Thanks for your encouraging comments. I see you live nearby. I'm having a reading/Questions/Signing at the Perquimans County Library sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Maybe you can attend. It's on September 12th from 2pm to whenver people get sick of talking to me.

unless something went sideways on my myspace page, you should see chapter 24 on down.

P.S.
Very new to crimesace and having trouble adding you as a friend.

Hi Kim! Thanks for inviting me.

Hi Kim!
Welcome to my rapidly growing circle! Your reading list includes some power hitters. So I'd be very pleased if you'd check out my new suspense novel, CROSSHAIRS. A synopsis and excerpts are on my website (russheitz. com) and it's available on Amazon and through all the major chains in the US and UK. But even if you don't, I'm still happy to count you among my friends! Good luck with your many designing/hosting/marketing ventures!
Russ

Hey there Kim--Thanks for the invitation! I see we could watch TV together and not fight over the remote. And I love that you put Dean Koontz on the top of your author list. He's one of my favs too. Have a good week!

Thanks, Kim! I have excerpts up on my home site (http://www.cleasimon.com) so you can try before you buy, and I'd love to know what you think. Though, of course, I always think my WIP is the best thing I've done yet...

Thanks for the compliment on my brand, but I don't have my covers up yet. Avon Harpercollins is having me wait to post them.

I love Dean Koontz just as much. His narratives are amazing and the pace of his stories is inspirational. And like you, I am at home in a bookstore of library. If I didn't write, I would have probably owned a bookstore.

I noticed you live in NC and my sister lives in Charlotte. I've been to your beautiful state a couple of times and most recently we spent time at a cabin on Lake Lure. Wonderful.

Take care and thanks again for the invitation.

At the bottom left of the blog s an archive button (Older-newer) go back to April to see the begining, kind of a hassle.

Thank you for the invitation. Your work looks fantastic! Keep me updated. Thanks again!

That's great, a grandma at 48! That's marvelous. My wife and I are still waiting for that (hopefully soon arriving) day when our married kids produce the next generation of kids. Your hostbyk looks very well done, I'll keep it in mind, how's it doing? Best.

Hi Kim! thanks for the invite!!!

Hi Kim,

Chairs is a good place to start. It is a collection of interrelated short stories set in Southeast Asia.

Thanks for the contact Kim. Some grandma! I look forwared to maintaining contact on ce I get through a busy poeriod. All day yesterday, today and tomorrow (a masterclass) at the Melbourne Writers Festival - with lots and lots of talk of crime writing. So much inspriation.

Hi, Kim. So nice to meet you. Only another FOUR months until the next Battlestar Galactica! Trying times to be a fan....Blessings--L.

Hi Kim,
Thanks for being a crimespace friend.
Charlotte Williamson; dpwilliamson@juno.com

Hi Kim,
Thank you for the invitation. Also, please feel free to join me at http://researchincrime.ning.com/.
I look forward to our conversations.

Well, of course, you'll have to let me know what you think, because you have a stellar list of authors that you do like. Sort of like me, all over the board.

Oh, and I have to ask, since you like most of the same shows that I do, have you found that Criminal Minds kind of went down hill last season? Too much into the serial killer theme? I'm finding Numb3rs to be the top runner between those two. And I don't suppose you've checked out Pain Killer Jane, have you? I rather like that show. It's sort of an X-Files meets Heroes thing.

Thanks Robin, You can count on me to give an honest review back, because I'm definitely into good stories with decent plots. As for the Criminal Minds. I have to agree and wasn't too impressed on the way they handled letting go of parts of their team. It started out really powerful, and I kept up to the end, but am curious on how they'll do on the new season coming up.

I adore Numb3rs and tracking the stories there, but was kind of blown over with the finale having a main person turning out to be a spy. He always seemed like a good guy to me.

I've never heard of Pain Killer Jane... Is that a show or reference to someone in a show? This past year was the first in over 10 years that I've even watched something regularly. When the season finale's hit, I turned the tv off and it's basically been an art piece since. Until my other half gets in and fires it back up on the weekends lately.

I'd totally forgotten the Numb3rs finale, and the good guy being bad. So one of two scenarios. He got a lucrative contract for a movie and wanted out, (or wanted too much for a renewal contract) or he's really not a bad guy and they're going to have a twist with him next season. I do think the series guys tend to jump the shark a bit when they're writing characters out, though.

Pain Killer Jane is on the SciFi channel. It's based on the comic book series (much like Spiderman and Batman, I suppose). They turned it into a TV series. Started off strong. I would think you could pick it up midseries, but hard to say...

