Burl Barer

Male

van nuys, california

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:
Born in Walla Walla, WA. Lived in Seattle, Las Vegas, and currently, L.A.
About Me:
Edgar Award winner and two-time Anthony Award nominee, I write mystery fiction, true crime, Tie-Ins for movies/TV, and make myself a general media nuisance. I currently live in the Greater Los Angeles area...in other words, the valley (Van Nuys) but LOVE Santa Monica and wish I could move back to the other side of the hill.
I Am A:
Writer
Website:
http://www.burlbarer.net
Books And Authors I Like:
My nephews Lee and Tod Goldberg also write books, so they must be on the list.
Leslie Charteris, creator of THE SAINT -- anything he wrote is fine with me.
Jack Olsen -- good friend and mentor -- his "Last Man Standing" is one of the best books I've ever read.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
I love movies

Comment Wall:

  • Dennis Venter

    Welcome to Crimespace, Burl. Been a long-time reader of Lee's blog so good to meet his Uncle.

    Jul 3, 2007

  • Burl Barer

    My pleasure to be here - im on the True Crime Community also!

    Check out my regular blog at: http://www.burlbarer.net

    Jul 3, 2007

  • Evelyn David

    Your "psychotic potential girlfriend" sidekick sounds like fun.
    Glad to hear you found a new publisher.
    Evelyn

    Jul 3, 2007

  • Brenda Chapman

    Hi Burl,
    Thanks for including me in your list of friends. You look to have a varied career with writing successes - I look forward to some discussions!
    Brenda

    Jul 4, 2007

  • JackBludis

    Burl--
    Nice gigs you get. What's the url to your crimeandsupense story?
    Jack

    Jul 7, 2007

  • Mary Saums

    Thanks for stopping by, Burl. I haven't read Jack Olsen - will look for him.

    Jul 10, 2007

  • Jack Getze

    That's quite a family of writers, Burl. Think creativity and language abilities are in the genes?

    Jul 14, 2007

  • Burl Barer

    crime and Suspense is folding due to lack of subscriptions...but all the material is still up on their site. http://www.crimeandsuspense.com

    Jul 16, 2007

  • Michael Allan Mallory

    Hi Burl, thanks for the invite. Your website looks interesting. I'll have to check it out in more detail when I have time.

    Jul 17, 2007

  • Ken Isaacson

    Hi Burl...Thanks for seeking me out here on Crimespace!

    Jul 17, 2007

  • Burl Barer

    Crime and Suspense may continue after all! Check out their site for details: http://www.crimeandsuspense.com

    Jul 22, 2007

  • surfingcheryl

    Okay...ignore my request to be a friend. I think you sent one first and I clicked the wrong button in response.
    Etherspace is hell, like a constant party but no alcohol to smooth over stupid blunders. (Or at least make you forget them.)
    So...I'm impressed. An Edgar. Woohoo.
    I'm a newbie with a long way to crawl.

    Jul 27, 2007

  • Gemma Halliday

    Lol! Can Maddie - of course! Can I? Uh, I better stick to my day job... :)
    Nice to meet you!

    ~Gemma

    Aug 21, 2007