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July 9, 2013
Time of Death Free Today
TIME OF DEATH
FREE July 9 - 11, 2013
Alex, the artist. After a tree falls on her
house, she joins her aunt on an unspoiled island, but something wakens her
family psychic streak. She draws eerily accurate scenes of violence, but she
knows nothing about them.
Connor, the prosecutor. He’s building a case
against a drug lord one piece of evidence at a time. For him it’s personal, and
he can
FREE July 9 - 11, 2013
Alex, the artist. After a tree falls on her
house, she joins her aunt on an unspoiled island, but something wakens her
family psychic streak. She draws eerily accurate scenes of violence, but she
knows nothing about them.
Connor, the prosecutor. He’s building a case
against a drug lord one piece of evidence at a time. For him it’s personal, and
he can
June 4, 2013
Writing Close to the Bone
Hemingway in Milan, circa 1918,
This
is a story I’ve read and heard about for years (you probably have too),
but not even Snopes can really confirm it. It doesn’t matter; it’s
still a great story. In a discussion about brevity, someone bet Ernest
Hemingway he couldn’t write a story in six words. He took the bet. This
is the story attributed to him.
For sale, baby shoes, never used.
This
is a story I’ve read and heard about for years (you probably have too),
but not even Snopes can really confirm it. It doesn’t matter; it’s
still a great story. In a discussion about brevity, someone bet Ernest
Hemingway he couldn’t write a story in six words. He took the bet. This
is the story attributed to him.
For sale, baby shoes, never used.
April 21, 2013
So long for now, friends
The
Unpredictable Muse is going on sabbatical for a while. I’ll leave the blog up if I
can do so without getting spam. There are some interesting articles in the
archives on writing and all kinds of topics from a number of excellent writers.
I’ve been fortunate in meeting some great people and having them share their
knowledge and ideas over almost
Unpredictable Muse is going on sabbatical for a while. I’ll leave the blog up if I
can do so without getting spam. There are some interesting articles in the
archives on writing and all kinds of topics from a number of excellent writers.
I’ve been fortunate in meeting some great people and having them share their
knowledge and ideas over almost
April 15, 2013
The Genesis of the Glorious Twelfth
Buy Links Below for US and UK
My guest this week is Alan Calder, author of The Glorious Twelfth, a mystery/suspense
novel set in Scotland.
The Glorious Twelfth is set in my native Caithness
where I was brought up and went to school. The most northerly Scottish mainland
county has a particular atmosphere. It lies beyond the Highlands, the people a
mix of Viking and Gael, the
My guest this week is Alan Calder, author of The Glorious Twelfth, a mystery/suspense
novel set in Scotland.
The Glorious Twelfth is set in my native Caithness
where I was brought up and went to school. The most northerly Scottish mainland
county has a particular atmosphere. It lies beyond the Highlands, the people a
mix of Viking and Gael, the
April 12, 2013
Excerpt: PUMP FAKE by Michael Beck
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April 10, 2013
Michael Beck, author of KILLPOINT
Kindle eBook
My guest is Michael Beck, author of KILLPOINT, a terrific,
action-filled thriller. I couldn’t put the book down and alternated between
laughing out loud at the wise-cracking protagonist and holding my breath.
WRITING KILLPOINT
How did you settle on Mark Tanner as your
protagonist?
I wanted to create a character
that I would like
My guest is Michael Beck, author of KILLPOINT, a terrific,
action-filled thriller. I couldn’t put the book down and alternated between
laughing out loud at the wise-cracking protagonist and holding my breath.
WRITING KILLPOINT
How did you settle on Mark Tanner as your
protagonist?
I wanted to create a character
that I would like
April 4, 2013
FIRST FRIDAY! Blackburn. Hilborne. Tyler. 3 authors, 3 voices
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March 29, 2013
The Cuckoos of Batch Magna--excerpt
Amazon Kindle
I am reading The Cuckoos of Batch Magna,
and it's a delightful book, one to be savored. The descriptions are
rich and vivid, recalling an older way of village life in Britain. This
book will take you there and draw you in. Here's an excerpt.
At
the top of the hill, Phineas left the road and crossed the two humped fields
called Peny Brin, Bill Sikes, with a sudden show of
I am reading The Cuckoos of Batch Magna,
and it's a delightful book, one to be savored. The descriptions are
rich and vivid, recalling an older way of village life in Britain. This
book will take you there and draw you in. Here's an excerpt.
At
the top of the hill, Phineas left the road and crossed the two humped fields
called Peny Brin, Bill Sikes, with a sudden show of
March 24, 2013
Chris Redding - INCENDIARY!
At Amazon
Chris
Redding, author of INCENDIARY, an explosive romantic
suspense, is my guest this week.
What
if your past comes back to haunt you?
Chelsea James, captain of the Biggin Hill First Aid Squad,
has had ten years to mend a broken heart and forget about the man who'd left
her hurt and bewildered. Ten years to get her life on track. But fate has other
plans.
Fire Inspector Jake
Chris
Redding, author of INCENDIARY, an explosive romantic
suspense, is my guest this week.
What
if your past comes back to haunt you?
Chelsea James, captain of the Biggin Hill First Aid Squad,
has had ten years to mend a broken heart and forget about the man who'd left
her hurt and bewildered. Ten years to get her life on track. But fate has other
plans.
Fire Inspector Jake
March 18, 2013
Batch Magna on the Welsh Marches
At Amazon
My guest this week is Peter Maughan, a gifted writer I met on Twitter. He’s the author of the delightful Batch Magna books, home of a group of wonderfully eccentric houseboat dwellers.
The Cuckoos of Batch Magna, now a Kindle edition under The Cluny Press imprint, is the first in the Batch Magna series (with two finished sequels waiting their turn), a novel recollected in
My guest this week is Peter Maughan, a gifted writer I met on Twitter. He’s the author of the delightful Batch Magna books, home of a group of wonderfully eccentric houseboat dwellers.
The Cuckoos of Batch Magna, now a Kindle edition under The Cluny Press imprint, is the first in the Batch Magna series (with two finished sequels waiting their turn), a novel recollected in
