Fingernails are overrated. You heard it here first. For a whole lot of years, I have been a (go ahead, wince) nail biter. Right down to the quick. Short as they could get without actual surgery.
Yeah, it wasn't attractive, as my mother constantly reminded me when she wasn't slapping my hand away from my mouth in public. Even after I…
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As I crouched in the trees wondering how to get the drop on Rocky and his stone-cold buddies, an incident began that might define poetic justice. Things happened so fast I hardly had time to comprehend what I was seeing.
Rocky's two bodyguards were bored, uncomfortable, and obviously not into hunting. There must have been an incident before I got there, and the pot was simmering. Only a few minutes after I arrived, the Asian said something in a low, gravelly voice, something I didn't…
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According to reports in the British press yesterday Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney is seeking a part in a forthcoming episode of Midsomer Murders.…
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Landed in Chicago without a hitch in time to for a call-in with NPR's Talk of the Nation. I think many of you would enjoy the brief interview about readers who skip to the end of the book first. Listen to it here:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12062565&sc=emaf
We had…
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I’ve always been intrigued when authors talk about a character who ‘takes over’ as if the author is just along for a ride. I’m as eager as any writer to meet a strong character...one whose voice I can simply
sit down and record on paper as she speaks. Perhaps I’m too new at this
game to have met one.
Stranger Than Fiction (Will Ferrell, Emma Thompson, Dustin…
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Another Wednesday brings another interview with an author.
Here's Jon Armstrong, talking about his debut novel, "Grey."
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Straight Up - The Official Newsletter of Author J.A. Konrath #7
In this issue:
--Introduction
--Book Launch Party
--The Dirty Martini Tour
--Bookseller Contest
--Reviewer Contest
--Writing Contest Winners
--Library Contest Winner
--Free Whiskey Sours
--MySpace
--Books for Troops
--Recent News
--Summer Reads
--Freebies
--INTRODUCTION
You're on this mailing list because you love books. I love them, too. This email is…
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posted by Doranna Durgin
Yup, I'm back to it. Scent of Danger is back in progress, and once again I'm shifting into first draft gear. Because for me, first draft creates a different world. I love revising, I get a kick out of the production stages, I lo-oove the part where the book shows up on the shelves...but first draft, that's what it's all about.
The thing about first draft, though...it takes over your life. I've come to think of the…
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Writing is fun. You can create your own universe. You control everything that happens in your story. Need a reason for people to walk quickly past your murderer as he disposes of a body in the backyard? You make it rain, and not just a little rain, it's a torrential downpour. You're master of the weather. How cool is that?
Eding on the other hand, is a tedious chore, a pain in the patootie, and absolutely no fun at all. As I plow through my…
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Thought I'd let people know that there have been some changes to my website including a contest. There's also a bunch of stuff for the new novel besides the contest, links to stories and interviews I've done with authors.
Only strange thing? My front page promotes THE CONCRETE MAZE and the BRONX NOIR anthology that I'm very proud to be a part of, but the motif of the site is the tropical isalnd of Puerto Rico. The juxtaposition…
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http://www.librarything.com/profile/austcrimefiction
It's amazingly addictive - and its really fascinating to wander around and see firstly who has the same books as you (Hi Helen ) and then to see what else is in their collection.
Wander over - have a look -…
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Contemporary authors often find themselves in the uncomfortable position of defending the accuracy of their fiction, while true crime writers of dubious repute (not me)
publish nonsense as if it were well-researched and factual.
I've never met Mark Fuhrman, author of Murder in Spokane, but I wrote a book, Body Count,
about the same case. I devoted a full year to intensive research and
interviews, pouring…
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