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December 10, 2015
12 Rules to be a Fictional Detective
I have some new Lawrence Pinkley mysteries coming out next year, so I thought I’d take a quick look at some of the rules for writing a fictional detective. 1. The detective must always be memorable. Whether he (or she) is funny, misguided, inept or super intelligent, these traits have to endear the detective to… Read More
October 20, 2015
Interview with Peter Dinklage
Reproduced from The New York Times website March 2012. In January, the actor Peter Dinklage surprised himself during his own Golden Globe acceptance speech. Dinklage had won the award for best supporting actor in a TV series for his portrayal of the complex, sharp-tongued Tyrion Lannister, who’s the closest thing to a hero in HBO’s… Read More
October 8, 2015
Interview with Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen)
Interview reproduced from The New York Times website July 2015. How are you now you’ve finished filming? How are you feeling about the cult that now surrounds “Game of Thrones? I’m fine thank you! I know this sounds silly after six years, but I’m just kind of absorbing the cultural footprint the show seems to be… Read More
October 2, 2015
Game of Thrones Trivia
The 1400s’ War of the Roses inspired the storyline’s largest plot device: the fight over proper succession. Charles Dance, the actor who plays Tywin Lannister, found out he would die from a fan. The wall was influenced by the famous Hadrian’s Wall in the United Kingdom. Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) has “pure disdain” for lemon… Read More
September 23, 2015
Game of Thrones Facts
Over 150 babies were named “Khaleesi” in 2012. Since the success of the show “Arya” is the fastest-growing baby name in the United States. Gwendoline Christie, the actress who plays the character Brienne, doesn’t know her birthday. Emilia Clarke, who plays the captivating Daenerys on the show, does not actually dye her hair blonde. She…
September 11, 2015
LOTR Film Factoids
The idea of having a battle scene in the Prologue to Fellowship was inspired by the tradition of a James Bond pre-credits action scene. There’s absolutely no CGI in the scene where Gandalf and Frodo meet in the forest; just small and tall stand-ins. Every single character wears a wig, apart from Billy Jackson in…
September 7, 2015
Get These Three books for $0.99 !
The end of the summer is approaching, so here’s something that might cheer you up. The New Savants: Surge of the Red Plague. My brand new book is getting a lot of attention from readers and publishers. So, I thought it would be nice to let you grab a kindle copy for just 99c. But,…
September 2, 2015
Five Less Well Known LOTR Facts
The Mouth of Sauron In the movies we only saw the Mouth of Sauron once and we certainly never heard him referenced by his name. In actuality “The Mouth of Sauron” actually speaks directly to Sauron and is one of the truly evil characters in the book. He is a thorn in the side of…
August 20, 2015
Balrogs, Beatles and Bean: Twelve Facts You May Not Have Known About Lord of the Rings
Sean Connery was originally offered the role of Gandalf, but had never read the books and “didn’t understand the script.” Sean Bean is afraid of riding in helicopters, so he chose to take a ski lift in full Boromir costume and then walk the rest of the way to the set. J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S.…
August 17, 2015
The New Savants – FREE for 2 Days
Just a very quick post to tell you that my new book, The New Savants: Surge of the Red Plague is FREE to download on Kindle – but only for two days! Offer ends midnight Eastern time 18 August. Grab a copy while you can.
