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- “Go! Buy! Read!” Review of the Beggar’s Opera! May 22, 2013
- “Poignant, carefully crafted and hopeful…” The Beggar’s Opera May 21, 2013
- Jim Napier’s review of The Poisoned Pawn May 20, 2013
- The Beggar’s Opera hits The Bestseller’s List in Tucson, Arizona! May 16, 2013
- Robert Pobi – interview on Rogers TV! May 15, 2013
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Cathy Astolfo on Developing Background for your Novel
And now with all that frenzied blog tour stuff over, I can get back to thinking about the business and craft of writing. My pal, mystery author Cathy Astolfo, joins me today to guest blog about the research we have to do … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Other blogs to keep an eye on, Writing
Tagged background research, Cathy Astolfo, guest blog, mysteries
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Blog Tour- Day Two: Curled up with a Good Book on The Poisoned Pawn
It’s day two of the Penguin blog tour reviews of The Poisoned Pawn, and Curled up with a Good Book and a Cup of Tea gave it five stars! ___________________________________ While investigating the murder of a young boy, Cuban Inspector … Continue reading
Blog Tour – Day One: “A Literary Word” on The Poisoned Pawn
First day of Penguin’s blog tour of The Poisoned Pawn and blogger A Literary Word gives the book a big thumb’s up! _________________ Some of you will already be familiar with Cuban Inspector Ricardo Ramirez from his debut appearance in … Continue reading
Rosemary McCracken – Safe Harbor
Rosemary was shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger the same year that I was; that’s how we met and became friends. Her entry, Safe Harbor, is out now, published by Imajin Books. I was delighted to see her get this very nice … Continue reading
Guest Blog by Tom Adair, Author/CSI
I LOVE Tom Adair He is a retired CSI and the author of the new suspense/thriller The Scent of Fear inspired by actual cases from his 15 year career. In other words, he’s the real deal. He’s also an avid blogger … Continue reading
Posted in Forensics, Other blogs to keep an eye on, Research, Writing
Tagged CSI, forensics, Tom Adair, transporting a body
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My first online interview….
Jill Edmondson, author of the Sasha Jackson mystery series, was kind enough to interview me for her blog, which is my first on-line interview. And wouldn’t you know — I found a grammatical error in it. (Which points to why … Continue reading
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Tagged Jill Edmondson, online interview, Sasha Jackson, The Beggar's Opera
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This week has been a little nuts. I conditionally sold a house in my day job as a realtor, and have a new listing about to launch. I have taken up jogging again, and am really trying hard to find time to fit that … Continue reading
Guest Blog – Jerome Dumont on e-Publishing
Jerome is a French lawyer I met when we were both doing our Barreau du Quebec exams in Montreal, and we’ve been good friends ever since. Jerome has written and self-published a book about his own personal story about weight … Continue reading
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