Follow me on Twitter
- I’m reading Trouble in the Heartland searching for stories to fit a unit in the high school Suspense class I teach,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 23 hours ago
- @donwinslow The party line vote says it all. 3 days ago
- @Michrichter1 @EdgarAwards Ladies and gents, start your engines ... right to the bookstore! 5 days ago
Like City of Woe
Blogroll
-
Recent Posts
Archives
- December 2019
- March 2019
- September 2018
- July 2018
- May 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- November 2015
- October 2015
- August 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- January 2015
- October 2014
- July 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- October 2011
- January 2011
Tag Archives: #crime
Testing, Testing….
I have had months of problems with publishing on this blog and very little time to work to correct it (happy problem: writing deadlines! Yay!) So here’s a test post and a reminder: I am a husband and father first, … Continue reading
Posted in writing
Tagged #Amazon, #amediting, #America, #amreading, #AmRevising, #amwriting, #author, #authorlife, #books, #comedy, #comics, #crime, #ebook, #editing, #getcaughtreading, #IndieAuthor, #IndiePub, #Kindle, #Marvel, #Nook, #publishing, #selfpublishing, #Storytelling, #womenwriters, #WriteMotivation, #writersblock, #writerslife, #WriterWednesday, #writingtips, writing
Leave a comment
Go Bráth (‘Til Doomsday) A Mallory and Gunner Short Story By Christopher Ryan
“They cheered their own deaths.” Detective Frank Mallory spat out the words like the poison they were. “They thought it was part of the parade.” Detective Alberto “Gunner” Gennaro, his partner in the Major Case Squad, tried to ease the … Continue reading
Posted in # thrillers, #adventure, #reading, Book lovers, fiction, Pulp fiction, writing
Tagged #amediting, #amwriting, #author, #books, #crime, #getcaughtreading, #IndieAuthor, #IndiePub, #Mystery, #publishing, #selfpublishing, #ShortStory, #Storytelling, #Webfic, #writerslife
Leave a comment
Do the Accusations Against Junot Díaz Negate His Work or Prove the Extent of His Trauma?
Junot Díaz, who, in a recent issue of the New Yorker, wrote openly for the first time about the ongoing effects of his being raped twice when he was eight, has now been reportedly accused by women of sexual aggression. … Continue reading
Posted in America, Book lovers, pop culture, sexual abuse, teaching, writing
Tagged #amreading, #amwriting, #author, #books, #crime, #JunotDiaz, #metoo, #publishing, #rape, #sexualabuse
1 Comment
Let It a Suck Series: Joyce Carol Oates and Running Through Your Story Revisited
Continuing a re-share of some earlier blogs that fit the “Let It Suck” Series, here’s some great advise for writing and planning. Years ago, I attended the South Hampton Writers Conference, and one of the best speakers there was Joyce … Continue reading
Posted in America, digital publishing, ebook publishing, education, fiction, independent publishing, pop culture, self-publishing, teaching, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged #10MinNovelists, #1K1H, #Amazon, #amediting, #amreading, #AmRevising, #amwriting, #blogs, #BookBuzzr, #CanLit, #comedy, #crime, #DarkFantasy, #diversifyyourselfs, #Dystopian, #ebook, #EditGoal, #editing, #EditingGoal, #ePubChat, #eReaders, #Erotica, #FaithLitChat, #getcaughtreading, #HistFic, #Historical, #IAN1, #iGOeBooks, #IndieAuthor, #IndiePub, #iPad, #JoyceCarolOates, #k8chat, #kidlit, #KidLitChat, #Kindle, #Kobo, #KPD, #Literature, #LitFic, #MemoirChat, #MGLit, #Mystery, #MyWANA, #NaNoWriMo, #NonFiction, #Nook, #Paranormal, #Pubit, #publishing, #RomanceWriter, #Romantic, #RomanticSuspense, #running#Sony, #ScienceFiction, #SciFiChat, #ScriptChat, #selfpublishing, #ShortStory, #SmashWords, #SteamPunk, #StoryDam, #Storytelling, #Suspense, #UrbanFantasy, #Webfic, #weneeddiversebooks, #WIP, #WomensFiction, #womenwriters, #WordChat, #WriteChat, #WriteGoal, #WriteMotivation, #writersblock, #writerslife, #WriterWednesday, #writestuff, #WriteTip, #WritingBlitz, #writingplan, #WritingPrompt, #WroteToday, #WW, #YA, #YALit, writing
2 Comments
Let It Suck Series: Pacing
Pacing is a tricky thing. And like every other element of writing I say let it suck, at first, but with a catch. Addressing pacing is kind of like playing along with music- you probably can’t get away with slapping … Continue reading
