May 2009 Blog Posts (185)

Review of The Well Meaning Killer From: Raymond Benson, author of JAMES BOND--THE UNION TRILOGY

"In her debut FBI procedural novel, Miranda Phillips Walker exhibits confidence, talent, and credibility. Megan McKenna is an appealing heroine who is sure to be around for a long time. A very entertaining read!"
--Raymond Benson, author of JAMES BOND--THE UNION TRILOGY

Added by Miranda Phillips Walker on May 8, 2009 at 8:58am — No Comments

More Blogging for Fellow Authors

My main blog is mostly for other writers. For the next couple of weeks, I'll try to respond to some of the most frequently asked questions, on the theory that if one new author asked, a dozen more want to know the same thing. Today I address a question I hear often:

"I am attending a conference and I am meeting with three agents at the conference. Do you have any advice?"

Of course, I do.

I also have an essay on… Continue

Added by Austin S. Camacho on May 7, 2009 at 11:50pm — No Comments

How Do You Focus on One Project?

If you're like me, you have at least six book ideas buzzing inside your head at any given moment. I read once that James Michener did all the research and outlining for IBERIA years before he ever got around to writing the book, and I know how that goes. It seems like there's never time to develop that clever idea that I wrote three chapters of one week, or start on the one that comes to mind when I'm driving long distances alone, or rework the one that isn't bad but could be improved now that… Continue

Added by Peg Herring on May 7, 2009 at 9:58pm — 2 Comments

Last plea for votes, please!

With just over a day left for voting in the latest New Covey Trailer awards, please could I ask any of my friends who haven't yet voted and who may wish to support my nomination, to cast a vote for the trailer for 'A Study in Red' at http://thenewcoveytrailerawards.blogspot.com/ (Entry #18 in the voting box). I appreciate everyone's votes and the wonderful support from all of my friends.

Regards

Brian

Added by Brian L Porter on May 7, 2009 at 9:04pm — No Comments

Negative Reviews: Are They Actually Negative?

I am the administrator of the Suspense/Thriller Writers group on Facebook. Our discussion this week was about negative reviews, and Marshall Karp left a comment that I wanted to pass along because I thought you’d find it as helpful as I did.

Marshall Karp, the author of… Continue

Added by Pat Bertram on May 7, 2009 at 3:00pm — 6 Comments

Spinetingler Rising Star

I didn’t win the Edgar, but I beat out both Banks and Guthrie and took the Spinetingler Rising Star award for Money Shot.

Full results here. Congrats to all the other winners.

Added by Christa Faust on May 7, 2009 at 12:02pm — 3 Comments

Those Who Judge...

Hatred, I’ve learned, can come in pretty packages... And often it’s cloaked in ways that make it more than pretty, angelic even. It’s scary how many people have some elemental quality they hate in another human being, and that person or that quality often never intersect in any way. So where does the hatred come from? Psychologists would say it’s an innate fear of being the hated, but perhaps it’s a deeper chasm forming in our country.

I find it disturbing how divisive we’ve become.… Continue

Added by Barri L. Bumgarner on May 7, 2009 at 12:01pm — 6 Comments

Fairy Tales Can Come True (Well, Maybe if They're in a Book)

New blog post at: http://mitziszereto.com/blog

Added by Mitzi Szereto on May 7, 2009 at 8:02am — No Comments

Blood Brothers up at Twist of Noir

Check out my twisty tale of brotherly revenge here:

http://a-twist-of-noir.blogspot.com/2009/05/twist-of-noir-079-michael-j-solender.html

Added by Michael Solender on May 7, 2009 at 7:27am — 1 Comment

Five Star Reviews at Amazon!

Said the Spider to the Fly is receiving five star reviews at Amazon! Check it out!

Added by Miss Mae on May 7, 2009 at 7:25am — 2 Comments

RELICS now available!

My medieval thriller/romance, RELICS, is now available! Get your copy directly from the publisher, Thomas Nelson (http://www.thomasnelson.com or call toll free 800-251-4000 Ext 2180); the new edition won't be available at Amazon for a while yet.

A suspicious cathedral fire. A stolen relic. A terrorist plot to kill the king of France. Intrigue! Betrayal! Romance! Another day in the 13th Century.

