December 2008 Blog Posts (183)

Meet Me in MD this weekend!

I already told you that tonight I sign books at Borders at 8518 Fenton St., Silver Spring, MD from 5 pm to 9

pm.

I'll spend Saturday afternoon at Ukazoo Books and this time I won't be alone. Eight of us, contributors to "New Lines from the Old Line State: An Anthology of Maryland Writers" will share a reading from 2 pm to 4 pm. Ukazoo is at 730 Dulaney Valley Rd., Towson, MD. If you're near there, this is your chance to support Maryland's writers and their association. Others… Continue

Added by Austin S. Camacho on December 20, 2008 at 12:00am — No Comments

And Here Are The Galleys

It's only days until Christmas and I've been laid up with bursitis in my hip (which is greatly aggravated by sitting for periods of time), and here is this fat package on my doorstep like some last minute present. Alas, it proves to be work with a deadline attached. I have said elsewhere, I think, that I enjoy the editing process except for proofreading the galleys. Now the fat stack of pages sits on my desk, making me nervous. All deadlines make me nervous. I have a type A… Continue

Added by I. J. Parker on December 20, 2008 at 12:00am — 7 Comments

Speaking of Research...

The more I learn about a time period, the more I want to know but the less I want to visit. Using powdered rabbit head for tooth cleaning doesn't appeal to me, but for the Tudors it was either that or honey.

I'll stick to minty-flavored chemicals.

More than the day-to-day oddities, I'd object to the overall likelihood of pain and death at an early age. The government, the entity formed to care for its people, could brand, maim, imprison, or even kill a person pretty much at the… Continue

Added by Peg Herring on December 19, 2008 at 10:22pm — 3 Comments

Suspense Magazine News to report

Hello everyone,

I would like to let CrimeSpace know that we have Steve Berry as the January Author of the Month. Steve is a bestselling author that has written many books that include, The Amber Room, The Romanov Prophecy, The Templer Legacy and his newest book The Charlemagne Pursuit. We have conducted a phone interview that can be heard this weekend on our radio station, which can be accessed through our website www.suspensemagazine.com/suspenseradio.html

In February we… Continue

Added by John Raab - editor of Suspense Magazine.com on December 19, 2008 at 5:33am — No Comments

A Hat-Trick of Number Ones

With just a few days to go to Christmas I'm delighted to report that, after achieving number one positions in the Jack the Ripper (Thriller) rankings at both Amazon UK, and Amazon.com(USA), my novel 'A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper has just achieved the same position in the rankings at Amazon.ca (Canada). Although there are far fewer books in the category at the… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on December 19, 2008 at 3:08am — No Comments

Meet Me in MD Tomorrow!

It's another full weekend as I try to help everyone in the area find one of my novels in their stocking. Friday evening I stop into Borders Books in Silver Spring, MD for a book signing from 5 pm to 9 pm. It's one of the larger stores I've had good luck in, so visit me there, at 8518 Fenton Street, to see why.

Added by Austin S. Camacho on December 18, 2008 at 10:41pm — No Comments

Research Now or Research Later?

You're whirring along at a good clip, the story is playing out in your mind just ahead of your fingers on the keyboard. Events happen that need to happen, and people act out their fictional lives at your command. Suddenly, you realize that you don't know if Character A could have done as he did. There will have to be research, and the question is, do you do it now, or do you mark that passage and come back to it?

Can't give a definite answer, because I'm of two minds. Sometimes I… Continue

Added by Peg Herring on December 18, 2008 at 9:59pm — 3 Comments

December news

It's been a busy month and not just because of Christmas! Here's what's been going on in my world:

1. My daughter celebrated her 2nd birthday - very exciting!

2. I've been looking for a new venue for the annual book launch hubby and I host for our family and friends. I've finally found the venue but now I'm organising invitations. It's hard to believe it's only 6 weeks until book 4, The Killing Hands, comes out in Australia and New Zealand.

3. I'm getting my website… Continue

Added by Phillipa Martin (PD Martin) on December 18, 2008 at 1:42pm — No Comments

The Truth is Enia.

So it's not crime-y at all, but a story I writ up got published here: http://www.truthenia.com/
I'll be back probably when I publish something else. So don't hold your breath.

