The Virginia Festival of the Book was as much fun this year as it has

been the last five. As always Saturday was a full day of watching

panels and greeting old pals, many of whom I never see except at

writing events. I had quite a pleasant group at my table for the

luncheon, and Julia Spencer-Fleming turned out to be an entertaining

keynote speaker.



Naturally the highpoint of the…

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I’m excited about hosting an international blog book tour for Resolution 786. American author, Mohamed Mughal, will be joining my main blog…

I like to share comments I receive about my work. Today I’d like to introduce you to Natalie Shaw.

I met Natalie at Borders Books in Waldorf a while ago. She wrote to me to say she enjoyed Russian Roulette and was sharing it with her book club. More importantly, she was the first reader to point out a continuity error in the book, which will be corrected in the next edition.

Thanks Natalie, for your…

I recently enjoyed two very successful book signings. Borders Express in Fair Oaks Mall had more traffic than expected, and the Borders in Baltimore Washington International airport was an even bigger surprise. I guess people were in the malls and travelling on what turned out to be Spring Break weekend for a lot of schools.

I was also flattered by a mention on the…

Today I discuss the importance of the first line of a story on my main blog, “Another Writer’s Life” - http://ascamacho.blogspot.com

Today’s book signing is at Borders Express in Fair Oaks Mall - 11713 Lee Jackson Hwy. Fairfax, VA - from 1 pm to 5 pm. But if you miss me there you can find my novels at BookDaily, a web site that offers book samples to book lovers.

At BookDaily you can read the first chapter of more than 60,000 titles. You can browse all you want, and if you set up an account you can get first chapters by email, along with regular updates from your favorite genres and…

I’ll spend Saturday afternoon at the Borders Express in Fair Oaks Mall. The folks there are old friends, but I can always use a few more so if you get a chance, please stop by and say hi. I will be signing my novels from 1 pm…

You will find my novels available in a cool new place on line this month! As it’s name implies, The Critic’s Corner is a web site where the creator reviews and rates book’s he has read. It’s also contains an index of reviewed authors complete with each author’s bibliography. And if you scroll to the right you’ll see that I’m the current featured…

It’s hard to beat the fun and fellowship I have every year at the Bay to Ocean Writers Conference. This year was no exception. My presentation on the basics of plot was well received and I got to critique some really impressive manuscripts. I’ve already put in my bid to speak again next year.

In other news, my latest review was published in The Big Thrill, the newsletter of the International Thriller Writers. I got to write about , Keith Thomson's debut novel “Once A Spy”…

Do you have a favourite pun? I consider myself a connoisseur of plays on words and I have a couple that I think transcend the average. The best spin the language more than once. Like this gem:…

Today's guest blogger on my main blog is Lisa M. Campbell, who writes Celtic romances... MOST of the time. Lisa has some interesting ideas about how to decide what to write. Read it at http://ascamacho.blogspot.com/

Guest blogger Robin Cain talks about dealing with her independent fictional characters today on my main blog, “Another Writer’s Life” -…

A lot has happened since my last update. For one thing I had a couple of successful book signings. I ended last year at the Borders Express in White Marsh Mall and started this year at Borders in Dulles Airport. It was after the big storms we’ve had on the East Coast, but lots of people were still stuck which was good for book sales.…

This is an oddly Hallmark Holiday, and frankly I don't understand why Cupid was chosen to represent it. When I think about romance, the last thing on my mind is a short, chubby toddler coming at me with a weapon.

Instead, I look at my lovely wife Dee (who has stuck with me for a decade of marriage) and think of the oddly twisting trail we have blazed together. It reminds me that loving is not just looking at each…

I’ve written about the new book promotion idea called “action interviews” on my main blog - http://ascamacho.blogspot.com – Check it out