Posted in comics, digital publishing, ebook publishing, education, fiction, film, independent publishing, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, pop culture, self-publishing, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged #10MinNovelists, #1K1H, #Amazon, #amediting, #amreading, #AmRevising, #amwriting, #BookBuzzr, #CanLit, #comedy, #crime, #DarkFantasy, #diversifyyourselfs, #Dystopian, #ebook, #EditGoal, #editing, #EditingGoal, #ePubChat, #eReaders, #Erotica, #FaithLitChat, #getcaughtreading, #HistFic, #Historical, #IAN1, #iGOeBooks, #IndieAuthor, #IndiePub, #iPad, #k8chat, #kidlit, #KidLitChat, #Kindle, #Kobo, #KPD, #Literature, #LitFic, #MemoirChat, #MGLit, #Mystery, #MyWANA, #NaNoWriMo, #NonFiction, #Nook, #Paranormal, #Pubit, #publishing, #RomanceWriter, #Romantic, #RomanticSuspense, #ScienceFiction, #SciFiChat, #ScriptChat, #selfpublishing, #ShortStory, #SmashWords, #Sony, #SteamPunk, #StoryDam, #Storytelling, #Suspense, #UrbanFantasy, #Webfic, #weneeddiversebooks, #WIP, #WomensFiction, #womenwriters, #WordChat, #WriteChat, #WriteGoal, #WriteMotivation, #writersblock, #writerslife, #WriterWednesday, #writestuff, #WriteTip, #WritingBlitz, #WritingPrompt, #WroteToday, #WW, #YA, #YALit, writing
Leave a comment
Let It Suck Series: Covers Get Rewrites Too
We’ve been talking about leaping into writing your story and not worrying. Just getting the story onto the page or screen is a huge accomplishment, makes the rewrite process a joy. Or at least easier. Same goes for covers. I … Continue reading
Posted in digital publishing, ebook publishing, education, fiction, independent publishing, pop culture, self-publishing, teaching, writing
Tagged #10MinNovelists, #1K1H, #Amazon, #amediting, #amreading, #AmRevising, #amwriting, #BookBuzzr, #CanLit, #comedy, #crime, #DarkFantasy, #diversifyyourselfs, #Dystopian, #ebook, #EditGoal, #editing, #EditingGoal, #ePubChat, #eReaders, #Erotica, #FaithLitChat, #getcaughtreading, #HistFic, #Historical, #IAN1, #iGOeBooks, #IndieAuthor, #IndiePub, #iPad, #k8chat, #kidlit, #KidLitChat, #Kindle, #Kobo, #KPD, #Literature, #LitFic, #MemoirChat, #MGLit, #Mystery, #MyWANA, #NaNoWriMo, #NonFiction, #Nook, #Paranormal, #Pubit, #publishing, #RomanceWriter, #Romantic, #RomanticSuspense, #ScienceFiction, #SciFiChat, #ScriptChat, #selfpublishing, #ShortStory, #SmashWords, #Sony, #SteamPunk, #StoryDam, #Storytelling, #Suspense, #UrbanFantasy, #Webfic, #weneeddiversebooks, #WIP, #WomensFiction, #womenwriters, #WordChat, #WriteChat, #WriteGoal, #WriteMotivation, #writersblock, #writerslife, #WriterWednesday, #writestuff, #WriteTip, #WritingBlitz, #WritingPrompt, #WroteToday, #WW, #YA, #YALit, writing
Leave a comment
Let It Suck Series: To Write Better Dialogue, Listen to Craig Ferguson (revisited)
Pulling some of my previous blogs into the “let it suck” series. This one borrows simple advice from a great comedian to help you with character dialogue. Here we go: Every fiction author wants to write great dialogue. While there … Continue reading
Posted in comics, digital publishing, ebook publishing, education, fiction, film, independent publishing, self-publishing, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged #10MinNovelists, #1K1H, #Amazon, #amediting, #ampublishing, #amreading, #AmRevising, #amwriting, #author, #authorlife, #BookBuzzr, #CanLit, #comedy, #crime, #DarkFantasy, #dialogue, #diversifyyourselfs, #Dystopian, #ebook, #EditGoal, #editing, #EditingGoal, #ePubChat, #eReaders, #Erotica, #FaithLitChat, #getcaughtreading, #HistFic, #Historical, #IAN1, #iGOeBooks, #IndieAuthor, #IndiePub, #iPad, #k8chat, #kidlit, #KidLitChat, #Kindle, #Kobo, #KPD, #Literature, #LitFic, #MemoirChat, #MGLit, #Mystery, #MyWANA, #NaNoWriMo, #NonFiction, #Nook, #Paranormal, #Pubit, #publishing, #RomanceWriter, #Romantic, #RomanticSuspense, #ScienceFiction, #SciFiChat, #ScriptChat, #selfpublishing, #ShortStory, #SmashWords, #Sony, #SteamPunk, #StoryDam, #Storytelling, #Suspense, #UrbanFantasy, #Webfic, #weneeddiversebooks, #WIP, #WomensFiction, #womenwriters, #WordChat, #writebetter, #WriteChat, #WriteGoal, #WriteMotivation, #writersblock, #writerslife, #WriterWednesday, #writestuff, #WriteTip, #WritingBlitz, #writinglife#Storytelling, #WritingPrompt, #writingtips, #WroteToday, #WW, #YA, #YALit, writing
2 Comments
