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Alex Bledsoe
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My friend Teresa Frohock, author of Miserere: An Autumn Tale (my review is here), asked me how the idea for naming Eddie LaCrosse’s swords came about. I thought this might be interesting to others as well.
First came the idea of writing the initial novel, The Sword-Edged Blonde, as if it were a 40s detective novel. This was after years–well, actually decades–of trying to tell the story as a trad...
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The Sword-Edged Blonde (Eddie LaCrosse, #1)
— published 2007 — 11 editions |
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The Hum and the Shiver (Tufa, #1)
— published 2011 — 10 editions |
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Burn Me Deadly (Eddie LaCrosse #2)
— published 2009 — 10 editions |
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Dark Jenny (Eddie LaCrosse #3)
— published 2011 — 11 editions |
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Wake of the Bloody Angel (Eddie LaCrosse #4)
— published 2012 — 6 editions |
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Blood Groove
— published 2009 — 11 editions |
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The Girls with Games of Blood
— published 2010 — 10 editions |
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The Firefly Witch (Witch Tales #1)
— published 2012 |
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Croaked (Witch Tales #2)
— published 2012 |
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Shall We Gather: A Tor.Com Original
— published 2013 |
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Upcoming Events
Alex Bledsoe at the Poisoned Pen
Author appearance, June 28, 2013 07:00PM
Poisoned Pen, 4014 N Goldwater Blvd. Suite 101, Scottsdale, AZ, US
http://www.poisonedpen.com/
Author appearance, June 28, 2013 07:00PM
Poisoned Pen, 4014 N Goldwater Blvd. Suite 101, Scottsdale, AZ, US
http://www.poisonedpen.com/
Alex Bledsoe reading from Wisp of a Thing.
Alex Bledsoe at Alamosa Books
Author appearance, June 29, 2013 06:00PM
Alamosa Books, 8810 Holly Avenue NE, Albuquerque, NM, US
http://www.alamosabooks.com/event/Alex-Bledsoe-Wisp-of-a-Thing
Author appearance, June 29, 2013 06:00PM
Alamosa Books, 8810 Holly Avenue NE, Albuquerque, NM, US
http://www.alamosabooks.com/event/Alex-Bledsoe-Wisp-of-a-Thing
Alex Bledsoe reading from Wisp of a Thing.
Alex Bledsoe at A Room of One's Own
Author appearance, July 07, 2013 02:00PM
A Room of One's Own, 315 West Gorham Street, Madison, WI, US
http://www.roomofonesown.com/
Author appearance, July 07, 2013 02:00PM
A Room of One's Own, 315 West Gorham Street, Madison, WI, US
http://www.roomofonesown.com/
Alex Bledsoe reading from Wisp of a Thing.
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“We also have noses that run and feet that smell.Sometimes the universe just doesn't make sense.”
― Alex Bledsoe, To the Batpole: An Essay/Parody on Batman
― Alex Bledsoe, To the Batpole: An Essay/Parody on Batman
“Yes,but the news is no different from the drunk in the corner bar:he might have a good story, but that doesn't maen you can trust it.”
― Alex Bledsoe
― Alex Bledsoe
“Parades ain't for the people on the floats, they're for the ones watching it go by.”
― Alex Bledsoe, The Hum and the Shiver
― Alex Bledsoe, The Hum and the Shiver
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Alex wrote: "Shawn wrote: "Thanks for accepting my friendship. I recently bought a signed copy of The Sword-Edged Blonde at The Prairie Bookstore and just started reading it today. Look forward to reading more...."I will. I'm only a few chapters in right now, but I'm hooked. I love fantasy and hard-nosed crime fiction novels so I'm fairly certain I'll continue to enjoy this series. Have a great weekend!
Shawn wrote: "Thanks for accepting my friendship. I recently bought a signed copy of The Sword-Edged Blonde at The Prairie Bookstore and just started reading it today. Look forward to reading more. Have a great ..."Thanks, Shawn, I hope you enjoy it. Let me know what you think when you finish!
Thanks for accepting my friendship. I recently bought a signed copy of The Sword-Edged Blonde at The Prairie Bookstore and just started reading it today. Look forward to reading more. Have a great weekend.
Have a great day! :)