All Blog Posts Tagged 'author' (77)

ROGUE MALES INTERVIEW SUBJECT #13: DANIEL WOODRELL

Number 13 of 16 ROGUE MALES: CONVERSATIONS & CONFRONTATIONS ABOUT THE WRITING LIFE essays now up. Continue

Added by Craig McDonald on November 21, 2009 at 9:43am — No Comments

New Emily Stone Novel Will Be Out Next Month - "Dead Game"

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Added by Jennifer Chase on November 2, 2009 at 5:39am — No Comments

Darden North answers the Dames's Dozen.

Mystery and Suspense Author Darden North Interviewed by Christy French on "Dames of Dialogue." This is the link to the my interview posted September 23, 2009, on the "Dames of Dialogue" blog. The piece was billed as "This author delivers! Author & OB/GYN Darden North is in the house today… Continue

Added by Darden North, MD on September 24, 2009 at 2:18pm — No Comments

Darden North to be interviewed live on "Coffee with an Author" Sept 21 at 10am CST on BlogTalkRadio

Mystery/suspense/medical thriller author Darden North to be interviewed live on "Coffee with an Author" by host Naomi Giroux on BlogTalkRadio. Interview time for the hour-long interview: Monday, September 21, 2009, at 10:00 am CST. http://tobtr.com/s/686165 http://www.blogtalkradio.com/I-just-finished/2009/09/21/Darden-North-on-Coffee-with-an-Author Continue

Added by Darden North, MD on September 21, 2009 at 9:58am — No Comments

I See Dead People, Life of an ER Nurse

They say truth is stranger than fiction, I can tell you coming from a nursing point of view this is very true. I am reminding of this at least three times a week while I'm working in the Emergency Room, If I used any of these examples I would have to water them down because most people would think I was really off my rocker if I told the truth. With the release of my new book "The Well Meaning Killer" I'm starting to roll in some reviews, and some reviewers are questioning Megan McKenna's injury… Continue

Added by Miranda Phillips Walker on September 8, 2009 at 2:32am — No Comments

I just signed a new book contract!!

I am thrilled to announce that after my agent, Sandra Bond, spent over a year and a half diligently trying to sell my new mystery series to various publishers in this disastrous economy, she has finally succeeded in finding a home for it at Midnight Ink Books ( http://midnightinkbooks.com/ ), the mystery imprint of Llewellyn Worldwide ( http://www.llewellyn.com/ ). We were getting feedback like "the concept for this series is fabulous and I thoroughly enjoyed reading the manuscript" followed by… Continue

Added by Beth Groundwater on September 5, 2009 at 2:40am — 10 Comments

Think Outside of the Bookstore Box

I recently attended a friend of mine's book launch and signing at a local coffee house here in Raleigh, NC and I found it highly successful.… Continue

Added by Anthony S. Policastro on August 26, 2009 at 3:20pm — No Comments

BookRix - community connects writers to readers

www.bookrix.com - a social network for writers and readers, where everyone can convert novels, non-fiction, poetry, comics, poems etc public as an e-book in own design. You can edit your books with a special tool, or simply upload your doc and pdf-files. It's free to read books online. You can even download e-books for e-reader or smartphones for free. Find community features like individual user profiles, forum, groups etc and make new contacts, discuss with like-minded people or just read. Aud… Continue

Added by Nils on August 26, 2009 at 12:28am — No Comments

Another great review for TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET

I'm thrilled that Caryl Harvey, a reviewer at the I Love A Mystery website, gave my second Claire Hanover gift basket designer mystery, TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET, a great review and recommended it to the website's readers. I especially liked the last paragraph: "TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET is Beth Groundwater's second gift-basket-designer mystery. Groundwater's familiarity with Colorado ski resorts adds realism that roots her readers into her mystery. Her heroine Claire is great fun as an aging mama… Continue

Added by Beth Groundwater on August 13, 2009 at 10:41am — No Comments

ROGUE MALES: SUBJECT #11, LEE CHILD

(Author’s note: Rogue Males: Conversations & Confrontations About the Writing Life, is a collection of author interviews. It includes Elmore Leonard, Stephen J. Cannell, Pete Dexter, James Ellroy, Dan… Continue

Added by Craig McDonald on August 1, 2009 at 10:37am — No Comments

This month, check out Katherine Angela Yeboah on the web!