RELICS

ISBN: 0840767358

ISBN-13: 9780840767356

Format: Trade… Continue

Added by John Desjarlais on May 7, 2009 at 6:25am — No Comments

Persistent? Or Stubborn?

(Also posted on One Bite at a Time.)

Murderati’s two most recent posts (by Tess Gerritsen and Rob Gregory Browne) have dealt with the fine line between persistence and stubbornness. Each is worth a read. Both are timely for me.

The detective in my PI series was intended to… Continue

Added by Dana King on May 7, 2009 at 2:00am — 5 Comments

You know . . . I miss Nash Bridges

TV shows come and go. So many that they begin to blur in your memory. Very few really carve out a unique spot and live on as individuals separated from the pack of also-rans. Nash Bridges, for me, is one of those shows.

I miss Nash. Don Johnson really cut a different kind of cop in this character. Of course he was unbelievble. He was just too good at what he did. But there was a panache, a kind of chutzpah that I liked in the character.

No one on the small screen comes… Continue

Added by B.R.Stateham on May 7, 2009 at 12:38am — No Comments

Elsewhere on the Internet

On the internet, you CAN be in 2 places at once. Today I’m featured on “Mysterious People,” the blog on which mystery author Jean Henry Mead interviews mystery/suspense/thriller/crime authors. Please stop by and see what I had to say.

I also have an article on Acme Author Link, a blog I share with several talented crime writers.… Continue

Added by Austin S. Camacho on May 6, 2009 at 11:59pm — No Comments

Darden North's third novel, Fresh Frozen, is recognized in national writing contest.

Please let me share with you that FRESH FROZEN, my third novel, received Honorable Mention in General Fiction in the 2009 San Francisco Book Awards.

Thank you,

Darden
www.dardennorth.com

Added by Darden North, MD on May 6, 2009 at 11:59pm — No Comments

Write That Bestseller!

Browsing the book store yesterday, it occurred to me that there are books that I never could have imagined anyone writing or reading. Who thought up a book about WWII radio operators, or how to make clever cupcakes, or slow-thinking guys named Forest who can run really fast and far?

Of course, not all books succeed, but someone loved the idea enough to write it down and do the editing work. Then someone else loved it enough to sink money into making it a book. And sometimes, someone… Continue

Added by Peg Herring on May 6, 2009 at 10:40pm — 5 Comments

French mystery trove

For those who happen to read some French, Planete Polar is a wonderful source of news and reviews about crime fiction, crime writers, and movie offshoots. It's written by Philippe Lemaire, cultural correspondent for Le Parisien. Philippe's a delightful fellow who's interviewed me a couple of times --… Continue

Added by Matt Rees on May 6, 2009 at 5:05pm — No Comments

Book Review: A Spark of Heavenly Fire

Title: A Spark of Heavenly Fire

Author: Pat Bertram

Publisher: Second Wind Publishing

Publisher's Address: 931-B South Main Street, Box 145, Kernersville, NC 27284

ISBN number: 978-1-935171-23-2

Price: $18.00

Publisher website address: www.secondwindpublishing.com

Review by Aaron Paul Lazar, Author of the LeGarde Mystery Series

Who says you can’t squeeze romance into a thriller? And while you’re at it, how about weaving in a deeply moving… Continue

Added by Pat Bertram on May 6, 2009 at 3:21pm — No Comments

Review: A Carrion Death, Michael Stanley

Alexander McCall-Smith’s No. 1 Detective Agency introduced us to a delightfully fresh setting for crime stories, namely Botswana. His well-known work, featuring the much-loved Mma Ramotswe is a rollicking string of morality tales imbued with good humour and an African charm uniquely its own. But his stories can be seen as deflecting from the true nature of crime, hankering instead after an Africa that’s more nostalgia than reality.

Not so… Continue

Added by Richard Kunzmann on May 6, 2009 at 9:31am — No Comments

Major Announcement from Suspense Magazine

Hello Everyone,

We have opened up on our site a recommened reading list section. We receive hundreds of books and instead of sending out reviews all the time, we decided to put up our favorites in this section. The book is linked back to your page or your publisher, where they can buy it and find out more information. Almost all the authors on this section, and we will continue to grow it, are authors that are new and needing a platform to get out there! Authors should not have to be… Continue

Added by Suspense Magazine on May 6, 2009 at 4:50am — 1 Comment