YOW! Just found out THE BEST LOUSY CHOICE won a bronze medal in the best mystery/thriller e-book category of the 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards. That’s a… Read more “Hot Streak”
Author: EdEarl
I'm an ex-journalist, self-published novelist and avowed technopeasant reluctantly dipping a scuffed boot toe into the blogosphere. Looking at the wreckage of the newsroom where I currently work brings to mind the line from The Shawshank Redemption -- get busy livin' or get busy dyin'. High time I got busy with the former because newspapers are real busy dyin' right now. When I'm not casting a gloomy eye on my profession, I like to hunt, work on my '68 Chevy C-20 -- a fabulously impractical city vehicle dubbed The Green Hornet -- listen to bluegrass, blues and Texas music of all stripes, cuss about the declining fortunes of the Tennessee Vols and consider the virtues of barbecue in its many incarnations. A wreck and a ripped up knee convinced me to give up my Harley a year or so back and I'm still pissed about that.
Rollercoaster Redux
It’s pub day for author buddy Dick Belsky, launching his latest Clare Carlson mystery, THE LAST SCOOP, which is a damn good book. Thought I’d rerun my… Read more “Rollercoaster Redux”
Go For The Gold
If you want to snap up a copy of prize-winning hard-boiled Texas crime thriller goodness, go to the links below to pick up THE BEST LOUSY CHOICE,… Read more “Go For The Gold”
The Blue Death
I wrote this in 2006 as part of a pandemic flu package for The News & Observer in Raleigh, NC. By Jim Nesbitt JACKSON, N.C. – In… Read more “The Blue Death”
Big News
Well, slap my jaw and call me Zelda. Just found out THE BEST LOUSY CHOICE has won the best crime fiction novel category for 2020 in the… Read more “Big News”
Show And Tell
While watching Season 3 of Bosch last night — a pandemic fallback after Pamita and I blew through the latest season in about two days — I… Read more “Show And Tell”
A Friend’s Death
Found out late Tuesday night that my great, good friend, Jerry Barksdale, lawyer emeritus, raconteur, historian, humor columnist, fellow novelist and Great American, died. A friend Jerry… Read more “A Friend’s Death”
Hard-Boiled Salvation Is At Hand
Nothing keeps the walls from closing in like a damn good hard-boiled Texas crime thriller with the soul of a classic Western. Get your hands on THE… Read more “Hard-Boiled Salvation Is At Hand”
Hard-Boiled Comfort
In these harrowing and uncertain times, there’s nothing like the soothing comfort of pure, 100 proof hard-boiled Texas crime thriller goodness. Pick up one of Honest Jim’s… Read more “Hard-Boiled Comfort”
On Writing: Hug The Facts And Get Them Right
Here’s the thing: Facts are a fiction writer’s friend. The more you know, the more facts you gather up in research and travel, the firmer the foundation… Read more “On Writing: Hug The Facts And Get Them Right”
Jim Nesbitt 