Lee Thompson's Blog, page 4

Photos from Saturday’s book signing

This past weekend I had a blast doing a book signing for my first Crime novel A BEAUTIFUL MADNESS. Thanks to Kristin, Emily, and Mike at The Book Shelf in Lapeer, and thanks to everybody who came out and grabbed a copy and shared some laughs. It was a really good time! If you haven’t grabbed a copy yet you can do so here. And go like The Book Shelf’s page on Facebook.

Interview at Horror After Dark + Giveaway

Charlene just interviewed me over at Horror After Dark. It was fun, and she is a terrific lady. Swing by there, yeah? They’re also doing a giveaway, which is super easy to enter. Do so here.

I also received my author copies for A Beautiful Madness today! They’re gorgeous. Thanks so much to my beta readers (Shaun Ryan, Charlene Cocrane, and Chris McCaffrey), and a big thanks to the fine gents at my publisher (DarkFuse.)

You can snag ABM in Kindle or Paperback here. If you’ve got a local bookstore, ask them to order too. They should have it on their shelves, I do declare!

Thanks to everybody who has already grabbed and reviewed it.

Your Publishing Path

Author Keith Deininger has posted Your Publishing Path: Expectation vs. Reality. Head over there and leave a comment and share the post on your favorite social network for a chance to win a paperback copy of my killer mystery novel A BEAUTIFUL MADNESS. Just click on this link.

You can also read reviews and grab it on Kindle here. Thanks to everyone for all the support!

Some new reviews:

Author Edward Lorn

Reclusive Reads

Project Nemesis

Paul Nelson on Booklikes

Other reviews on Goodreads

And I have an upcoming local signing at The Book Shelf in Lapeer, Michigan. If you’re in the area stop by!

Local signing at The Book Shelf (Lapeer, Michigan)

Very excited about an upcoming signing at a local bookstore (The Book Shelf in Lapeer, Michigan). If you’re anywhere near the area on Saturday, September 6th, between 2 and 4 pm, drop by and chat me up. Buy a paperback of A BEAUTIFUL MADNESS and let me sign some crazy message that will make you blush (or grin, depending on your sense of humor).

Thanks to everybody who has already bought a copy, written a review, and the like. You guys rock!

Finding What Matters to You

My buddy Shaun Ryan just posted my guest post “Finding What Matters to You.” Leave a comment there and share the link for a chance to win a signed paperback of A BEAUTIFUL MADNESS and a shot at the grand prize. We’re nearing the end of the blog tour + giveaway. You can find the rest of the posts here. Thanks to everybody who has participated so far!

Writer’s Digest: 7 Things I’ve Learned So Far

Chuck Sambuchino over at Writer’s Digest just posted an article by me in his very cool 7 Things I’ve Learned So Far. Leave a comment on that post within the next 2 weeks for a chance to win a paperback of my first Mystery/Thriller novel A BEAUTIFUL MADNESS.

It’s also Release Day for A BEAUTIFUL MADNESS!  Very exciting. Go grab a copy from Amazon and tell all your reading friends!

If you missed any of the recent interviews or reviews, you can check them out here.

Thanks for all your support!

Tons of new interviews and reviews this week

My publisher DarkFuse is releasing my first Crime novel A BEAUTIFUL MADNESS this week! You can buy it in Kindle or paperback here!

There is a ton of news to share about it this week.

The latest things are an interview in the International Thriller Writer’s magazine The Big Thrill. Thanks to George Ebey.

I was also interviewed by Michael Parker for Crime Fiction Lover.

And Michael Parker just reviewed ABM for Crime Fiction Lover.

And Frank Errington just reviewed ABM here.

My buddy, fantastic fantasist Mercedes Yardley, just posted my guest post “Why You Should Read Widely,” on her website. Check it, share it, leave a comment, for a chance to win a paperback copy of ABM, and a shot at the grand prize!

And Josef Hernandez at The Minneapolis Books Examiner (who called ABM: “One of the best books of the Year,”) also just did a post about August book releases and said, “If you only have time to read one book in August, make it ABM…” or something like that. You can check it out here.

I self-published my first Supernatural Thriller as Julian Vaughn. It’s called Earthly Things, and I believe those who dig The Lovely Bones, will find it similar yet completely different. You can buy it on Kindle here. I’m working on the paperback but have to get the proof copies in the mail before I finalize and make them for sale. Spread the word, baby.

I feel like I’m forgetting some things, too. Just so much going on right now. Thanks for all your support!

New Interview at Crime Fiction Lover

Michael Parker interviewed me for the fantastic Crime Fiction Lover. It was a blast and I was able to share some insider info on my first Crime novel A BEAUTIFUL MADNESS. Plus I talk about some of my heroes, like Tom Piccirilli, John D. MacDonald, Joe Lansdale, James Lee Burke, Dennis Lehane, John Connolly, and Lee Child.

Check out the interview here.

Feel free to leave a comment over there, and share the link.

Earthly Things by Julian Vaughn now available

Quick jacket copy:

Sensitive fourteen-year-old Dexter Bestwick is at the park with his girlfriend Jamie when his father murders him for stealing something from his locked room. Still around after his death to witness the ensuing damages, he aches to protect his first, young love from being a victim. Yet he’s afraid the eternal light will grow brighter and claim him, and that Jamie will soon suffer the same fate…

Earthly Things is a touching and fast-paced supernatural mystery that will appeal to fans of The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold.

I just self-published this title since I have a hard time waiting for a book to sell to a publisher when it could be out there, read, and about to be read.  So, here it is. I really dig this story and hope lots of you do too.

You can buy it on Kindle here.

And if you need it in another digital format, you can grab it off Smashwords.

You can also add  it on Goodreads, and feel free to leave a review.

Thanks to anybody who checks it out, and to those who spread the word about it. I appreciate all your support!

Building Your Fan Base guest post on BookDen

Go visit the guest post on BookDen where I share my thoughts on “Building a Fan Base.”

Leave a comment and share the link for a chance to win a paperback copy of A BEAUTIFUL MADNESS, and the grand prize!

You can also enter to win by following the links on this page! The more posts you share the better your chances of winning one of fourteen paperbacks and the grand prize. Go you!

We’re less than two weeks away from release now. You can preorder my first Crime novel on Amazon here.

Thanks for all the support!