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September 3, 2011
Two Interviews on my blogspot home
Two recent interviews might be of interest to Goodreaders.
I did an interview with a long-time friend, Jeff Rutherford, who has launched a digital publishing housed called Delabarre. Offerings include joke books and a title from Clark Howard. Read more.
I also have a new interview with Aidan Minter, author of a true crime memoir called Carved. Aidan is the man who first saw a murder victim in the River Thames several years ago. New evidence in the case emerged recently. Read more
I did an interview with a long-time friend, Jeff Rutherford, who has launched a digital publishing housed called Delabarre. Offerings include joke books and a title from Clark Howard. Read more.
I also have a new interview with Aidan Minter, author of a true crime memoir called Carved. Aidan is the man who first saw a murder victim in the River Thames several years ago. New evidence in the case emerged recently. Read more
August 4, 2011
On the Soul's Road - Short Story Collection For Kindle
My buddy Cody Luff, who was in my graduating class at Goddard College, recently decided to put together a collection of short stories authored by those in the Goddard ranks. Read More
July 31, 2011
The Dreams I Had - When Writing Midnight Eyes
Doug Dorow's recent blog post on the research he did for his novel The Ninth District jogged my memory about the original writing of Midnight Eyes.
Although I did an extensive re-write recently, I set down the first draft a few years ago while I was working as a librarian. Handy inter-library loan tools were at my fingertips.
While I'd worked for years before that as a newspaper reporter, often shouldering police beat duties that included late-night visits to crime scenes, I spent a lot of time reading books and references about serial killers and pouring over police training textbooks and FBI journals. Read more
Although I did an extensive re-write recently, I set down the first draft a few years ago while I was working as a librarian. Handy inter-library loan tools were at my fingertips.
While I'd worked for years before that as a newspaper reporter, often shouldering police beat duties that included late-night visits to crime scenes, I spent a lot of time reading books and references about serial killers and pouring over police training textbooks and FBI journals. Read more
July 2, 2011
Big Thrill Interview
Author Gary Kriss did a nice interview with me about my first thriller Midnight Eyes.
It was for The Big Thrill Website and newsletter for The International Thriller Writers.
Check it out and pass it on if you get a chance. Interview
It was for The Big Thrill Website and newsletter for The International Thriller Writers.
Check it out and pass it on if you get a chance. Interview
June 12, 2011
Biblioholic's Bookshelf: New People TV-Tie-In Noveliazation
Long before Lost, ABC dropped another set of survivors onto an island. The series, from Aaron Spelling and Rod Serling, was called The New People. It would appear it ran 17 episodes in 1969 and had a hip and trendy style based on the tone of the back cover description.
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May 10, 2011
Indiana, Indiana and The Lovely Secrets
Contains Some Spoilers)
Indiana, Indiana (the dark and lovely portions of the night) from Coffee House, 2003, is one of two novels by Laird Hunt that I read for school last year, and it's stayed with me.
It's a novel with a very basic through story. It is given the heft and richness of a book-length work by the author’s stylistic, poetic approach in exploring his central character’s thoughts and soul.
To say Indiana, Indiana is a simple story, however, is to do it disservice. It is brief with only a few characters, and most of the tale unfolds from the protagonist’s pouring over mementos from his life.
Yet it is a complex exploration of the simple-minded man and his rural life. His reflections on his past and longing for his institutionalized wife, Opal, open up the narrative to incidents and intrigue. More
Indiana, Indiana (the dark and lovely portions of the night) from Coffee House, 2003, is one of two novels by Laird Hunt that I read for school last year, and it's stayed with me.
It's a novel with a very basic through story. It is given the heft and richness of a book-length work by the author’s stylistic, poetic approach in exploring his central character’s thoughts and soul.
To say Indiana, Indiana is a simple story, however, is to do it disservice. It is brief with only a few characters, and most of the tale unfolds from the protagonist’s pouring over mementos from his life.
Yet it is a complex exploration of the simple-minded man and his rural life. His reflections on his past and longing for his institutionalized wife, Opal, open up the narrative to incidents and intrigue. More
May 1, 2011
Cool Stuff To Watch Instantly: The Cry of the Owl
Patricia Highsmith is noted for a grim and unique outlook. Her recurring series character was not a detective hero but sociopathic killer Tom Ripley brought to life with dark charm by Matt Damon in The Talented Mr. Ripley. She's also famous for Hitcockian treatment in her queen-mother-of-misunderstandings tale, Strangers on a Train.
The Cry of the Owl, a 2009 film is based on a lesser-known Highsmith novel...More
The Cry of the Owl, a 2009 film is based on a lesser-known Highsmith novel...More
April 29, 2011
Giveaway One
Sometimes I get cool stuff from various corners of the blogosphere, and I have items from my backlist of books and comics as well. I thought it might be fun to give some away, so watch for occasional contests.
I'll probably tweet any giveaways also, so you can follow me on Twitter, @Sidney_Williams More
I'll probably tweet any giveaways also, so you can follow me on Twitter, @Sidney_Williams More
April 28, 2011
Midnight Eyes - Cover For My Thriller
Here's the cover art for my first new book in a while. It's propagating on the usual sites such as Amazon now, and it's on the Crossroad Press website. Crossroad will issue a paper edition as well in the future.It's the story of Wayland Hood, a former FBI behavioral science unit agent who's called back to his home town to help his father, the sheriff in a small Louisiana city, deal with a brutal series of murders. More
April 24, 2011
New Fiction: Pitch Dark by Steven Sidor
A Chicago Tribune review heralding Steven Sidor's previous novel notes: "Crime fiction and horror fans alike will find The Mirror's Edge a dark, disturbing gem."
That line is applicable to Sidor's new outing, Pitch Dark, as well. A definite crime thriller feel permeates the set-up, while the plot revolves around a Lovecraftian McGuffin and builds to a supernatural-fueled climax. Think Elmore Leonard crossed with dark magic.
Much of the action occurs in a snowy Midwestern motel run by Opal and Wyatt Larkin, survivors of a shooting spree in the diner where Opal worked years earlier. Wyatt, then a police officer, helped stop the incident but took a bullet. Opal, then pregnant, almost perished.
As the story begins, Opal is experiencing mysterious visions, believed to be residual effects of the shooting, of which unanswered questions remain. Wyatt has long believed a second shooter was involved. The truth and much more will be revealed as their snowy Christmas Eve progresses.
Trouble has found them and more is on the way. More
That line is applicable to Sidor's new outing, Pitch Dark, as well. A definite crime thriller feel permeates the set-up, while the plot revolves around a Lovecraftian McGuffin and builds to a supernatural-fueled climax. Think Elmore Leonard crossed with dark magic.
Much of the action occurs in a snowy Midwestern motel run by Opal and Wyatt Larkin, survivors of a shooting spree in the diner where Opal worked years earlier. Wyatt, then a police officer, helped stop the incident but took a bullet. Opal, then pregnant, almost perished.
As the story begins, Opal is experiencing mysterious visions, believed to be residual effects of the shooting, of which unanswered questions remain. Wyatt has long believed a second shooter was involved. The truth and much more will be revealed as their snowy Christmas Eve progresses.
Trouble has found them and more is on the way. More
