August 2010 Blog Posts (172)

A book you wouldn't know about if you weren't reading this

A rescue helicopter almost wiped out Apollo 11 as the capsule fell toward the Pacific Ocean, says writer Scott Carmichael in Moon Men Return, his new book out from the Naval Institute Press.

Carmichael grew up in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, not far from where I live. He’s now a senior investigator with the Defense Intelligence Agency in Washington.

Said a reporter in her story after she… Continue

Added by Jerry Peterson on August 3, 2010 at 2:17am — 1 Comment

This Week at MysterEbooks

Here is the list of ebooks featured on mysterebooks.blogspot.com this week:

Monday

Title: L.A. HEAT

Author: P.A. Brown

Genre: Police Procedural w gay characters

Setting: Los Angeles

Tuesday

Title: TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

Author: Stacy Juba

Genre: Mystery/Romantic Suspense

Setting: New England

Wednesday

Title: JOURNEY TO DIE FOR

Author: Radine Trees Nehring

Genre: Mystery/senior citizen…

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Added by Peg Herring on August 2, 2010 at 8:21pm — No Comments

Trauma psych meets crime writing

Please welcome author and psychologist Dennis Palumbo to Suspense Your Disbelief! Dennis contributes a Moment to the Made It Moments forums, talking about his exciting new series just out from Poisoned Pen Press--as well as past experiences from his life, like writing for the TV show, Welcome Back, Kotter.

Discover a new book, a new crime author, and hopefully a new blog :)…

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Added by Jenny Milchman on August 2, 2010 at 6:08am — No Comments

READING BETWEEN THE LINES

I heard a quote the other day stating that fiction is more “real” than non-fiction because, in writing fiction, it's easier to tell the truth.

Think about it. If you're writing non-fiction, you have to stick to the facts. There's no way a writer can go inside the mind of the subject and detail how decisions are made. Only actions and consequences are recorded. One can surmise, conjecture, and deliberate, but will never really know the truth.

Fiction writers, like myself,… Continue

Added by Sunny Frazier on August 2, 2010 at 5:30am — No Comments

Summer Reading

My summer hiatus has extended into all realms of writing, including passing along recommendations. Not that what appears in this blog will make or break a book, but making even one person

aware of a good book is worth the time, since the publishers sure as hell aren’t

going to do it.…

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Added by Dana King on August 2, 2010 at 3:00am — No Comments

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the High Street

http://mitziszereto.com/blog/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-high-street/

Added by Mitzi Szereto on August 2, 2010 at 2:59am — No Comments

With democracy like this, who needs dictators?

JERUSALEM — Israelis like to point out that theirs is the only democracy in a Middle East otherwise dominated by repressive regimes. Given the performance of legislators in the parliamentary session that just ended here, you might be forgiven for asking: with democracy like this, who needs dictators?

The Knesset, Israel’s parliament, broke up last week for its summer vacation. The speaker of the Knesset, Reuven Rivlin, sent lawmakers on their way with an…

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Added by Matt Rees on August 1, 2010 at 11:40pm — No Comments

Interview with Sisters In Crime Authors

An interview with Sacramento Sisters In Crime Pat Canterbury and Louise Crawford is in the latest issue of Kings River Life Magazine http://kingsriverlife.com/07/31/interview-with-two-sacramento-mystery-authors/

You can also find the latest chapter of my mystery novel DEADLY DISCRIMINATION… Continue

Added by Lorie Ham on August 1, 2010 at 6:51am — No Comments

Changing Face of Publishing by Margot Justes

We live in a world where publishing changes almost daily. Every time Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Apple sneeze, something new has evolved. From best sellers going on Amazon.com for a specific sale or Apple allowing the publishers to name their price; the publishing world as we know it, is changing rapidly.…

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Added by Margot Justes on August 1, 2010 at 6:21am — No Comments

Another Cool Review

I met Lori Sanders at the recent book signing at Fair Oaks Mall. She was one of several people who picked up all or several parts of the Hannibal Jones mystery series. In fact, she waited until she had completed my first two novels, The Troubleshooter and Blood and Bone, and started Collateral Damage, before writing to me to say how much she liked my style of humanizing my lead character.

Lori, because you took the plunge with more than one novel I've posted your comments as this… Continue

Added by Austin S. Camacho on August 1, 2010 at 12:20am — No Comments

Country Inn, Dead & Breakfast author, Tina Czarnota guests at the Launch of Relaunch Your Life BlogRadio Show!

Tina's first radio interview where she'll discuss Breaking Out Of the Comfort Zone which includes publishing tips, breaking through writers' block and more. Can she pull it off? Let's listen to find out.

Hosted by Bonnie Pond. Archived under Mon. July 26th. You are most welcomed to give a listen, stay as long as you like.

www.blogtalkradio.com/relaunchyourlife

Enjoy and thank…

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Added by MC - Tina on August 1, 2010 at 12:18am — No Comments

looking for VIPER reviewers

Dear friends: the sequel to BLEEDER, VIPER (Sophia Institute Press) is scheduled fror a fall release. I'm looking for bloggers and published writers who might be interested in writing a blurb or review when ARCs become available. You can see a cover prototype and story summary on the VIPER page at my web site, http://www.johndesjarlais.com -- please let me know off-line if you're interested and I'll put you on the list for possibly receiving an…

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Added by John Desjarlais on August 1, 2010 at 12:10am — No Comments