"I'm just like him--a Jersey boy who writes in coffee shops. The only difference between us is a few (million) sales.
HC was the guest of honor at the Crimebake a few years back, and he gave us some advice on dealing with editors that was…"
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I would have chosen "edgy."
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Mari Sloan May 19, 2012.
The Killing
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Started this discussion. Last reply by I. J. Parker Jul 6, 2011.
Crimebake
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Albert Tucher Nov 7, 2010.
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Albert Tucher replied to Jack Getze's discussion Writing Tips from Hemingway"I like these a lot, except for the pencil. As an old-school librarian, I saw too many pencils. Number two is something I learned to do without realizing it."
Albert Tucher replied to Raymond Embrack's discussion Adventures in Self Plagiarism"I do it all the time. Aside from the creative boost it gives me, it also helps me maintain continuity and consistency in my series."
Albert Tucher replied to I. J. Parker's discussion Why Do We Toss Books Unread?"I was referring to trade published books. I have seen things in books from major publishers that make me cringe. Of course, indie and self-published books can be as bad or worse."
Albert Tucher replied to I. J. Parker's discussion Why Do We Toss Books Unread?"I wonder whether the death of editing has something to do with it. More and more books have never received more than a cursory glance from anyone but the author, and even the best author sometimes needs someone to say, "Uh, you really…"
Albert Tucher replied to Charles A. Ray's discussion Just left public service after 50 years"Damn, that sounds good to me right now. Congratulations!"
Albert Tucher replied to Colman's discussion Where did they go?"I read something online about Tom Kakonis a few years ago, but I can't find it again. As I recall, his publisher messed with him or dropped him, and he stopped writing. I also dimly recall that he returned to writing under a pseudonym.
He wrote…"
Albert Tucher replied to David DeLee's discussion It's September 1st"I'm in the middle of two stories about my second series character, Detective Errol Coutinho of the Hawaii County Police, but I'm discovering that my memory of the locations is getting hazy. Which means I might have to revisit the Big…"
Albert Tucher replied to David DeLee's discussion What is your favorite TV/Movie adaptation"Okay, confession time. I love the Bourne moves (the first three. I haven't seen the new one yet.) I can pick any one of them up at any point and watch for as much time as I have available. And since I'm confessing, I haven't read any…"
Albert Tucher replied to I. J. Parker's discussion Formatters"Oh. For a moment I thought Formatters was the title of a new Scandinavian crime novel."
Albert Tucher replied to Joe McCoubrey's discussion How do we come up with names for fictional characters?"Dana, I'm going to ask the obvious question--do you know K.C. Constantine and his Mario Balzic novels? I always loved that name, by the way."
Albert Tucher replied to Joe McCoubrey's discussion How do we come up with names for fictional characters?"I should also have added that biblical first names have also been popular since the arrival of the 19th-century missionaries. The singer Israel Kamakawiwo'ole was an example.
See what happens when you get me started on Hawaii? It's a…"
Albert Tucher replied to Joe McCoubrey's discussion How do we come up with names for fictional characters?"For my Diana Andrews stories, which are mostly about blue-collar white characters in New Jersey, I go mostly with southern or eastern European names. Her own last name comes from the Hungarian Andrassy.
My other series character is Hawaii…"
Albert Tucher posted a blog postNew Diana Andrews story: The Retro Look
Prostitute Diana Andrews has to get the Atlantic City police off her back, even if it means breaking up a casino rip-off and solving two murders, one twenty years cold and the other scalding hot. New from Untreed Reads. Also available from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The Retro Look …See More
Albert Tucher replied to Jackson Burnett's discussion Two Jakes: Why Forgotten?"I agree, Jack. Some movies end so well that they shouldn't have a sequel. CHINATOWN is one, I think. SHANE is another."
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- About Me:
- I'm the author of several unpublished novels and more than twenty published stories about prostitute Diana Andrews.
- I Am A:
- Reader, Writer
- Books And Authors I Like:
- Tom Kakonis, Charles Willeford,Peter Abrahams, Christa Faust, Lee Child, K.C. Constantine, Thomas Perry. More will occur to me.
- Movies And TV Shows I Like:
- City Confidential, Reunion, Under Suspicion, Flash Forward, Rubicon. Basically, anything I like is going to get canceled.