I'm new to the TV watching thing the past couple years myself. Numb3rs, Crim. Minds, and House, oh, and Monk and Psych. I love those shows! As far from real policing as you can get, which, I suppose, is what makes them appealing. Pure fun.

Ahhh, that explains it. When Jerry (my husband) took to driving an 18-wheeler, I found less time in front of the tube, so I started watching mostly the shows on CBS until the season finale. When BattleStar Galactica announced their next season wouldn't begin until 2008, I called the cable company and had everything except basic cable removed from the tube.

I wondered why we're spending so much extra money on those other channels, when my main motivation for the cable is the internet connection anyway. I did really enjoy "The Closure" and "The 4400" too, but their seasons are so short and weren't playing either.

I never even caught a commercial for Pain Killer Jane, or I might very well have tuned that one in. Every season when BattleStar Galactica is playing, I end up taping each show on a DVD, so Jerry can see them when he's home. Then when the season ends, he buys the full season on DVD to get all the extra footage and keep them in order.

Maybe this time, we'll wait for the season to end and he can follow it from their version of the DVD's, so it doesn't hit as deep in the pocketbook, and I don't have to panic if I miss an episode. :-)

Kim,
Your profile sounds almost identical to mine in some areas. We like the same books and the same TV shows and movies. Guess that goes to show even "Grandma's" like us can be mystery mavens.

Thanks Charlotte,
Us Grandma's have a lot more mystery in our lives, than our offspring should ever know about anyway. :-) I guess the fact that we've made it this far, is proof we're not just sitting around in the corner living life out.

Hi Kim,
Just wanted to share a bit of news about my suspense novel CROSSHAIRS. It was reviewed by Stephen Horowitz, Ph.D., of The Peppertree Literary Magazine who said: "The story is full of twists and turns and loads of suspense. The reader is pulled along at a frenzied pace ... I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good murder mystery." If you do add CROSSHAIRS to your collection, I hope you're reactions will agree with the good doctor's!
Russ

*WOW* Russ,
That does sound like an exciting review and definitely a book I'd like to dig into soon as well. Thanks for sharing it with me. I'm hoping to give just as good a review when I get a chance to pick up a copy.

Kim,
You remind me of a well-known author who lives down here (In appearance). Her name is Suzanne Barr. She mostly ghost-writes for big-name authors. but she's trying to strike out on her own.
Where is Hertford, NC. I'm a Georgia gal, myself.

Hi Charlotte,
Hertford, NC is in the Northeastern corner of the state here. We're an hour away from the ocean and an hour away from the Va border. I've lived here for almost 11 years now, but my parents had moved here about 11 years before me. My kids were used to visiting their Nana and Papaw out here, and now my grandkids are used to visiting Grammy, Grandpa-pa, Nana and Papaw.

I'm actually in Va as I type this even. My middle daughter recently moved to a house out here in Chesapeake, so I'm giving her a hand with her 2 year old son Ryan, and giving her regular babysitter a break. Both my girls make sure to keep internet and computer ready for my visits. :-)

Kim,
I have a friend who lives in Hay Market, Va. It's just outside Washington. I fly up (not literally. I'm in an airplane) and see her as often as I can. Love that part of the country! Can't wait until we move back to Georgia. The sea shore is nice, but the mountains are God's country. Although, the way houses are selling in southwest Florida, I might be here for a while longer. Hope not.

Hi, thanks for contacting me. I look forward to going through your web site. I hope you will have a chance to visit mine (listed on my crimespace homepage). I discuss a lot of fiction, mostly crime fiction, by authors from all over. Any feedback or criticism, or a link back, would be greatly appreciated. There are certainly some authors whose book we share an interest in, the obvious ones being Sue Grafton, early Stephen King and most Grisham. I also like Faye Kellerman, Linda Barnes and Cara Black, all of whom feature women detectives or something close (with Kellerman, it is a detective's wife, but she is very involved in the stories and crime solving, in addition to being the victim in an early book). But that is just a sampling, and out of this group, I've only written about Cara Black so far on my site (her novels take place in Paris). Best wishes, Jim

Hey Kim. Wanted to let you know that my book reading/signing/Q&A event at the Perquimans County Library was a huge success. Had a packed house and sold out all my books there. The Q&A was fun and had a lot of 1-on-1 time with the attendees. Again, was a wonderful event.

Smiles,
Douglas Quinn

Kim,
Is it getting cool up in NC? Just returned from Georgia. I could smell fall in the air. Just bought a Sue Grafton novel (I love her books). It's called QUARRY. It's really good. I bought it to read on the airplane. Have you read it?
Have you ever had a chance to look at my website? I did it myself. Didn't know anyone who designed websites, so I bought FrontPage and went to work. What do you think about it?

