Searching for book critics. If you are interested, shoot me a PM, along with a sample of a previous review (could be something from Amazon.com).
Added by Angela Wilson on July 8, 2007 at 2:10pm —
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It's hard to know what to just shoot the breeze about on a blog. But I write poetry, and I visited Limerick last year, and what great scientist hasn't committed the crime of the world's favorite poems. Here's one of mine:
Mechanic Slip and his brother named Shod…
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Added by Sheri Fresonke Harper on July 8, 2007 at 8:29am —
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Many thanks to everyone who voted for the 6th Cooper & Fry novel THE DEAD PLACE in the UK Crime Novel of the Year nominations. The book is now through to the final six. Congratulations to all the other authors on the shortlist, too - it's a great list, and I'm really honoured to be on it.
The award is sponsored by…
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Added by Stephen Booth on July 8, 2007 at 7:44am —
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My friend, and fantastic author, Angela Zeman, suggested I sign up for Crimespace. This is the coolest thing . . .ever! There's a terrific amount of amazing authors on here. I can tell this will be another addiction for me. I'm honored to be included on Crimespace.
Added by Dennis Webster on July 8, 2007 at 7:43am —
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Like a throwback to days of yore, I'm settled comfortably into my new housesit, and I have to do without cell phone coverage (gasp) and use a... are you ready?... dial-up Internet connection. Hard to believe, isn't it? I actually have to phone my cell phone number to pick up any voice mail messages and wait for a second or two for my online warfish game screen to refresh.
Not…
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Added by Vicki Delany on July 8, 2007 at 5:03am —
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I checked my
Amazon ranking for The Concrete Maze today. Oh boy... The book isn't due out for another three weeks or so, but 1,372,424 isn't very encouraging. Of course, it's way better than 1,372,425... Also, there are two things for me to keep in mind (beside the fact that it isn't out yet): first, it…
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Added by Steven Torres on July 8, 2007 at 4:41am —
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Today is packing day. Two of my daughters and I leave for London tomorrow. I'm hoping the airport situation has become a little less fraught. We'll be staying in a rented flat in London for just over two weeks, and I'll be up at the Harrogate Crime Festival from the 18th to the 22. Anyone else going to be there?
All I want is time to finish reading Harry Potter Half Blood Prince ahead of the release of Book 7 - I am, indeed, an HP fan!
Added by Jane Burfield on July 8, 2007 at 3:00am —
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I enjoy writing short stories, although there isn't much market for them. I do have one in the latest online edition of crime and suspense ( www.crimeandsuspense.com). It is entitled THE SHORT STORY. I also enjoy the rather antiquated forms, novellas and novelettes. I have one or the other available for forty-nine cents on Amazon Shorts. The title is The Treasure of Sir Thomas Conway. Believe me, it is worth every penny of that 49 cents!!!
Added by Burl Barer on July 7, 2007 at 8:20pm —
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WooHoo!!!! The Marian Kind is almost here!
Hacking and romance have never been more fun!
Stand by. Contest coming! Chocolate will be involved!!!!!
~The Marian Kind~
Out July 10 at Freya's Bower
http://www.freyasbower.com/store/index.php?main_page=products_all&disp_order=1&page=5
Added by Babe King on July 7, 2007 at 7:26pm —
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Eddie Muller kicked off the Northwest debut of his Noir City film festival with an observation. He’d stopped in for a drink at a nearby watering hole and noted:
A. One (1) sexy bartender
B. One (1) gorgeous woman drinking alone
C. Two (2) guys in jeans and tennis shoes deep in conversation about computer peripherals.
Seattle, he decided, needs some film noir.
Rosemarie and I did our bit.… Continue
Added by Vince Keenan on July 7, 2007 at 6:28pm —
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My eighteen-month old pup, Ruby, is a better killer than any I have yet to manufacture. She acts without hesitation, commits to every effort and never displays guilt or morale conflict. Last month’s rabbit picked the wrong corner of the yard for an exit. Tuesday’s chipmunk stayed too long at the bird feeder. July 4, that grackle just misjudged an excited yellow lab’s vertical leap. As the bodies pile up, I‘m stuck…
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Added by Karyn J. Powers on July 7, 2007 at 3:05pm —
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by Pari Noskin Taichert
Any novelist will tell you: Flashes of true creativity are few and far between. The real stuff of successful storytelling and prose comes in the daily butt-in-the-chair exercise of drafting, writing, editing, refining, editing and editing again.