Read my author interviews, spotlight and writing and marketing tips blog! Find out more about me, my writing process and my exciting mystery novel, Lucid! Katherine's Author Spotlight on Browler Books Katherine's Interview with Browler Books Katherine's… Continue

Added by Katherine Angela Yeboah on July 29, 2009 at 1:03pm — No Comments

Writing "How To" Books I Recommend

At my blog (http://bethgroundwater.blogspot.com/) today I discussed books about writing that have been useful to me in my career and may be useful to other fiction writers. The list is below. To see why I recommended each one, check out my blog! Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott How to Write a Damn Good Mystery by James Frey The Writer's Journey by Christopher Vogler Techniques of the Selling Writer by Dwight Swain Writing the Fiction Synopsis by Pam McCutcheon 10 Steps to Creating Memorable Characte… Continue

Added by Beth Groundwater on July 14, 2009 at 1:49am — 5 Comments

ROGUE MALES: SUBJECT #10, RANDY WAYNE WHITE

(Author’s note: Rogue Males: Conversations & Confrontations About the Writing Life, is a collection of author interviews. It includes Elmore Leonard, Lee Child, Pete Dexter, James Ellroy, Daniel Woodrell, C… Continue

Added by Craig McDonald on July 12, 2009 at 11:31pm — No Comments

My northwest book signing tour

For a description of my 2-week northwest book signing tour, complete with photos, go to: http://bethgroundwater.blogspot.com/ I had a great time meeting readers who came in to chat with me! Continue

Added by Beth Groundwater on June 29, 2009 at 12:05pm — No Comments

ROGUE MALES: SUBJECT #9, KINKY FRIEDMAN

(Author’s note: Rogue Males: Conversations & Confrontations About the Writing Life, is a collection of author interviews. It includes Elmore Leonard, Lee Child, Pete Dexter, James Ellroy, Daniel Woodrell, Craig Holden and James Crumley. Rogue Males also features an account of… Continue

Added by Craig McDonald on May 31, 2009 at 12:06pm — 3 Comments

New Video Uploaded-The Inspiration Behind In Cold Daylight

I've uploaded a new video. In it I discuss the inspiration behind my fast-paced crime thriller novel, In Cold Daylight. I'm also reading the prologue from the novel. Here is a short blurb about In Cold Daylight- there is… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on May 27, 2009 at 7:52pm — No Comments

ROGUE MALES: SUBJECT #6, ELMORE LEONARD

(Author’s note: Rogue Males: Conversations & Confrontations About the Writing Life, is a collection of author interviews. It includes Pete Dexter, James Ellroy, Daniel Woodrell, Kinky Friedman and James Crumley. Rogue Males also features an account of a trip to the des… Continue

Added by Craig McDonald on May 2, 2009 at 11:46am — No Comments

A Current Photo is an Important Tool in Protecting Your Child

As my friends and regular readers of this blog already know, I have another passi… Continue

Added by Jennifer Chase on April 29, 2009 at 5:13am — No Comments

So You Want to Be a Crime Scene Investigator?

It is interesting to see how the popular culture that gets devel

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Added by Jennifer Chase on April 24, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

What inspired Jennifer to write her debut novel "Compulsion"?

Jennifer's favorite genre has always been suspense, mystery, and thriller books. Her inspiration for Compulsion is really three-fold. First, her love for writing and wanting to complete a thriller novel has been the main driving force. Second, her academic background actually gave her the confidence to write about… Continue

Added by Jennifer Chase on April 21, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments