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March 27

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Hometown:

Houston

About Me:

Sophomore writer of mystery fiction, black belt, licensed bartender, big fan of piano jazz and quite possibly the world’s worst golfer.

I Am A:

Writer

Website:

http://www.houstonwriter.com

Books And Authors I Like:

Barry Eisler
Isaac Adamson
John Donohue
Stephen Hunter
Deon Meyer
Ian Rankin
Tim Maleeney
John Le Carre
Ken Bruen
Goeff Nicholson
Robert Wilson
Peter Lovesy
Steven Barnes
James Lee Burke

Movies And TV Shows I Like:

Anything involving martial arts! Kung fu, ninjas, karateka, shaolin monks and all that. I went through that phase as a kid that most boys go through where I was addicted to martial arts action flicks...and never grew out of it. I also like a good old noir flick or spy film. Good spy films are getting harder to find. Documentaries. Foreign films.

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At 12:54pm on March 18, 2008, L.J. Sellers said…: Just saying Hi and wishing you luck with your writing. Not sure what to say about the golf problem. I have "golfer's elbow," and I've never played.

At 5:12am on March 9, 2008, Dave Zeltserman said…: Dylan, from what I can tell through web surfing there's a lot in common between Wing Chun and what we've been learning. We do a lot of close fighting where we try to have a simultaenous block+strike. A lot of minimal movement also. We also do a lot of energy redirecting--directing energy away from the attack and back to the attacker.

Let me know how it goes at Murder by the Book. While Small Crimes won't be released in the US until the fall, I think bookstores can order it directly from Serpent's Tail. I'm curious.

At 1:08am on March 9, 2008, Dave Zeltserman said…: Hey William, glad to see you joined Crimespace. Congrats also on your black belt! I'm not sure on the lineage of my school--pretty much ignorant on the history of this stuff--but the school centers on the southern style animal forms, northern style long fist, then for second degree black belt training and up, more internal forms (tai chi, budha palms, bagwa). What's the focus of your school?

At 11:41am on February 5, 2008, JackBludis said…: If done all your gigs other than Black Belt. No license required to tend bar in MD. So I'm with you there, but I may challenge you for the title of World's Worst Golfer.

At 11:30am on February 1, 2008, Leigh Lundin said…: For Dylan fans, the dude's scheduled to have an article in Criminal Brief:

http://criminalbrief.com/?p=525

At 12:16am on January 30, 2008, Leigh Lundin said…: Hey pal! You found it too!

At 3:20am on January 23, 2008, L. A. Starks said…: I agree. MBB is quite a resource for all of us who are readers, and for authors as well.
LAS

At 12:42pm on January 22, 2008, joe miller said…: I might be a challanger to the title of world's worst golfer...

Joe

At 9:40pm on January 21, 2008, L. A. Starks said…: You might enjoy the fact that 13 DAYS is set in Houston. It's at Murder by the Book and a few other Houston-area bookstores.

At 5:15am on January 21, 2008, MysteryDawg said…: Welcome aboard.Look forward to seeing on the boards and your participation on this site. All the best.....
Aldo