The same holds true for PR. It's hard work. At its core, public relations is about…
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Added by Pari Noskin Taichert on July 7, 2007 at 9:39am —
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For some reason, Crimespace is still not letting me post direct links in my blog entries, but if you go to my website
www.christafaust.com
and click on "fiction," you can get a sneak peek at the first two chapters of my forthcoming Hard Case Crime novel MONEY SHOT.
Added by Christa Faust on July 7, 2007 at 3:06am —
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I came back from my NYC business/pleasure trip determined to make all those appointments I have put off thanks to book writing and my wonderful, don't-you-wish-you-could-have-it-too, Lyme disease. Finishing the last book took a lot out of me, but I am doing better now. Until I called the new dentist Monday and they said they could take care of that loose crown Tuesday morning. "Are you sure?" I said after I gulped down a mouthful of my heart. "Because I can wait. Honest." But no. They did…
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Added by Writers Plot on July 6, 2007 at 10:25pm —
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Those of you who missed me at last Saturday's signing in Manassas, VA, will have
another chance get your autographed books tomorrow when Waldenbooks in
Manassas welcomes me for a book signing. This store is in the Manassas Mall
at 8300 Sudley Rd, and I'll be meeting and greeting new fans there from 1:00
pm to 4:00 pm. I hope to see you tomorrow!
Added by Austin S. Camacho on July 6, 2007 at 10:19pm —
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Just published in May 2007, this red hot Mystery/Suspense novel is getting great reviews!
L&L Dreamspell is excited about Sylvia's work, and pleased to tell you that the sequel to this novel will be out in November 2007 - Wow! This is her "Third Eye" mystery series and features a wonderful main character called Sidra Smart - a rookie private eye.
I enjoyed creating the cover for this novel - it has so many elements from the story. Below you'll find a brief synopsis from the…
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Added by Linda Houle on July 6, 2007 at 1:37pm —
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Hello everyone! I'm new to the Ning network, and I'd like to tell you about myself. My name is Linda Houle and I live in the Houston, Texas area, USA.
In early 2006 Lisa Rene' Smith and I started L&L Dreamspell, what I like to call a "micro-publishing company" - that also means "small press!"
We decided we'd like to handle everything for our own books, then go on to publish works by other talented authors. We're certainly well on our way now in 2007, and growing…
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Added by Linda Houle on July 6, 2007 at 1:29pm —
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Congratulations to Vic W. in Fargo, ND, the winner of the ARC of Cat in a Red Hot Rage by Carole Nelson Douglas. Shannon won the copy of Selma Eichler's Murder Can Depress Your Dachshund. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow.
I'm offering something different this week in the contest on my blog,
www.lesasbookcritiques.blogspot.com. I still have one mystery, but I'm also giving away a novel. …
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Added by Lesa Holstine on July 6, 2007 at 12:35pm —
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Australian author Peter Temple has picked up the world's richest prize for crime writing at a glittering awards ceremony in London.
Temple won the UK Crime Writers Association's prestigious Duncan Lawrie Dagger Award, also known as the Gold Dagger, claiming STG20,000 ($A47,400) in the process.
The Ballarat-based author was awarded the prize for his eighth novel, The Broken Shore.
Temple, the first Australian to be nominated for the award, beat off competition…
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Added by Suzi Hands-Black on July 6, 2007 at 10:24am —
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In very pleasing news overnight it was announced that Peter Temple has won the Duncan Lawrie Dagger award with The Broken Shore.
This is the second year of the Duncan Lawrie Dagger - formerly the CWA Gold Dagger for Fiction - with a prize of 20,000 pounds. This is now the largest award for crime fiction in the world.
www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/2007/index.htmlDuncan Lawrie Dagger: Peter Temple - The… Continue
Added by Karen from AustCrime on July 6, 2007 at 9:50am —
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