A writer needs to enter the characters in his novel. I’ve talked about this with other writers, but also found it useful to discuss it with artists from other fields. Two movies I saw in the last week, “Black Swan” and “The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town,” illustrate just why it’s so important.

“Black Swan” revolves around the dilemma facing Natalie…

ARTICLE LINK: http://exm.nr/bloc-LA

Sometimes it pays to do generic searches. I wasn’t aware of Writers Bloc, but when it came up in a search for Los Angeles Writers I liked it enough to Spotlight it. Check out this interesting non-profit organization and some of the upcoming programs.

 MORGAN ST. JAMES

Las Vegas and Los Angeles Writing Examiner - www.examiner.com

VP…

LINK: http://exm.nr/Arliss-LA

Okay, it had to happen one of these days. I Spotlight authors in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, and since I have a foot in both cities, today I decided to interview my alter ego, Arliss Adams, in the Las Vegas Spotlight.

There are many pros and cons to writing under a pen name, and…

For those not keeping up with the series or those of you who have possibly lost track for whatever reason, this is number six in the series. Yes, I have read them all and yes, I have also enjoyed them all. Did I enjoy this one as much as the others? No not as much, but I am a fan of the character and W.E.B. Griffin. Here is what Charlie has against him this time:

“Charlie Castillo's secret unit has been disbanded-but that doesn't mean he's out of business. As experience has painfully…

The second book of my Turner Hahn/Frank Morales police-procedural series comes out in June (tentatively) thru ebook publisher, Untreed Reads.

Traditional print rights are still available.  And who knows?  Maybe someday. . . .

Champion Joe - King of Mojo

Around three years ago, I was fortunate enough to stumble across a copy of Joe R. Lansdale’s Captain’s Outrageous in a Lancaster book shop. To those legions of readers that Joe has already converted, Hap Collins and Leonard Pine are as real as a hot Texas day and a flea ridden dog corpse laying…

So I've been holding off until I actually have something to report on and now I do. 

In twelve (12) days, on Feb 5, 2011, I will start releasing a chapter a week of the FREE mystery E-Book short story An Object in Motion! I will do this every Saturday until the release of the short story in March! The chapters will be available at www.reybooks.com and in March you will be able to get the full story for all E-Book readers, Kindle,…

I love to find new stuff to read and this Bob Lee Swagger novel rocked. This was my first read on a Stephen Hunter novel and I liked everything about it. Today I want to include two things in this post about the novel, the synopsis and also some text from the novel to give you a little flav of Bob Lee if this is the first read for you on this character. Here we go, a little of what is between the covers first:

“Bob Lee Swagger tracks down an AWOL Marine sniper who resurfaces to…

The Preditors & Editors Readers Polls close at midnight, GMT on the 26th January, so there are just two days left to add your votes. If any of my friends and readers haven't yet voted, and may feel kindly disposed to do so, please may I ask if you'd support my two nominations by visiting the links to the individual voting pages, below, and adding your votes, for which I would be extremely grateful.

Glastonbury has been nominated for Best Mystery Novel and…

This week, 27 January, sees the publication of the new Inspector Andy Horton Marine Mystery Crime Novel, the sixth in the series, set against the backdrop of the Solent on the South Coast of England.



Footsteps on the Shore once again features the rugged Harley Davidson riding and sailing detective,…

Just did a great gig at Brunswick Library in Melbourne, stacks of good questions from a brilliant audience ... and very nice write-up from the local Moreland Leader ... here

Coming in February, my original police procedural eBook tropical mystery, MURDER IN MAUI: A LEILA KAHANA MYSTERY, in Kindle and Nook.



Experience Hawaii in a whole new way with this entertaining murder mystery in paradise!



Maui County homicide detective and composite sketch artist Leila Kahana is the protagonist. A Hawaiian…

My hardboiled mystery, DEAD IN THE ROSE CITY, is now in Nook, Kindle, and print. A Portland PI is framed for murder in middle of two cases.



A cross between Body Heat, Shaft, and Mike Hammer, DEAD IN THE ROSE CITY is a taut, hard-boiled detective novel where nothing is quite what it seems. Dean Jeremy Drake, nicknamed…

Think the Jack the Ripper tale is too old for new twist? Think again. What if he were from NYC and fled across the Atlantic to London, with a determined detective in hot pursuit?



This is the basis for my new eBook historical thriller novel, DARK STREETS OF WHITECHAPEL.



In 1888 in New York City, the search for a killer of…