Brian L Porter

Profile Information:

Hometown:: A hideout somewhere in the UK
About Me:: I'm a published author, writing dark psychological and crime thrillers. My novel 'The Nemesis Cell', and novella 'Avenue of the Dead' were published in 2007 by Stonehedge Publishing, The Nemesis Cell recently achieved 6th place in the Preditors & Editors Annual Readers Awards (Mystery Novel).

A new, dark psychological thriller 'A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper' was released by DoubleDragon Publishing in January 2008, and is selling very well in paperback, with the cover design having been awarded The Authors Lounge May 2008 Best Cover Illustration Award. Two collections of my short stories were also released last year, 'The Voice of Anton Bouchard' by Stonehedge Publishing, and 'Murder, Mayhem and Mexico' by Eternal Press, which came 9th in the antholigies category in the Preditors & Editors Readers Awards.

Please visit my websites at www.freewebs.com/brianlp and www.freewebs.com/astudyinred or www.glastonburythenovel.webs.com
I also act as poetry editor for Balderdash Literary Journal from Stargazer Publishing, and I'm a Science fiction Conceptual Consultant for Stonehedge Publishing. I enjoy studying the history of crime and studying forensics to enable me to present believable fiction.
I live with my wife, two step-daughters, and 4 rescue dogs, in northern England, and I'm a member of The American Authors Association and The Military Writers Society of America, and The Whitechapel Society 1888.
Website:
www.freewebs.com/brianlp
I Am A:: Writer
Website:: http://www.freewebs.com/brianlp
Books And Authors I Like:: Anything by Tess Gerritsen, Jeffery Deaver, Clive Cussler and James Patterson, and especially the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:: The Da Vinci Code, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Aiong Came a Spider, Jack the Ripper (Michael Caine), All variants of CSI, Law and Order, Midsomer Murders, Wire in the Blood, Cold Case, Law and Order, Waking the Dead.

Comment Wall:

Todd Robinson

Back atcha, Brian!

Dec 2, 2007
Karen from AustCrime

Hi Brian - I'm a sucker for a sad sack dog anyday - plus I like the sound of your books and will keep an eye out for them over in these parts :)

Dec 4, 2007
Lee Charles Kelley

Thanks for the add, Brian.
You mentioned you have a dog with a barking problem. Check out my blog for some great dog training tips:

http://LeeCharlesKelleysBlog.blogspot.com

Depending on why the dog is barking, I find that praise is a great way to stop it. Read my article, "Using Praise as a Correction."

LCK

Dec 5, 2007
Lee Charles Kelley

Hey, Brian,

I'm sorry to hear that your "behaviorist" has attempted to stop Tilly from doing her "job," through punitive measures. As the lead character in my novels likes to say, "They spend all this time in college and end up not knowing the first thing about dogs."

You should definitely praise her for barking. It won't prevent her from doing it the next time she hears someone at the door, but it will put the behavior under your control. Plus, she'll settle down faster.

And with some of my clients' dogs, just praising the dog for responding every single time she barks will eventually cause the dog to stop barking altogether.

Barking comes from nervous tension; praise reduces nervous tension. You don't need a PhD to understand that. In fact, most PhDs have trouble understanding it BECAUSE they have PhDs!

Best of luck to you and Tilly,

LCK

Dec 6, 2007
Sue Dawson

I am an animal lover, too, or at least I assume that you enjoy dogs from the snapshots. I have two AKC Bostons, the mother and her son. Dad was in the picture, too, until he died at 10 1/2 years of age. He was a dog whom we rescued, not from mean owners, but from an English Bull in their family. He wanted to fight Chopper. Chopper was 8 months old when we bought him, and the owner came by several times in the first three years or so to say "hi "to him.

Dec 7, 2007
Lawrence Kelter

I hope you'll take a peek at my work. I think Chalice's a blast, and hope you will too. Sorry for the late reply; been traveling for business. Looking forward to lots of great chatter.
Larry

Dec 7, 2007
Sarah M. Chen

Thanks so much for the add Brian. Yeah, I have a 5-year-old rat terrier although I call her the "brat terrier." She's my baby! Looking forward to chatting more and am really enjoying this site.

Dec 8, 2007
Graeme S. Houston

I finally got it to work. Thanks for the invitation. Seems like a nice place here with a great community.

Dec 9, 2007
Brian L Porter

Hi Kat, good to meet you. thaks for getting in touch. Look forward to hearing from you again in the future.

Brian

Dec 10, 2007
Louisa Christy

Brian, thanks for the invite. If the pics above are all your beasties, you are one lucky man to have so many best friends which exhibit so much character.
Copper passed away last year and we miss our beastie terribly. His memory will live on in the "Tails." Am looking forward to getting to know you. And must say am looking forward to the release of A Study in Red.
We used to live in Barningham, a small town north of Bury St. Edmonds. We still go visit. Ta for now.

