October 2010 Blog Posts (168)

Creating Characters

TL James is the author of the speculative family saga, The MPire Trilogy. James’ storyline showcases her love of research, biblical studies and literary classics from Chaucer to ancient mythology. But since this is a character-driven saga I asked James to tell us about one of her main characters and how she writes him so well. Her response, posted on…

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Added by Austin S. Camacho on October 5, 2010 at 9:55pm — No Comments

Interview: Counterterrorism Agent for U.S. Diplomatic Security Service

Former special agent Fred Burton, author of "GHOST: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent," is interviewed today regarding weaknesses in current security measures since 9/11 on Hook'em and Book'em. He works for a private security corporation as vice president for counterterrorism and corporate security after retiring from the U.S. Secretary of State's Diplomatic Security Service where he tracked terrorists.… Continue

Added by Mark Young on October 5, 2010 at 7:33am — No Comments

Michael Connelly The Reversal



Happy Monday to everybody! We are coming into an incredible stretch of novels that seems like a blitzkrieg but basically it is just the precursor to Christmas, go figure. There are seriously good novels being

released this week and Michael Connelly’s The

Reversal
leads the way. Harry Bosch, Mickey Haller, and just about

everybody in their little fictional microcosm is involved in some small

capacity. Just…

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Added by Giovanni Gelati on October 5, 2010 at 5:26am — 1 Comment

Browsing

Your computer says it does, but it just isn't the same. I love my Kindle, but I sometimes want to go to a bookstore and just wander through the aisles, especially the mystery section. I look at the covers, read the back, the inside front, and often the author info. I don't know if the photo influences me to buy the book, but it's fun to know what the writer looks like. I put some back, take some home. Anticipation.

Amazon tries to give me the same experience, but it is not the same. Amazon… Continue

Added by Peg Herring on October 4, 2010 at 9:53pm — No Comments

Twinning Portsmouth UK (home of my marine mystery police procedural novels) and USA sounds a good idea to me

My marine mystery crime novels featuring Inspector Andy Horton and my thrillers are set on the south coast of England, in the Solent area with Portsmouth CID being Inspector Andy Horton’s patch. After reading an article in The News, Portsmouth’s local daily newspaper, I was reminded that when I write here I should say Portsmouth, England because there…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on October 4, 2010 at 8:23pm — 3 Comments

Review and Read for Free

I'm in need of reviews for my flash fiction collection ebook, "4 Killer Crime Stories in 4 Minutes." I'll send it to you free if you post that review (good or bad) on Barnes & Noble.

That's it. Nothing to lose. You don't even have to like the ebook.

Just reply to this thread or send me a message.

Thanks!

Added by Benjamin Sobieck on October 4, 2010 at 1:09pm — No Comments

Another Cool REview

I like to share feedback I get from readers. Today I want to introduce you to Cheryl Waggoner.

Cheryl commented on the Kindle Korner chat group that she had enjoyed The…

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Added by Austin S. Camacho on October 4, 2010 at 12:47pm — No Comments

Guest Post Vincent Zandri author of The Innocent

I had occasion to bump into Vincent Zandri and for some reason, he being of such few words, I only got one question in on him. The one question: Hey, what ‘s new?



It's been ten years since the publication of my first major thriller, As Catch Can. Back then it was called, The Innocent, but the publisher decided to change the title at the

last minute since a sister publisher had an author with the same title, and…

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Added by Giovanni Gelati on October 4, 2010 at 1:24am — No Comments

Nab "The Innocent," Win a Free Kindle EReader....

The StoneHouse Kindle/EReader Giveaway Push begins!

Just purchase a copy of The Remains or The Innocent (or any Digie Short) and head on over to the StoneHouse Facebook page and jot

down your proof of purchase and you get yourself a chance to win a free

EReader!!!





Here's what you do first! Purchase The Remains or The…
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Added by Vincent Zandri on October 3, 2010 at 11:45pm — No Comments

Scene from The Last Rose

Hey all, hopefully you'll see this posting and respond with some feedback which is what I'm looking for. I am my own worse critic, as most of us, and I would like to know what others think of this short scene in the mystery I'm writing. Thanks in advance!!!



Scene from The Last…

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Added by Dawn Marie Morgan-Mercier on October 3, 2010 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments

Pulp Metal magazine has one of my stories posted. Check it out.