Oh, and I got my own web-blog thing that the kids seem to like, all about comic books and their goodness: attentionchildren.blogspot.com

Kisses,
jtw

Added by Jimmy Callaway on December 18, 2008 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Favorite Detective Movies

I happened to catch a television rerun the other day of the terrific 1967 movie “In The Heat of the Night” starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger. The film won five Oscars including Best Picture, Best Screenplay and Best Actor (Steiger). Poitier plays Virgil Tibbs, a black Homicide Detective from Philadelphia who becomes involved in a murder investigation in a racist small town in Mississippi. It got me thinking about other outstanding detective movies I’ve seen (as opposed to crime or mystery… Continue

Added by Christopher Valen on December 18, 2008 at 9:36am — 4 Comments

View my page on James Roberts - Commingling Authors And Writers

View my page on James Roberts - Commingling Authors And Writers… Continue

Added by James W. Roberts Sr. on December 18, 2008 at 5:38am — No Comments

Reminiscing

Starting into this Holiday Season, I get a chance to reminisce how it use to be. We had all our children with us, we never even gave it a thought that we would be torn away from one of our children.

Sometimes we try to blank out the hurtful things in our lives that cause us pain and reject the very things that can give us comfort.

It is never easy to say goodbye to someone you love, especially when their essence is still overwhelming when you look at your door and can visualize them… Continue

Added by James W. Roberts Sr. on December 18, 2008 at 5:02am — No Comments

Suspense Magazine wants to see you!!

Hello everyone,

We started this magazine because we wanted all suspense/thriller/mystery/horror writers to have a chance to be seen. The time for letting you have your voice out there is now and we are giving you the platform. We published stories online and will have a print magazine and digital magazine soon. This will give you greater exposure and you will be able to get published and read faster!! If you have been published, we a section for you also. Send us an email and we will… Continue

Added by John Raab - editor of Suspense Magazine.com on December 18, 2008 at 4:57am — No Comments

What a swell party- thanks BBC!

This morning, long before the sun rise, I travelled to the BBC studios in Southampton for the Radio Solent Christmas Breakfast Party to celebrate BBC Radio Solent's 100 Lives Project.

BBC Radio Solent's 100 Lives project offers a snapshot of life in the 21st century by following the lives of 100 people over the year. I was chosen as one of the 100 Lives because I live in the Solent area and my marine mystery crime novels featuring Inspector… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on December 18, 2008 at 1:30am — No Comments

A different blog for readers

I often like to use this blog to point you to an interesting website. Almost always it's mystery-related, but to prove I'm an equal opportunity lover of literature, today I'll talk about a romance site. Specifically, "Virginia is for Romance Lovers."

Aside from the cool name, a play on my state motto, this site features the musings of half a dozen authors who apply the definition of… Continue

Added by Austin S. Camacho on December 17, 2008 at 11:08pm — No Comments

Guest blogger and Interview

Jane Beckenham has posted me as her guest blog today over here:
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendID=89209081 and my friend Pamela James has an interview with me here:
http://www.mayhemandmagic.com/reviewsandinterviews.html

I hope you will go and visit these sites and leave me a comment!

Added by Kim Smith on December 17, 2008 at 10:49pm — No Comments

A Hot Time at the Firefighters Exam

(Cross Posted on Working Stiffs)

As some of you already know, I spent five years as an EMT on the local ambulance service. I have had fantasies of being a cop. But there is not enough money in the world to make me want to be a firefighter.

It’s not that I don’t admire them. Quite the opposite. I think guys who charge into a burning building to rescue people and pets are the biggest… Continue

Added by Annette Dashofy on December 17, 2008 at 10:28pm — No Comments

The Answers to Life's Questions

The problem with living is that you learn some things as you go, but new questions keep popping up. You understand the playoff process that leads to the Superbowl, but you can't understand why some perfectly good teams can't get there. You learn the basics of healthy living but can't explain why some people who ignore them completely seem to do just fine. And if you're an educator (or maybe a parent), you learn that you may control a child's behavior but you can't change the way he… Continue

Added by Peg Herring on December 17, 2008 at 9:41pm — No Comments

Win some books by Australian Authors

It's Christmas and our local authors are obviously going a little crazy.

Anyone who hasn't entered yet - don't forget the competition to win a copy of Geoff McGeachin's first two books which has a couple more weeks to go:

http://www.austcrimefiction.org/node/4943

We're now lucky enough to have 3 copies of Dave Franklin's new book - English Toss on Planet Andong (Dave's books are also very funn (no really… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on December 17, 2008 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Nan Graves Goodman Reviews FRESH FROZEN for PORTICO JACKSON Magazine

Reprinted from ...

WHAT TO READ

BY NAN GRAVES GOODMAN

PORTICO JACKSON Magazine - December 2008 - Page 14

Fresh Frozen by Darden North, M.D. (Ponder House Press; October 2008, hardcover)

Jackson (MS)OB-GYN physician and author of House Call and Points of Origin, both recipients of literary awards, has woven yet another spellbinding medical world novel of suspense and intrigue, this one based in the modern, expensive world of… Continue

Added by Darden North, MD on December 17, 2008 at 12:02pm — No Comments