April 2010 Blog Posts (124)

The Cost of Wisdom

Over the years I've learned not to get too excited when things are going my way. That way it's easier not to get depressed when things go wrong. And those years have taught me to be thankful to those who help, when things go well AND when things go badly. Valuable
learning, except for the "years" thing.

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

Added by Austin S. Camacho on April 7, 2010 at 9:38pm — No Comments

Quick Author Update

Well, lightning did strike twice! Saturday at Borders in Bowie… Continue

Added by Austin S. Camacho on April 6, 2010 at 9:47pm — No Comments

The war Israelis and Palestinians plan

JERUSALEM — There’s an old Arab aphorism: “A man with a plan takes action; a man with two plans gets confused.” Apply that to the Israelis and to the Palestinians, and the nonsensical sequence of recent events in the Middle East starts to fall into a comprehensible pattern.

It’s not a pleasant pattern, because it leads to war.

First, before we get to the fireworks, let’s recap all the nonsense.

The…

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Added by Matt Rees on April 6, 2010 at 8:01pm — No Comments

Judging entries for the Young Crime Writers' Competition a tough job

I’ve finished reading the entries for the Young Crime Writers’ Competition organised by the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) of Great Britain, (of which I am a member).

I am one of the judges for the Southern Area Awards to find the South’s best young crime writer who will go forward for a national prize to be announced during National Crime Fiction Week, June 14-20.

The competition was aimed at writers aged up to 18 and stories were submitted via participating…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on April 6, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

GenReview.com on BLEEDER

GenReview.com

BLEEDER

Reviewed by Larry W. Chavis

Devastated by the loss of his wife to leukemia, partially crippled and traumatized by a school shooting, Aristotle scholar and professor Reed Stubblefield seeks the peace of his brother’s hunting cabin in downstate Illinois to recuperate and write a book on Aristotle. Arriving in rustic River Falls, though, he finds all the area camps and lodgings crowded with people - sick and injured people, who have come to see the…

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Added by John Desjarlais on April 6, 2010 at 10:20am — 1 Comment

Use of Deadly Force

Police expert tells about officer-involved shooting investigations in two-part interview: Use of Deadly Force. Learn what goes on behind the scenes.

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Added by Mark Young on April 6, 2010 at 5:29am — No Comments

Times thriller roundup: Omar Yussef 'most beguiling of current sleuths'

In this weekend's Sunday Times of London, reviewer John Dugdale describes my Palestinian detective Omar Yussef as "one of the most beguiling of current sleuths." You can read the roundup in full at Times Online, but here's the bit about my newest novel THE FOURTH ASSASSIN:

Set in a pulsating,… Continue

Added by Matt Rees on April 5, 2010 at 6:31pm — No Comments

Mystery thriller..... A Day For A Day!

A Day For A Day! ...... your signed copy!

Mystery/Suspense novel, A Day For A Day seems to be picking up momentum!

Signed copies can be purchased here http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewwork.asp?id=39083

Still available on Amazon.com (Go to books, type in A Day For A Day!

Thanks so much! -…

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Added by Donna Lee Comer on April 5, 2010 at 12:24pm — No Comments

REMEMBERING NIGHTMARE ALLEY/WILLIAM LINDSAY GRESHAM

In honor of Tuesday's re-release of William Lindsay Gresham's carnival noir classic NIGHTMARE ALLEY, a re-presentation of my March 2009 Crimespree Magazine tribute to the novel and its haunted author.

Added by Craig McDonald on April 5, 2010 at 9:22am — No Comments

David Fulmer's Storyville, New Orleans, is featured today at SCENE OF THE CRIME.

Crime in the Key of Jazz–David Fulmer’s Storyville Novels

April 4, 2010 by Scene of the Crime |…

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Added by J. Sydney Jones on April 5, 2010 at 3:28am — No Comments

April 15th - NoirCon 2010 Deadline for Reduced Rate of Registration

Like DEATH AND TAXES, April 15th is rapidly approaching!…

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Added by Louis Boxer on April 4, 2010 at 9:17am — No Comments

THE LINEUP: POEMS ON CRIME #3 now on sale

Celebrate April, National Poetry Month, by picking up a copy of THE LINEUP. Our latest issue features chilling verse by Patricia Abbott, Joe Barnes, Henry Chang, Reed Farrel Coleman, Sarah Cortez, Michael A. Flanagan, Anne Frasier, James W. Hall, David Hernandez, Amy MacLennan, Carrie McGath, James M. McGowan, Kristine Ong Muslim, David S. Pointer, James Sallis, Jackie Sheeler, Wallace Stroby, Larry D. Thomas, and Francine Witte.