Dec 11, 2007
Louisa Christy

Brian,
We lived near Honington for almost 3 years, stationed at the Heath. We have made several great friends in the RAF over the years. Do you perhaps know Davy Jones or Ian Cameron? Were you ever stationed in Germany?
Hubby was retired and called back to service, so we are still in, lol/
Presently my assistants are several grey parrots and a mitred conure. They have many a great conversation while I am writing. I think they will have to be in a story on their own. Off to shovel snow now. Daughter is coming home from university and demanded a white Christmas. She gets her wish. Tomorrow she shovels.
Greeting to you and your family in England from gang.

Dec 12, 2007
Dave Zeltserman

Brian, thanks for the invite. --Dave
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Dec 14, 2007
Lu Yi

Hi, Brian, thanks for the message. It is great to know you too! :-)

Dec 14, 2007
Sophie Littlefield

Tilly's darlin' :) Yup, that's my Stella, 14 years old and going strong. She sits here and watches me write every day. I read the tricky passages out loud to her - she's supportive if not very discerning.

Best wishes for the holidays!

Dec 22, 2007
Brian L Porter

haha, Stella sounds just like Tilly, who's only 3, though she's the eldest of our 'pack', and old for her years due to the apalling abuse she suffered.. We also have Dylan the Bedlington terrier who's 2, and little Charlie the Westie/Cairn cross who's not quite 1 year old. Like you I talk to Tilly while I'm writing, though likewise I think she likes everything I write! hehe Up until last year i had 2 dachshnds called, funnily enough Sophie and Candy. Sophie died on teh 29th December last year aged 14, and Candy went earlier in April, from a diabetes infection. She was just 11. It's always great to meet another 'doggie' person. Do you have any background in your writing subjects? I'm a student of forensics and criminology, though I rely on imagination a great deal. Here's wishing you a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and hope to hear more from you in the future.

Dec 22, 2007
Sophie Littlefield

yup i sure do love dogs, though i rarely remember to write them in. Authors I've recently read who write great dogs: joe hill, daniel woodrell. As far as background...one of things i write, my brother has termed "minivan noir" - and being a housewife, I suppose that gives me lots of background - everything else I have to get the oldfashioned way - lookin it up or makin it up! :)

Dec 23, 2007
Brian L Porter

Like you , I rarely have dogs in my storylines. I've only had one (Alf), as a central character once, in my short story 'The Significance of Cherries' which is currently being considered for an anthology by Notorius Press. I like your brother's way of desribing your work, which I'm sure is all the more realistic due to your background and use of imagination. I do tend to try and make things as relaistic as i can, and often receive some very welcome help from various police forces in the UK when it comes to research and realism, but when it comes to fiction there's no substitute for a good dose of imagination, which is really the soul of a good novel. Keep doing what you do best Sophie, that's the road to success.

Dec 23, 2007
Anne Brooke

Thanks, Brian. Good to meet another writer of dark psychological crime novels! I do hope you have a grand Christmas.

:))

A
xxx

Dec 23, 2007
Anne Brooke

Thanks, Brian - and that sounds a great idea! Shall we swop addresses and books? I can send you "A Dangerous Man" for one of yours - your choice!

Hugs!

A
xxx

Dec 23, 2007
Anne Brooke

Fab! How about a review copy of "Glastonbury" for "A Dangerous Man" - I will message you with my address for sending now!

:))

A
xxx

Dec 23, 2007
Anne Brooke

No problem! We can swop paperbacks when yours is available in the spring! - as per my message.

:))

Looking forward to it already

A
xxx

Dec 23, 2007
Shirley Wells

Yes, we Brits must stick together. :o)

I love your Tilly. Very little writing done here over the festive period so my own Tilly (aka the Hound from Hell) has had a rest from hitting the reset button on the pc and spent her time wrecking Christmas tree, decorations, etc. with her partner in crime, Muffet (sadly, too old to have his name changed when we rescused him from local kennels).

Happy New Year!

Jan 2, 2008
Shirley Wells

Rescue dogs are the best. Our Tilly is 4 and Muffet is coming up to 11. We only rescued Muffet 2 years ago. As for the name being cute, hm. He has a penchant for rounding up deer or sheep and I feel a complete idiot shouting him. Thankfully, he's now beginning to answer to 'Cloth Ears'.

Jan 2, 2008
Shirley Wells

The dogs are beside themselves having had their photos put up on my Crimespace page. (OK, so they're both lying under my desk snoring...)
Good luck with Dracula Doesn't Live Here Anymore. I'll look out for it. I agree; short fiction provides a welcome change.

Jan 2, 2008
Shirley Wells

Thanks, Brian, they are lovely dogs.

Dracula Doesn't Live Here Anymore has a great cover and I think the cover for Murder, Mayhem and Mexico is absolutely brilliant. You must be pleased with them. Good luck!

Jan 3, 2008