one of my favorite local authors, Richard Gazala, started an interesting new blog. He mentioned me in his first post, so I thought I’d share the link with you. So far, Rich’s blog has been well worth the reading. http://www.rgazala.blogspot.com

I will be on an author’s panel at the Virginia Festival of the Book. You can check out all the details here. http://www.vabook.org/site12/participants/details.php?partID=175

Much has happened since my last post here.First, I had a great book signing at the Annapolis Bookstore.It’s one of the last great independent bookstores in my area, with a café and a nice selection of used, antique and new books.I made a lot of new friends that day.

I also signed books at the monthly luncheon put on by…

Saturday I’ll have a book signing at the Annapolis Bookstore. This great local independent bookstore and café has a nice selection of used, antique and new books. Stop by between 3pm and 6pm to chat and pick up an autographed copy of one of my mysteries or thrillers. In fact, if you get more than one I'll buy you a cup of their excellent coffee. The store is at 35 Maryland Ave., Annapolis, MD. …

As its name implies, Free Ebooks.net allows you to download ebooks for free after you register. There are several categories of books, including mysteries, so you can quickly find just what you’re looking for.

The free membership allows you to download five books per month in PDF or several ebook formats. They also offer unlimited downloads with their premium membership, and you may find it worth it for $7.95/month. Either way, it’s a great…

I reviewed Stairway to the Bottom by Michael Haskins for the International Thriller Writers. Some of my favorite mystery novels star an investigator dragged into a case he originally had no interest in and that’s just what happens to investigative journalist Mick Murphy in this new book.
http://www.thebigthrill.org/2011/11/stairway-to-the-bottom-by-michael-haskins/

I had a great time at the Epicure Cafe at their weekly literary event called Beatniks & Butterflies. We did a couple of fun writing exercises, and I read from two of my novels. After I answered a few questions there was some open mike time, when other writers got a chance to read from their work. All in all, a fun regular time for local…

Monday I will take my novels to the Epicure Cafe. This art-friendly venue offers good food, beer and wine, and great events like Monday's Beatniks & Butterflies. I'll be the featured author at this event, reading, discussing and signing my novels. You can also expect…

On Thanksgiving day we should think of those who started the tradition. According to H.U. Westermayer the Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving. In their honor, let's make this more than that day when gluttony becomes a patriotic duty, and remember that grace isn't just a little prayer you chant before receiving a meal. It's a way to live.

Don Collier is the current president of the Northern Virginia chapter of the Virginia Writer's Club. As

such he is the driving force behind a most impressive cadre of aspiring, emerging and established authors and I am proud to be among them. Don also recently read my novel The Troubleshooter and was kind enough to send me his impressions. I appreciated his taking the time, and made his comments the

featured review on my web site -…



Veterans Day weekend was a great time for me at the Northern Virginia Christmas Market! Not only did I sign a record number of books, but I managed to do some of my most important Christmas shopping. I also met book club members who invited me to their meetings, and folks who invited me to sign books at their luncheon. If I didn't see you there, well we're both sorry! http://www.ascamacho.com

Today I want to remind you that this nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. That freedom is never free. And that we often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude. Let's make sure our veterans never feel their sacrifices are taken for granted.

I last saw Dennis LaRaja at George Mason University where I did a reading as part of the Fall for the Book

event. He was one of the first people to buy The Piranha Assignment and later wrote to say that he gets great pleasure and comfort being with my characters Morgan Stark and Felicity O'Brien. In fact he commented that he would probably enjoy reading about them doing their laundry or some other mundane chore for a few chapters just to be with them and listen to…

This week, The Big Thrill - the newsletter of the International Thriller Writers - posted my review of Diane
Kelly’s new novel, Death, Taxes and a French Manicure. - http://www.thebigthrill.org/2011/10/death-taxes-and-a-french-manicure-by-diane-kelly/