J. D. Webb's Discussions
What's on your 'To Be Read' shelf?
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Should a Series Go On and On?
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The Death of the Cozy
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To intrigue and entertain
Profile Information
- Hometown:
- Decatur, IL
- About Me:
- J. D. (Dave) Webb resides in Illinois with his wife of 40 years and their toy poodle, Ginger, losing all votes at home 2 to 1. He spent 25 years in corporate management after a tour of the Philippines and Viet Nam compliments of the Air Force, then 11 years owning a shoe repair and sales store. All the while Webb wrote short stories, suppressing an urge to write a novel. He switched occupations becoming a full time author in 2002 and the novels began forcing their way out. Moon Over Chicago his second novel was released in March 2007 and has been named a finalist in the 2008 Eppie awards. His first book, Shepherd’s Pie, was awarded a Golden Wings Award for excellence in writing. A sequel titled Her Name Is Mommy was released in December.
- I Am A:
- Reader, Writer
- Website:
- http://www.jdwebb.com
- Books And Authors I Like:
- Raymond Chandler, Mickey Spillaine, Alistair MacLean, David Morrell, Jeffery Deaver, William Kent Krueger, Barb D'Amato, Clive Cussler, John D. MacDonald, Tami Hoag and all the authors at Wings-press.com and...well you get the idea.
- Movies And TV Shows I Like:
- Movies: Bullit, Great Escape, Die Hard, Dirty Harry
TV: 24, Monk, Law and Order, Hill Street Blues
Fulton Moon, crime fighting cobbler and all around nice guy.
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Award winning author
I am an award winning author. Originally I only wanted to claim to have written a novel. I progressed, fortunately, to wanting to be a published author. Oh my God, that happened. Never had I ever thought I would be an award winning author. Then in November my first book Shepherd's Pie received a Golden Wings award for excellence in writing. A pinnacle reached. What more could I ask? Then came an awful realization, I must do marketing. That nasty term. Being reduced to a book salesman from award… Continue
Posted on March 31, 2007 at 1:56am — 1 Comment
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Thank you for your good wishes with Mum's book. You're right..the maketing and promotion is hard... a real learning experience and I definately will look at your tips. Thanks. Dee
Yss, fancy meeting you here, good to see you. Have you placed your votes yet?
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Brian
Good to see you too :) I've been hanging around at the Book Place, but I just discovered Crime Space today. Its been quite a welcome so far :)
Nikki Leigh
A cobbler as a protag?
The thought intrigues.
Maybe I should write a novel about a millner!
Morgan Mandel
Paralegal Trisha Morgan only wants to use the ATM one nasty night and get home. She swipes a smudge from the screen and draws back a hand smeared with blood. She’s startled by a moan and finds a dying woman in the alley next to the bank. The woman thrusts a DVD into Trish’s purse while Trish is making a 911 call for help. The disk contains a video of a professional hit of a prominent Chicago businessman.
And the murderer wants it back.