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About Me:: Tom Piccirilli is the author of 20 novels including THE COLD SPOT, THE MIDNIGHT ROAD, THE FEVER KILL, HEADSTONE CITY, and A CHOIR OF ILL CHILDREN. He's a four-time Bram Stoker Award-winner and has been nominated for the International Thriller Writers Award, the World Fantasy Award, and Le Grand Prix de L'Imaginaire.

Books And Authors I Like:: The works of: David Goodis, James M. Cain, Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Ross MacDonald, Peter Rabe, Gil Brewer, Cornell Woolrich, Charles Williams, Jim Thompson, Fredric Brown, Harry Whittington, James Ellroy, Edward Bunker, Derek Raymond, Harry Crews, Charles Bukwoski, Jack Cady, Kurt Vonnegut, Chuck Palahniuk, Charles Willeford, Donald Barthelme, Richard Brautigan, T.M. Wright, Ed Gorman, Bill Pronzini, Richard Laymon, Jack Ketchum, Dean Koontz, Norman Partridge, Richard Matheson, Joe Lansdale, David Morrell, Brian Keene, Philip K. Dick, Harlan Ellison, Roger Zelazny, Alfred Bester, Spider Robinson, Robert Reed, Robert E. Howard, Tanith Lee, Karl Edward Wagner, Stanislaw Lem, Michael Bishop, Gary Braunbeck, Thomas Tessier, Edward Lee, Michael McDowell, Chester Himes, Day Keene, Bruno Fischer, Donald Westlake, Richard Stark, Ken Bruen, Duane Swierczynski, Allan Guthrie, Ray Banks, Peter Abrahams, James Rollins, Robert B. Parker, Walter Mosley, Graham Masterton, Joe Hill, Lee Child, Shirley Jackson, E.A. Poe.

Movies And TV Shows I Like:: Some faves: Seven Beauties, Sunset Boulevard, The Wild Bunch, The Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity, The Killing, Versus, A Tale of Two Sisters, Ringu, Old Boy, Serenity, Asphalt Jungle, Laura, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Session 9, The Haunting (original, of course), The Exorcist, Kill Bill, Brick, The Host, Shaw Bros. martial arts films, Hideo Nakata, Park Chan-wook, Takashi Miike, Rhyuhei Kitamura, Beat Takeshi Kitano, Stephen Chow, Zhang Yimou, Lina Wertmuller, Robert Wise, Chang Chen, John Carpenter, Dario Argento, Mario Bava, Patrick Lussier, Guillermo del Toro, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Shane Black.

At 2:48pm on May 23rd, 2008, Chris Roerden said…: Hi Tom:
I reviewed your opening line from SHARDS in my chapter on show, don't tell, in DON'T MURDER YOUR MYSTERY: 24 Fiction-Writing Techniques to Save Your Manuscript from Turning Up D.O.A.
Here's what I wrote as part of my advice to writers:
Keep your own emotions off the page. Show what your characters feel, as with this opening line from Shards, by Tom Piccirilli. "I would never hurt you," he said, taking me in his hand, and hurting me." Would the same content have the same impact if Piccirilli chose to tell you about this situation instead of using dialogue and action to show you?

I was delighted to find such a good example to use for this particular technique. BTW, Don't Murder Your Mystery is the 2006 Agatha Award winner for Best Nonfiction Book.
Regards,
Chris

At 10:37am on March 31st, 2008, A F Waddell said…: :-)

Yes, too bad about the pay - and some of the criteria for contributing . . .

A

At 5:48am on March 30th, 2008, Sandra Ruttan said…: Hey Tom, good to see you here! I'm actually composing an e-mail to send to you shortly... yes, you should be very scared...

At 2:23am on March 30th, 2008, Declan Burke said…: Hi Tom - Got your invite, cheers for that ... much obliged. I've been lurking around The Big Adios a lot lately, looking for an opportunity to jump in. I'm afraid Ray Banks might bite my ankles, though ... If you fancy doing a Q&A for Crime Always Pays, drop me a line at dbrodb(at)gmail.com ... Cheers, Dec

At 1:57am on March 30th, 2008, Ray Banks said…: Funnily enough, one can make haggis from the remnants of a good chibbing.

At 1:48am on March 30th, 2008, L.J. Sellers said…: Hi Tom
Very impressive resume! You inspire me.

At 2:05pm on March 29th, 2008, Dick Lochte said…: Good to see you here. Liked your story in A Prisoner of Memory.

At 10:05am on March 29th, 2008, MysteryDawg said…: How wonderful to see you here. Now the question is: when will ever find time to write if you are on these boards?
Aldo

At 10:58pm on March 28th, 2008, Joseph Finder said…: Thanks for looking me up, Tom!

At 10:02pm on March 28th, 2008, Daniel Hatadi said…: Welcome aboard, Tom. Good to see you here.