When you get a chance, check out my Crimespace Blog re the info and pics from my recent book signing event.

Smiles,
Douglas Quinn
www.douglasquinn.com

You knowthe old joke: Campers - Nature's way of feeding mosquitos. We know some people from Minnisota. Mosquitos are their state bird. (ha!ha!) Lake of ten thousand lakes, and ten million mosquitos. We have them pretty bad down here in the summertime. It rains so much. Because of the extreme heat and the mosquitos, we don't do much outside. Thank goodness the patio and pool are encased in a screen cage, otherwise we couldn't even sit outside. It's still in the nineties down here. We got hit by a tornado on Sunday. We were coming back from the airport and saw it form in the sky. It was a water spout at first, then developed into a tornado. It was scary. We barely made it home. It was raining so hard, we couldn't even see taillights in front of us. The wind was blowing so hard, the trees were almost parellel with the ground. Cars were thrown around like toys; one on top of the other. We have a big ole' truck, and managed to tough it out. Some people's houses had the roof ripped off. A Walmart was torn up, and three hotels at Ft. Myers beach were ripped apart.
Life in Florida - It's a blast.
Thanks for checking out my web site. I know it looks kind of pitiful compared to some of the ones I've seen. But they probably paid quite a few bucks to have it designed. Mine didn't cost me anything. I'm a new author on a budget just trying to promote my books.

Kim: I presume you've already heard the audio promo on D. K. Gaston's Crimespace page. Can we use something like that as an opening when someone clicks on my website homepage? The guy I met this summer (on the train) works for PBS and does voice-overs. I might be able to get him to do one for me. Also, any chance we can add links to other mystery/suspense/thriller authors in the form of banners? Would we need a special page? I've had several authors who are willing to exchange links on their websites with me. The banner is a great advertising way to do it, since it's colorful and visuals are always better than words.

P.S. You need to add Douglas Quinn to your favorite authors on here. LoL

Have you ever noticed how many have similar favorites?

Oh yes, there are many people that enjoy the same things in books, movies, and television stories. I guess my taste aren't too far from the norm, but then too... I don't list everything either. We've got to keep some uniqueness, or we wouldn't be such mysterious creatures:-)

I love Without a Trace; it's got such heart. What attracts you to different TV shows? What works? What doesn't?

I really enjoy watching Without a Trace too. The stories always seem believable, and I can relate to both the families seeking answers, and the detectives getting to the bottom of events. What works for me on any show I watch, is getting to know the players, seeing a good plot, and watching the story unfold. What doesn't work for me, is shows that are never ending, have very little plot, and leaves you hanging by the end *scratching my head, wondering why I wasted the time it took, to even bother turning the tube on to begin with*.

Kim,
I'm absolutely with you on this one about television shows that work for me.

And, I'll be watching The Closer on dvd, too. We must have the same cable package .

Thanks for the invite.

Hi Kim, I see you like Battlestar Galactica. It used to be filmed in Vancouver - on the pilot the "market" is where I went to University. Thanks for the invite.

Thanks for the add, Kim!

Hi Kim, Thank you for the invitation to be your friend. Dee

The white stuff is pretty, but the novelty wears off pretty quickly. Thanks to global warming we haven't seen too much of it in the last few years-I'll keep my fingers crossed. Chalice is a fun write for me. I hope you'll enjoy the read.
Larry

Douglas Quinn
Author, Editor, Book Reviewer
rivercitypress@hotmail.com
www.douglasquinn.com

12 January 2008

Dear Family/Fans/Friends/Readers

Please join me in the first week of my Virtual Book Tour. Beginning tomorrow, Sunday, January 13th, writer Brenda Kay Wynn will publish an interview with Douglas Quinn on her webblog site at (click on the following or cut and paste into your browser) www.chronclesofelydir.spaces.live.com.

You are invited to go to Brenda’s site, read the interview and comment and/or ask questions. I am looking forward to responding to your comments and queries.

The interview will be posted throughout the four week tour. Weeks two, three and four will have different articles hosted by and posted at other webblog sites. Would love to interact with you along the way.

In addition, each time during the four week tour you leave a comment and/or ask a question your name will be placed into a drawing for a Free Signed Copy of Blue Heron Marsh.. Hope to see you all there.

Smiles,
Douglas Quinn

P.S. Please feel free to forward this invitation to your own email address list. The more people who participate, the happier I will be.

Hello Kim, Thanks for leading me here. I'm still so excited! LOL!

Just saying Hello and nice to meet you.