June 2011 Blog Posts (154)

Review: "Shaken: Stories for Japan"

Click here to get "Shaken: Stories for Japan" from Amazon for the…

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Added by Benjamin Sobieck on June 27, 2011 at 1:37pm — 1 Comment

New Life For Immortality

Spiffy title hunh? Came to me in Church this morning, totally Divine intervention, besides I know by now most don’t think I am smart enough to come up with it on my own, hahaha. What is crawling around in my head on this subject? Pretty simple stuff really. Werner Lind, author of a few vampire stories, has dropped an e-version of his full length novel ,“Lifeblood”. My point is that this title is starting to finally move after laying fallow for so many years as just a…

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Added by Giovanni Gelati on June 27, 2011 at 2:50am — No Comments

A rookie at crime

What do you do after you write a nonfiction book about political corruption, labor wars, and traffic engineering? Why, you write a crime novel, of course. My first novel, We All Fall Down, available right now through Amazon and…

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Added by Steven Hart on June 26, 2011 at 11:10am — No Comments

2 Great Reviews for VINTAGE CONNOR: The Blonde in the Lotus Elite

From Feature Me2:

http://www.featureme2.com/vintage-connor-the-blonde-in-the-lotus-elite/

From Feathered Quill:

http://www.featheredquill.com/reviews/mystery/baty.shtml

Added by Robert Baty on June 26, 2011 at 5:02am — No Comments

Mystery short story & article on saving Conan Doyle's home in new KRL issue

New issue of Kings River Life just went up and we have a fun mystery short story by Eve Fisher called "When I Grow Old, I Shall Wear Purple" http://kingsriverlife.com/06/25/when-i-grow-old/ and an article on efforts to save the home of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle-the creator of Sherlock Holmes… Continue

Added by Lorie Ham on June 26, 2011 at 4:12am — No Comments

Sam Lang Guest Post

This is the start?

In that case, I should thank Trestle Press for publishing Reprisal and thanks to the G-Man for putting me on his blog.

I don’t like to talk about myself, but I will tell you about Reprisal.

Making Plans, Making Memories is the first installment in the story of a dying town haunted by a Shadow. It is the introduction of our main character, Eddie, and his long-time friend Police Chief Canton. They are preparing a questionable plan to have a bus of…

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Added by Giovanni Gelati on June 25, 2011 at 11:55pm — No Comments

Tips for giving interviews

Every author will be faced with getting and giving interviews at sometime in their career. It comes with the territory and is quite important. Do you want to seem dynamic or ho-hum?

MORGAN ST. JAMES

www.morganstjames-author.com…

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Added by Morgan St. James on June 25, 2011 at 6:00am — No Comments

Fangs, Inc. Laurie Bowler The Author's Lab/ Collaboration Series

Good morning to everyone and welcome to TGIF. I have much going on here so let’s get right to it, shall we? Laurie Bowler will be my guest today along with Lorre Lough on The G-ZONE, my blogtalk radio show, starting at 4pm EST. I also have two more posts coming at you today: Michael Koryta’s “The Ridge” and J.W. Baccaro’s “Siege of Darkness”. To today;s post Fangs, Inc. ! Laurie Bowler is the lead author in this latest installment of the series. It is a fun, straight…

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Added by Giovanni Gelati on June 25, 2011 at 5:01am — No Comments

Bestselling Author’s Tips On eBook Self-Publishing

By Mark Young

Bestselling novelist James Scott Bell likes to take chances. This year—after successfully writing novels for traditional publishers for two decades—Jim entered the relatively new era of eBook publishing…

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Added by Mark Young on June 25, 2011 at 3:18am — No Comments

WRITING FICTION WITH A GOAL

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Added by Ed Casas on June 25, 2011 at 3:00am — No Comments

Around the Globe with JEN HILBORNE

This week I set the transporter's controls for the Fijian Islands. Soon, author Jen Hilborne and I are swinging in hammocks, sipping cocktails, enjoying a nice island breeze, and gazing out on a deliciously blue ocean. What could be better than this? Oh yeah, learning more about a cool mystery author.

1. Who is Jen Hilborne and what makes you the most fascinating person in your city?

Jen Hilborne is a mystery writer and a native Brit escaping the cold for the warmer… Continue

Added by Stephen Brayton on June 24, 2011 at 11:51pm — No Comments

Presenting prizes and certificates to the Crime and Intrigue Short Story Competition winners on the Isle of Wight, UK

On Monday 20 June I was privileged to present the prizes to the winners of the Crime and Intrigue Short Story Competition organised by the Wight Fair Writers Circle. …

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Added by Pauline Rowson on June 24, 2011 at 7:02pm — No Comments

An embarrassment of riches

Well, it's been a brilliant few days for me (as Julie Morrigan) on the Internet.

First up, Sabrina Ogden wrote and posted a smashing review of Gone Bad at her blog, My Friends Call Me Kate. That was yesterday.

Sabrina was also generous enough to invite me to write a…

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Added by Julie Morrigan on June 24, 2011 at 4:53am — No Comments

The Man Who Fooled SAVAK, a tale of love and love of freedom

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Added by Anthony S. Policastro on June 24, 2011 at 4:00am — No Comments

Sales, Slips and Slowdowns...Oh My!

The following blog is NOW APPEARING at The Vincent Zandri Vox!

There are reasons I don't get into publishing and this is the main reason why: Success is a guessing game more synonymous with luck than solid…

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Added by Vincent Zandri on June 24, 2011 at 1:21am — 1 Comment

Buy This Ebook or Go to Hell (If We're Doing BSP, We May as Well Be Honest)

When the trained chimps at Trestle Press approached me with the idea of "The Ultimate Six-Pack," I said, "I didn't know you had a liquor license." After explaining why my lame sense of humor should be illegal, it was revealed that this six-pack would involve…

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Added by Benjamin Sobieck on June 23, 2011 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Review - Whispering Death, Garry Disher

Book Title:   WHISPERING DEATH

Author:   Garry Disher

Publisher:   Text Publishing

Copyright:   2011

ISBN:   978-1-921758-59-1

Book Synopsis:

A rapist in a police uniform is stalking Inspector Hal Challis's Peninsula beat, a serial armed robber is headed his way, and there is a very clever, very mysterious female cat burglar who may or may not be planning something on his patch. On top of all that, Challis has been carpeted by the boss for speaking out about… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on June 23, 2011 at 11:22pm — No Comments

Editing is an essential part of writing a good crime novel - Pauline Rowson tells students on the crime writing workshop

Editing is an essential part of writing a good novel, a point that I hammered home on the Crime Writing Workshop I ran last Saturday. It is a critical requirement to getting published by a publishing house and is even more important if self-publishing.

Editing is an important part of an author's job. The first draft is just that, simply a first draft and many new writers make the mistake of thinking that they have completed their…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on June 23, 2011 at 6:39pm — 1 Comment

Spotlight: Greater L.A. Writers Society to host self publishing expert Dan Poynter

If you want to learn more about self-publishing, this is the presentation to attend.

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

I'll be there!

MORGAN ST. JAMES

www.morganstjames-author.com

Los Angeles and Las Vegas Writing Examiner

Added by Morgan St. James on June 23, 2011 at 4:11am — No Comments

Offender’s Signature vs. Modus Operandi

Sometimes it’s confusing for people to differentiate between a criminal’s signature versus the criminal’s modus operandi when they commit a specific crime.