JJ Cooper

Male

Brisbane, Queensland

Australia

Profile Information:

Hometown:
Brisbane, Australia
About Me:
I spent seventeen years in the Australian Army, deploying on two tours of duty in East Timor and one tour to the Middle East in 2003. I specialised in Human Intelligence, including interrogation (as a practitioner and instructor). Since leaving the military, I spend every spare moment on my passion for writing. My debut thriller, The Interrogator, will be published by Random House Australia in 2009.
I Am A:
Writer
Website:
http://jjcooperaus.blogspot.com/
Books And Authors I Like:
Thrillers

Comment Wall:

  • Karen from AustCrime

    Welcome to Crimespace incidentally - do let us know when your book is out and about - I'm very very partial to a thriller! :)

    Jul 5, 2008

  • Brian Kavanagh

    G'day JJ, good to catch up! Really good news that Random House have picked up your book. Well done.
    Cheers,
    Brian

    Jul 5, 2008

  • realmum

    Hi there JJ, Just wanted to add my congrats to you on getting published very well done : ) I wish you great success and will endeavour to grab a copy when its available. Happy scribing to you

    Jul 5, 2008

  • Geoff McGeachin

    Hi JJ,

    Congratulations on the book. When in 2009 is it coming out? You can look forward to that great buzz of walking into a bookshop and seeing it on the shelf. That doesn't get old. A while back I posted about Aussie Ian Irvine's The Truth About Publishing which is a great background read for the first time author. I'll be keeping an eye out for Interrogated.
    Cheers,
    Geoff

    Jul 6, 2008

  • Geoff McGeachin

    Hi again JJ,
    You'll find the article about publishing at http://www.ian-irvine.com/
    It gives some background plus tips on promotion and marketing and how best to cope with what is to come. I'm right in the middle of the editing process on my fourth book and the buzz doesn't go away especially if you've had dreams about being a writer for a long time.

    Geoff

    Jul 6, 2008

  • Lia

    Hiya

    Recognise your name from the Lee Child forum . ( hope it's the same JJ Cooper . Congrats on getting your book published .

    Lia

    Jul 6, 2008

  • Ed Lynskey

    Thanks for the invite, JJ. I'll be looking for Interrogated. Well done and many successes with it and the others down the road.

    Best,
    Ed

    Jul 7, 2008

  • P.M. Newton

    Hey JJ,

    Congrats on the book deal! Well done - look forward to reading it,

    cheers,

    Pam

    Jul 7, 2008

  • Daniel Hatadi

    Glad you like the place, JJ. Good to have more Aussies on board!

    Jul 8, 2008

  • Phillipa Martin (PD Martin)

    Congrats on the upcoming release, JJ. And the media will love your military background, which is great for getting your name out there! Do you know when in 2009 yet? It takes ages, doesn't it.
    Phillipa

    Jul 8, 2008

  • JackBludis

    Great background for a writer, and a smart title for your first.

    Jul 9, 2008