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April 13, 2012
Fiction and Stuff: Past is Prologue Part 2
You can see the first snippet from my current work here if you missed it.
Sins of the Fathers: Part I
Friday, July 22, 2011
Billy banged on Doug’s door. Pounded on it with fear and anger. Dogs barked in neighboring yards. Men stepped out in their porches and screamed at him for the early hour. Billy didn’t give a shit about them. Or that it was three in the morning. His son was missing and he knew Doug was part of it.“I’ll call the police, you crazy jerk.”Billy ignored the neighbor. He’d have to...
Sins of the Fathers: Part I
Friday, July 22, 2011
Billy banged on Doug’s door. Pounded on it with fear and anger. Dogs barked in neighboring yards. Men stepped out in their porches and screamed at him for the early hour. Billy didn’t give a shit about them. Or that it was three in the morning. His son was missing and he knew Doug was part of it.“I’ll call the police, you crazy jerk.”Billy ignored the neighbor. He’d have to...
Sins of the Fathers: Part II
You can see the first snippet from my current work here if you missed it.
Sins of the Fathers: Part I
Friday, July 22, 2011
Billy banged on Doug’s door. Pounded on it with fear and anger. Dogs barked in neighboring yards. Men stepped out in their porches and screamed at him for the early hour. Billy didn’t give a shit about them. Or that it was three in the morning. His son was missing and he knew Doug was part of it.“I’ll call the police, you crazy jerk.”Billy ignored the neighbor. He’d have to...
Sins of the Fathers: Part I
Friday, July 22, 2011
Billy banged on Doug’s door. Pounded on it with fear and anger. Dogs barked in neighboring yards. Men stepped out in their porches and screamed at him for the early hour. Billy didn’t give a shit about them. Or that it was three in the morning. His son was missing and he knew Doug was part of it.“I’ll call the police, you crazy jerk.”Billy ignored the neighbor. He’d have to...
April 10, 2012
Review at The View from the Blue House
Rob Kitchin was gracious enough to share his thoughts on HILL COUNTRY over at his blog.
HILL COUNTRY rattles along at an electric, entertaining pace and I enjoyed the ride. The thread and resolution with Abby was particularly nicely done.HILL COUNTRY Reviewed at The View from the Blue House
April 8, 2012
HILL COUNTRY at Death by Killing
Chris Rhatigan has posted his thoughts on HILL COUNTRY over at his blog. 
Fast-paced, surprisingly funny, and thoroughly human, Hill Country proves to be a Texas noir classicHILL COUNTRY at Death by Killing
April 5, 2012
A New Review of Hill Country
Over at Crime Fiction Lover, Andrew Nette has posted a review of Hill Country. Go check it out. While you're there, check out the other great reviews and articles at the site.
One of the major strengths of Hill Country is Brown's grasp of characterisation. All the characters are well drawn particularly Tyler, who is a marvellously malevolent individual. Added to this is his fluent writing style. He has a nice turn of phrase that's going to serve him well in future books.HILL COUNTRY by R...
April 2, 2012
At All Due Respect
I have a story, Running Hard, over at All Due Respect. Thanks for Chris Rhatigan for publishing the story.
RUNNING HARD by R Thomas Brown
RUNNING HARD by R Thomas Brown
March 27, 2012
Sins of the Fathers: A Snippet
Here's a little bit from my current work. Take a look, tell me what you think if you feel like it. Mainly, I just felt like sharing a little something.
Friday,July 22, 2011
Nightmareshad become a fact of life for Billy Daniels. Ever present and always the same,they didn't even disturb his sleep. That changed when he called Freddy's name.His son didn't answer. Now his life was a nightmare.
Hewoke up to the sound of the door slamming. He worked his jaw, tired fromclinching his teeth through the...
Friday,July 22, 2011
Nightmareshad become a fact of life for Billy Daniels. Ever present and always the same,they didn't even disturb his sleep. That changed when he called Freddy's name.His son didn't answer. Now his life was a nightmare.
Hewoke up to the sound of the door slamming. He worked his jaw, tired fromclinching his teeth through the...
March 21, 2012
Promotions
Hey everyone. I've got the following discounts running around the internet at the moment.
First, I re-enrolled in KDP Select and all my self-pubbed work is now free. Will be for five (5) days. Doing it all in one big push.
All the titles can be found at my author page.
R Thomas Brown Author Page on Amazon
A couple of deals on the print side as well:
1. For Hill Country, go to createspace at HILL COUNTRY at use the code: 922K9Y7B to get the book for $6.99
2. The print compilation of Mayhem combined ...
First, I re-enrolled in KDP Select and all my self-pubbed work is now free. Will be for five (5) days. Doing it all in one big push.
All the titles can be found at my author page.
R Thomas Brown Author Page on Amazon
A couple of deals on the print side as well:
1. For Hill Country, go to createspace at HILL COUNTRY at use the code: 922K9Y7B to get the book for $6.99
2. The print compilation of Mayhem combined ...
March 9, 2012
A few words with Victoria Watson
I had the chance to pick the brain of the wonderful short story writer, Victoria Watson. Her collection, Letting Go, was recently release on Amazon. You can grab it at the link below:
Letting Go by Victoria Watson
It's a fine collection that shows just a bit of the range that Victoria has as a story teller. Anyone who enjoys the short form, and stories that venture into unexpected directions would be well served checking this one out.
Victoria, how was your experience self-publishing? What did y...
