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B.J. Bourg

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BJ Bourg is a twenty-seven-year veteran of law enforcement and has worked as a patrol cop, detective, police academy instructor, SWAT officer, sniper leader, and chief investigator for a district attorney's office. He is a former professional boxer and a lifelong martial artist.

He is the author of the London Carter Mystery Series, the Clint Wolf Mystery Series, two books featuring Detective Brandon Berger, and a stand-alone mountain mystery. Additionally, over 185 of his short stories and articles have appeared in magazines such as Woman's World, Boys' Life, Tactical Response, and LAW and ORDER.

He loves vacationing in the mountains and is especially drawn to hiking, climbing, photographing wild animals, and traversing wild rivers in anythi
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B.J. Bourg First, write, edit, rewrite, submit...repeat. If you want to be published traditionally, be patient and don't give up on your dreams. It took me over …moreFirst, write, edit, rewrite, submit...repeat. If you want to be published traditionally, be patient and don't give up on your dreams. It took me over four years, more than sixty agent rejections, and a couple of publisher rejections before JAMES 516 was finally published by Amber Quill Press, LLC.

Second, if you've exhausted the agent pool and are looking for a publisher to whom you can submit your mystery novel, make sure they are listed on Mystery Writers of America's "approved publisher" list.

Lastly, if an agent or editor offers advice on your manuscript, take it to heart. They are objective reviewers of your work and are offering the benefits of their experience. Although she declined representation, Lucy Carson took time out of her busy schedule to offer sound advice on two novels that I had submitted to her for consideration (one was JAMES 516). I rewrote both novels to include every bit of her suggestions, and they are better books today because of her input. If I had fallen into the mindset that my words were golden and that to change something would somehow compromise my artistic belief, then my stories would have never improved. Constructive criticism is good...constructive change is even better.(less)
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"Cops and Authors" Mystery Writer's Conference in Metairie, LA

Cops and Authors!


East Bank Regional Library Hosts Its First Ever Mystery Writing Conference


METAIRIE, LA – “Cops and Authors,” a small mystery writer’s conference featuring three police officers/authors, will occur at 10 a.m., on Saturday, Sept. 26, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.


The meeting is free of charge and is open to the public. Books wil

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“Bad decisions make good stories.”
B.J. Bourg, Clint Wolf Boxed Set

“Ty”
B.J. Bourg, But Not Forgiven

“let’s see if we can do some good today.”
B.J. Bourg, Murderfield

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