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It is perfectly natural to read books that are bestsellers in order to find out why the book is a bestseller. It is also natural to read the books of award winners. There, too, one may learn something. I doubt that jealousy enters into this for mo...
4 hours ago
It strikes me that many of us who believe that we write well take great pleasure in attacking the style of those who tell great stories and don't write perfectly. I am not quite a Stephen King fan. I dislike the horror aspects of most of his work,...
16 hours ago
Everybody makes lists. Exactly. And it's nice to be on them. Otherwise I'm not sure what good they are, ultimately, except as attention-getters for the outfits that generate them. there's certainly no objective truth to them, otherwise they'd all...
20 hours ago
The idea that PW or anyone else is really going to arrive at a list of the ten best books in a given year with which all reasonable persons can agree is just silly. In attempting to do so what they're really doing is publicizing themselves, and tr...
23 hours ago
That's unfortunate, and seems mean-spirited on the part of those Amazon reviewers. Hasn't happened to me yet, and I've been compared to all kinds of people. Maybe my strategy of making fun of bad reviews here and on my blog is actually working. Ki...
yesterday
I've had some really thoughtful Amazon reviews and one or two by self-appointed review masters that were clearly drawn from erroneous flap copy from the ARC, and one, as I said, written by someone who obviously hadn't read the book, yet still felt...
yesterday
I don't have a problem with comparisons, especially for debut/new authors--it's a quick way to show readers the kind of book the reviewer thinks he/she is dealing with, and generally a good indicator for the author of the extent to which they're c...
yesterday
It's a trilogy if, at the end of three, you've finished a single extended plot. If each book has its own more-or-less unique plot not dependent on the others to make sense or feel complete, it's a series. It's a saga if it's a long, continuous sto...
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About Me:
I'm the author of HIGH SEASON (2007) and a sequel, MATING SEASON, which will be in bookstores in May, 2009. I'm also the author of two books of poetry. I teach creative writing and literature at the college level.
I Am A:
Reader, Writer
Books And Authors I Like:
I like mysteries and literary fiction, poetry and memoir. My literary gods are Chandler, P.G. Wodehouse, and the poet Charles Wright.

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Nice interview/feature on EDGEboston.com

Here. Very smart interviewer, which is nice.

Posted on September 11, 2009 at 12:59am — 2 Comments

Jon Loomis

MATING SEASON an Amazon Kindle "Mover and Shaker"

Posted on August 5, 2009 at 5:50am — 2 Comments

Jon Loomis

More Amazon fun:

MATING SEASON's current numbers:

#5 in Kindle Store > Kindle Books > Mystery & Thrillers > Police Procedurals
#9 in Books > Mystery & Thrillers > Police Procedurals
#73 in Books > Mystery & Thrillers > Mystery

God bless National Public Radio.

Posted on July 31, 2009 at 2:08am —

Jon Loomis

So the NPR piece ran this morning--

They did a great job, I thought. Here's a link:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106058298

It's already driving sales a bit--the paperback of HIGH SEASON sold out on Amazon, and this is particularly nice:

MATING SEASON: #61 in Kindle Store > Kindle Books > Mystery & Thrillers > Police Procedurals

Posted on July 31, 2009 at 12:16am — 8 Comments

Jon Loomis

MATING SEASON gets a five-star review on Amazon!

Thanks, B.R.

Posted on July 4, 2009 at 7:07am — 3 Comments

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At 8:50am on October 31, 2009, Dan curd said…
I guess I'll have to settle for that. Maybe if I send a few lobster rolls over as inspiration?
At 11:23am on October 29, 2009, Lindy Cameron said…
Hi Jon, I'm happy to be your friend
At 11:12am on October 24, 2009, Dan curd said…
Are you working on a new book?
At 6:56am on October 23, 2009, Christopher Valen said…
Thanks for the friend invite, Jon. Look forward to further discussions in the forum.
Chris
At 9:36am on October 19, 2009, Carola Dunn said…
OOps, I forgot the latest target: the sick.
At 10:47am on September 29, 2009, Dan Coleman said…
Done. LOL.
At 10:43am on September 29, 2009, Dan Coleman said…
Thanks, Jon. Look forward to many interesting exchanges. If you can put up with my bullshit sometimes.
At 3:40am on September 29, 2009, Jon Loomis said…
Thanks, Jon, for the suggestion re: your book. I'll look for it. I assume I could order it via Amazon? Yes, since your family hails from Utica -you are probably more closely related to the gang than I am. Thanks for responding. Keep in touch.
Jon
At 10:51am on September 27, 2009, Dan curd said…
er...I meant Mating "Season" ... must have been a Freudian slip.
At 3:06am on September 27, 2009, Jon Loomis said…
Hi JON! Yup, it's Jon Loomis - the Mental Health / Family Therapist from Auburn, NY - proving the addage that "it takes one to know one". I had gotten home in the wee hours of the morning after enjoying a couple "Jack Daniels" and happened upon the site (having signed on in very silly fashion). This site seems VERY interesting. I'd love to read some of your work. Could you recommend something for a first time reader?
 
 

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