for the barren, poverty-stricken back alleys of book publishing like the rest of us.

    Jun 11, 2007

  • Mark Terry

    Any Margarita in a storm...

    Sep 25, 2007

  • PJ Nunn

    Very kind of you, Mark. Guess I've been busier than I thought! How did we get to September anyway?

    Sep 25, 2007

  • Mark Terry

    Beats me. Thought it was still August. Or WISHED it was still August.

    Sep 25, 2007

  • Roberta Isleib

    thanks for mingling Mark and for the kind words about the golf mysteries! Yes, i did start a new series about a psychologist/advice columnist. DEADLY ADVICE came out in March, with PREACHING TO THE CORPSE to follow in December. hope you'll add one to your stack. i can't even count the number of books beside my bed!

    Sep 25, 2007

  • Jeff Markowitz

    Thanks for the invite.
    Jeff

    Sep 27, 2007

  • Sandra Ruttan

    Hi Mark, nice to "meet" you here. Thanks for the invite.

    Sep 27, 2007

  • Susan Goodwill

    Glad you are going to be on Comcast TV. Let us know when!
    Susan

    Sep 29, 2007

  • Patricia Foulk

    Mark Terry said…
    That photograph... are you a Time Lord?

    Probably not, since I don't have a clue what one is? LOL cheers - pat

    Sep 29, 2007

  • caitriona mccafferty

    You would think so but its not

    Sep 29, 2007

  • Timothy C. Phillips

    sage les insensés sont

    Sep 29, 2007

  • Tina

    Okay, your little post above made me laugh out loud. I personally think it's an oxymoron:) But being a writer, I just like writing the word oxymoron, using it in a sentence, enjoying the word's unusual cadence...
    But instead of closet of neuroses, how about a root cellar? And what if the dog smelled something in the root cellar and started well, rooting around? I bet you would find something dead, and...where's my notebook...

    Oct 2, 2007

  • Mark Terry

    Hmmm,
    jumbo shrimp, honest politician, electronic music, sane novelist...

    Oct 2, 2007

  • Margot Justes

    Hi Mark,
    Thanks for the invite...
    How can anyone not know the Doctor...Have TARDIS will travel.
    Margot

    Oct 2, 2007

  • Mark Terry

    Rhonda--Beijing, primarily. I had thoughts of moving the action to Shanghai and then Hong Kong, but my main character is getting into plenty of trouble in Beijing.

    Margot--I'm not even a fan, but the ads are omnipresent on SciFi.

    Oct 2, 2007