Here's another one of my Turner Hahn/Frank Morales stories up and running on Pulp Metal Magazine.

http://pulpmetalmagazine.wordpress.com/2010/10/02/tough-way-to-order-carry-out-by-b-r-%c2%a0stateham/

Added by B.R.Stateham on October 3, 2010 at 12:42pm — 1 Comment

NANO is Only One Month Away!

2010 has just been disappearing! Poof! Nine months gone, just like that. However, this is my favorite time of year and I'm welcoming it with open arms. One of the many lovely things about this time of year, other than the leaves changing colors, scary movies and pumpkin spice coffee, is National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo is for insane writers who crave less sleep, piles of dirty… Continue

Added by Viansa Blake on October 3, 2010 at 9:28am — 3 Comments

Digital Short Saturday Andy Frankham- Allen Off Flesh



Just a disclaimer here before we begin. I really wasn’t paying attention to title when I started to read this bad boy. The digital short that I covered last week was also by Mister Frankham – Allen. The story

was a paranormal type that wasn’t too bad in a horror type way. Out of body

experiences don’t bother me too much. I got to the end of this digital short

and I said wow, time out. I probably should have seen it coming, but…

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Added by Giovanni Gelati on October 3, 2010 at 5:46am — No Comments

new chapter of novel online/Stephen J. Cannell

New chapter of my mystery novel DEADLY DISCRIMINATION just went up online http://kingsriverlife.com/10/02/deadly-discrimination-chapter-19/

Watch for a lot of mystery related articles in this month's issues of Kings River Life magazine.

I would also like to add how sad I was to hear the news of Stephen J. Cannell's passing. What a great loss to the mystery community. I met him several times and he was so… Continue

Added by Lorie Ham on October 3, 2010 at 4:54am — No Comments

Digital Short Saturday Red ,White and Blood Jeffrey Martin

Digital Short Saturday is beginning to battle it out with a few other days during the week as the most viewed days here @ Gelati’s Scoop. Is it coincidence? I think not. The ereading world is changing and evolving

each week , either in number of platforms it is on , or the types of devices on

which one can view ebooks. Here is a

link to an article from just a few days ago on Blackberry’s new device and what

Amazon is doing to be prepared for it:…

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Added by Giovanni Gelati on October 3, 2010 at 1:54am — No Comments

Psychic Detectives: Crime Fiction or Crime Fact?

In my pursuit of all things crime fiction, I came across this video. To the question of whether psychic detectives have any merit, we can say case closed in this instance.



What do you think about psychic detectives? I think they are more lucky than psychic.



James Randi, the host in this video, makes a good point. Why don't psychics pick up images from an item's history prior to the crime? As a knife enthusiast, I enjoy sharpening knives for…

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Added by Benjamin Sobieck on October 3, 2010 at 1:00am — No Comments

Questions...

The laws of physics are intended to demystify the world, but the imagination continues to raise more questions. For example, if you are driving at the speed of light and you turn your headlights on, what happens?

Added by Austin S. Camacho on October 2, 2010 at 11:36pm — No Comments

IN TRIBUTE: THE STEPHEN J. CANNELL INTERVIEW

In memory of the great Stephen J. Cannell: My 2003 interview with Cannell reprinted from ROGUE MALES.

Added by Craig McDonald on October 2, 2010 at 10:10pm — No Comments

Motivating Your Murderer: How your villain's motive can help develop the rest of your story

One of the great things about writing murder mysteries is the opportunity to imagine the mind of the villain. After all, no matter how many times we say we’d like to kill someone in real life, most of us thankfully aren’t ever going to get closer to the mindset of an actual murderer than that. So creating a realistic culprit is a true exercise in imagination, and it almost always involves the reason why the killer did it. Your villain’s motive can be a crucial element of your… Continue

Added by Vincent O'Neil on October 2, 2010 at 1:06pm — No Comments

Graphic Novel Friday Stephen King The Dark Tower/ The Gunslinger Born

Let me just start off by saying that what piqued my interest in this series is that it is being made into a movie and television series simultaneously. The graphic novel put out by Marvel Comics has many hands in

its production and creation, here goes: Stephen King- Creative & Executive

Director, Peter David –Script, Jae Lee & Richard Isanove- Art. The number

of novels I have read by Stephen King is zero; this is my first one. He is

definitely…

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Added by Giovanni Gelati on October 2, 2010 at 7:43am — No Comments

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