Albert Tucher's Blog
New Diana Andrews story: The Retro Look
Prostitute Diana Andrews has to get the Atlantic City police off her back, even if it means breaking up a casino rip-off and solving two murders, one twenty years cold and the other scalding hot.
New from Untreed Reads. Also available from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
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ContinuePosted on June 19, 2012 at 7:30am
Write Stuff conference
My review of the Write Stuff conference, held every March in Allentown, Pa., is now up at Elaine Ash's Ashedit blog. I'll give you a one-word summary here: recommended.
http://ashedit.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/write-stuff-conference-2012/
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 10:50am
Mysterical-e Winter 2011-12 issue
The new issue of Mysterical-e is live, with my stand-alone storyThe Tango Queen.Set at Harvard in 1947, it's pretty far from Diana Andrews territory.
http://www.mystericale.com/index.php?issue=current_issue&body=file&file=tango.html
Posted on February 25, 2012 at 12:07am
BSP: Diana Andrews at Untreed Reads
It was supposed to be a lucrative job posing as a rich man's girlfriend, but that was before someone ended up dead. Now the police are leaning on prositute Diana Andrews and making her cooperate with them. From Cape May to darkest Morris County, New Jersey, she must investigate old money and murder and hope she's not the next victim.
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ContinuePosted on December 19, 2011 at 11:01pm
Crimebake
My report on the 2011 Crimebake conference is over at Elaine Ash's blog:
http://ashedit.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/crimebake-2011-albert-tucher-reports/
Posted on November 21, 2011 at 9:56am
Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 4:03pm on July 6, 2011,
Noir Nation said… Hi Albert, the discussion on the forum about social commentary in crime fiction has gotten quite a lot of responses. This has inspired us at Noir Nation to add a new section to the first issue of Noir Nation wherein writers opine on the following question: Must crime noir have a moral point? The word limit is 300 to 500 words. Include short bio, and photo. There is a $25 honoraria, payable on publication. Best five get published in Issue No. 1. Send to eddie@evegaonline.com
-- Eddie Vega, Noir Nation editor in chief
- At 2:29pm on June 20, 2010,
Copper Smith said… - Check out We Can't Dance Together at A Twist of Noir!
(based on that Steely Dan song that's been stuck in your head since 1980)
- At 12:03pm on June 15, 2010, Copper Smith said…
- Thanks for the friendship!
- At 12:51am on August 1, 2009,
Matthew Quinn Martin said… - thanks for the comment up on Twist of Noir (after three days of trying I've given up trying to figure out how to comment back...so here it is)...nice stuff on your front up there too...
- At 8:40pm on June 26, 2009,
Preetham Grandhi said… - Hi Albert, I wanted to introduce to you my debut novel "A Circle of souls" which is a paranormal, murder, mystery thriller and a tale of justice and hope. Do visit www.acircleofsouls.com to read more about the book. Make sure you sign up to win an autographed copy of the book. Thanks for your time in advance.
Best regards
Preetham Grandhi
Early Endorsements for “A Circle of Souls”
Linda Fairstein, NYT Bestselling Author: "A fascinating debut - this novel takes the reader to the darkest places in the human soul, from a writer with the authenticity to lead us there. A stunning thriller and an important read."
Judge Judy Sheindlin, star of the Judge Judy Show: "The seminal work of this fine author kept me glued to my chair until the adventure was over and the mystery solved. A great read!"
Book Synopsis:
The sleepy town of Newbury, Connecticut, is shocked when a little girl is found brutally murdered. The town s top detective, perplexed by a complete lack of leads, calls in FBI agent Leia Bines, an expert in cases involving children.
Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Gram, a psychiatrist at Newbury s hospital, searches desperately for the cause of seven-year-old Naya Hastings devastating nightmares. Afraid that she might hurt herself in the midst of a torturous episode, Naya s parents have turned to the bright young doctor as their only hope.
The situations confronting Leia and Peter converge when Naya begins drawing chilling images of murder after being bombarded by the disturbing images in her dreams. Amazingly, her sketches are the only clues to the crime that has panicked Newbury residents. Against her better judgment, Leia explores the clues in Naya s crude drawings, only to set off an alarming chain of events.
- At 12:11pm on February 28, 2009, Albert Tucher said…
- I don't know how I stayed unaware of this site for so long, when almost everybody I know is here.
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