THE LINEUP in stock at Murder By the Book (Houston, TX),… Continue

Added by Gerald So on April 3, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

An Islamic Romeo and Juliet

Since 9/11, writers have tried to understand the extremists committed to the destruction of the West and, often, that of their own societies in the Middle East. Most have attempted to do this by “going inside” the world of those extremists, giving us the inner life of suicide bombers or of the “American Taliban.”

It’s a worthwhile premise, because it’s aimed at comprehending people who are frequently written off as bestial, bloodthirsty psychopaths, as though…

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Added by Matt Rees on April 2, 2010 at 8:05pm — No Comments

Meet Me Tomorrow in MD

Saturday, I'll try to repeat last weekend's sellout event at another store that's an old friend, Borders in Bowie. Their children's department has books to stimulate your children's imagination. You can check out their bargain books for great values, and have a cup of your favorite hot beverage…

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Added by Austin S. Camacho on April 2, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

I am Not a Bot!

Howdy. It's good to be back. Seems I was banned for a few days, as my "level of activity" here on Crimespace identified me as spam. Everything is cleared up, and I apologize to any messages pertaining to me I might have missed. I promise to be somewhat more circumspect in my behavior from now on.

While I have your attention, if anyone needs Canadian pharmaceuticals, wants to please her all night, needs to regain his freedom with a mechanized wheelchair, or make $150/ hour working from… Continue

Added by Dana King on April 2, 2010 at 12:02pm — 4 Comments

The 29 Year Old Novel

Way way back, somewhere around 1980, I developed an idea for a mystery novel. I've always loved mysteries, and for years, I’d wanted to write a mystery of my own. Time went by however, and other things always prevented my getting started.

But this time it was different. I really liked my idea, and I was actually being paid (in a roundabout way). I wrote the first draft of what would become “The Albemarle Affair” during my paid lunch breaks at work. I drank more coffee than Balzac and… Continue

Added by C.M. Albrecht on April 2, 2010 at 10:25am — 1 Comment

Dark Tales of Terror Signing Hunington, WV 4-6pm 4/3/10 Media Coverage! at Borders

Please Join Miranda Phillips Walker, Robert Walker and other WV Authors on Saturday 4/3/10 at Borders, Huntington, WV 4-6PM a slew of authors in the WV writers based anthology Dark Tales of Terror, edited by award-winning, native West Virginian, Michael Knost will gather to sign books & reign in all the pastels of Easter and keep folks focused on The Dark Side of Easter....hehehehehe. It's really about the goose bumps....not the eggs.

Added by Miranda Phillips Walker on April 2, 2010 at 8:22am — No Comments

SPEEDING DOWN THE INFORMATION HIGHWAY

When does promotion start?

The minute you take yourself seriously as a writer.

When my first book, FOOLS RUSH IN, came out in 2006, I was a novice at promotion. I did pretty well, but the Internet did not have much blogging or all the websites available for promotion. I felt much was a waste of my time. I had more important things to do than sift through the Internet.

My attitude changed last year. My New Year's resolution was to carefully examine cyberspace. I… Continue

Added by Sunny Frazier on April 2, 2010 at 5:00am — No Comments

Hey, E-book Readers

Somehow they just don't seem real. I got word this morning that my e-book, GO HOME AND DIE, has indeed become a published work. But where is the box of books I can unpack and admire?

My brain tells me that an e-book is real. Acquaintances tell me they love them. My publisher tells me it will soon be available on amazon. You can't get more real than that, right?

So I must believe it. To help with that, I'm giving away gift certificates for GO HOME AND DIE.… Continue

Added by Peg Herring on April 1, 2010 at 11:00pm — 4 Comments

Israeli settler sect: Messiah is coming

GIVAT ONAN, West Bank—On this windblown outpost in the hills north of Jerusalem, a small fringe of Israeli settlers strives to bring the day of redemption promised, as they believe, in the Bible.

A controversial sect shunned by nearby Israeli settlements, the Brothers of Onan believe that by “spilling their seed” on the land of the ancient biblical Jewish homeland, they will hasten the coming of the Messiah. With the Israeli communities of the West Bank…

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Added by Matt Rees on April 1, 2010 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment