Happy Tryptophan Overdose Day , friends and neighbors. Are you dreading the holiday gift-buying sprint dead ahead because you’re slap out of fresh notions about what to… Read more “Gotcher Purrfeckt Gift…Raht C’here”
Category: The Right Wrong Number: An Ed Earl Burch Novel
Righteous Praise for Hard-Boiled Goodness
Two friends of mine did me the high honor of praising my Ed Earl Burch hard-boiled crime thrillers this week, both of them fine authors in their… Read more “Righteous Praise for Hard-Boiled Goodness”
Hard-Boiled Gabfest
Had big fun blathering about crime fiction and what makes Ed Earl Burch tick on Rick Outzen’s radio show down in Pensacola, FL. Give a listen to… Read more “Hard-Boiled Gabfest”
Smart, Tough, Profane…And, Reckless
“This is a hard-core, alcohol- and profanity-laced shoot-em-up you won’t want to send to your mom. Unless she’s a tough old bird from Amarillo.” — Michael Ludden,… Read more “Smart, Tough, Profane…And, Reckless”
Fast Talkers
Your ol’ pal, Honest Jim, is mighty glad the caffeine and nicotine kicked in because it got pretty sporty this morning chewing the literary fat on the… Read more “Fast Talkers”
The Red Meat Of Writing
Had Big Fun chewing the fat with fellow authors on the Fran Lewis Show this morning. We talked about how to handle multiple timelines, signaling the reader… Read more “The Red Meat Of Writing”
Chewing The Hard-Boiled Fat
Catch your ol’ pal Honest Jim’s interview by fellow author Rick Outzen on his podcast And The Murders Began at: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rick9662/episodes/2020-11-10T07_31_24-08_00 And his blog: https://www.rickoutzen.com/2020/11/11/and-the-murders-began-jim-nesbitt/ Rick and… Read more “Chewing The Hard-Boiled Fat”
Tough, Smart, Reckless and Profane
“If you’re looking for gritty, The Right Wrong Number is as gritty as Number 36 sandpaper. Ed Earl Burch can’t resist the wrong women, and when he… Read more “Tough, Smart, Reckless and Profane”
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 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”
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