Tony Burton

67, Male

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:
Ranger, Georgia
About Me:
Tony Burton is an author, editor and publisher, with several years of experience both in the non-fiction and fiction arenas. He wrote training manuals and technical guides for organizations such as America Online, Citibank and the U.S. government. He has published over 140 stories, articles and columns in a variety of venues, including newspapers, Crime and Suspense, ThugLit and Reflection’s Edge ezines, as well as Focus On Your Child, and Great Mystery and Suspense magazine. He has also contributed stories to three anthologies, edited two anthologies and written two cozy mystery novels. (A third in that series is in progress.)

Tony and his lovely wife, Lara, live in NW Georgia with their champion napdog, Buddy, and recently added members of the family: Atticus, Arabella, Jem and Scout--four zebra finches.
Website:
http://www.tonyburton.biz
Books And Authors I Like:
Tony Hillerman, Agatha Christie, Dick Francis, Margaret Frazer, Ellis Peters, A. C. Doyle, Leon Uris

Comment Wall:

  • F.T. Bradley

    Good to see you here, Tony!

    Mar 23, 2007

  • Tony Burton

    Thanks, Fleur! Good to see you here, too. I know a few of the folks here, though I haven't had a chance to look at the whole member list.

    Mar 23, 2007

  • Lynette Hall Hampton

    Hi Tony, it's really nice to be able to put a face with the names I'm used to on MMA. I'm glad you signed up here.

    Mar 23, 2007

  • Tony Burton

    Saw a couple more people from MMA at the Spring Book Show this weekend, which was very nice. Thanks for remembering my name, Lynette!

    Mar 26, 2007

  • Neil Plakcy

    Thanks for the nice comments on my story in BY THE CHIMNEY WITH CARE. Great to see you here, Tony!

    Mar 29, 2007

  • Laine

    Hey Tony!! Thanks for being my friend too! LOL...Just got here today and I'm having fun finding my way around. Already making new friends too..shoot, this is going to be better than High School! LOL
    HUGS!

    Mar 31, 2007

  • Jan Christensen

    Hi Tony! I'm checking in with everyone I already know. It's great to see you here. Are we having fun yet?

    Mar 31, 2007

  • Larry W. Chavis

    Hi, Tony. Thanks for suggesting that I come here. Haven't had a chance to do much yet, but I like what I see.

    Apr 1, 2007

  • Larry W. Chavis

    Tony,
    I just finshed reading "A Knife in the Devil's Hand," in the Spring *Great Mystery and Suspense,* and enjoyed it a great deal. Good read.

    Apr 8, 2007

  • Tony Burton

    Hey thanks, Larry! It's an unusual story, I guess, and not for everyone, so I'm glad you liked it. It's sort of my bow to Frank Peretti.

    Apr 8, 2007

  • Brian Thornton

    Hi Tony, thanks for the add. How are the stories coming?

    Apr 10, 2007

  • Tony Burton

    Hi, Brian! If you mean the stories for the ezine, they're arriving pretty steadily. If you mean stories for the Christmas anthology this year, I have a few already! If you mean my own stories... who has time to write???

    LOL!

    Apr 10, 2007

  • Mary Saums

    Hi, Tony - it's good to 'see' you. I didn't realize you lived in Georgia. Champion napdog, eh? :) I've got a couple of cats like that.

    Apr 11, 2007

  • Tony Burton

    There has been some discussion about the impending demise of the Crime and Suspense ezine. With apologies to Mark Twain, the reports of it's death have been greatly exaggerated.

    The Crime and Suspense ezine is still alive and well. We are taking a brief hiatus as we shift gears, however, as we are changing our format. The August issue will be on the streets as planned, but the first issue after that will be the November/December issue.

    The 'zine will be bimonthly now, still with reviews, interviews and stories. We'll have more stories per issue, though, as well as audio components to each issue.

    We have also gone to a paying-market and subscription-support model. If you are interested in the new way of doing things, visit the Crime and Suspense website (http://www.crimeandsuspense.com) for the details.

    Jul 24, 2007

  • joe miller

    Tony,
    We met at the HAW conference at the dinner on Saturday night. Thanks for the info about this site. I'm working on a project and want to stay in touch.

    My card has e-mail and a new website that I just setup.

    Thanks Again

    Joe

    Jul 25, 2007

  • joe miller

    Tony,

    Thanks for the tip on this site.

    I'm working on my first real novel and its good to get insite from the many different levels of experienced writers.

    Are there any other conferences that you would recommend?

    Joe

    Jul 28, 2007

  • Tony Burton

    Many conferences are genre-specific, and since you are here on Crimespace I'm making the assumption that you are talking about crime/mystery/suspense/thriller novels.

    One thing to realize is that, in the world of Cons, there are two different types: CONferences and CONventions. Conventions are great for fans of the genre, but generally have less value to budding writers. So, I'd stick with conferences if possible.

    Depending on how far you are willing to travel, here are a few that are coming up in the next four months:

    Criminal Pursuits - http://mwasw.org/criminalpursuits/

    New England Crime Bake - http://www.crimebake.org/index.htm

    Forensic University of St. Louis - http://www.sistersincrime.org/ForensicU/

    Clues and Red Herrings - http://www.pghsinc.com/

    Tony Hillerman Writers' Conference - http://www.hillermanconference.com/

    Great Manhattan Mystery Conclave (Manhattan, KANSAS) - http://www.manhattanmysteries.com/

    I know none of them are very close to us here in the Southeast, but if you take a look at their websites, you may find one that is of enough value to make it worth the trip.

    Tony

    Jul 28, 2007

  • Elizabeth Zelvin

    LOL. Thanks, Tony! Yep, Death Will Get You Sober, but there are better ways. ;) Liz

    Jan 1, 2008

  • Larry W. Chavis

    Tony,
    Happy New Year, and all the best in your writing in 2008.

    Jan 1, 2008