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”
Category: The Right Wrong Number: An Ed Earl Burch Novel
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”
Radio Ed Earl
Had a blast earlier today doing an interview with Claire Harris-Perkins on Book Talk Radio Club. Many thanks, Claire. If you missed it, give a listen now… Read more “Radio Ed Earl”
Number One
Yow! Get a load of this, chirren. THE RIGHT WRONG NUMBER is the #1 best-seller in Amazon’s hard-boiled mystery category. Of course, I’m running a BookBub promotion… Read more “Number One”
Discount Fever Strikes Again
Honest Jim has the fever again — discount fever. A 99 cent special on all ebook platforms for THE RIGHT WRONG NUMBER starts February 10 and runs… Read more “Discount Fever Strikes Again”
Give It Up
How can you possibly resist this much raunchy, relentless, gritty, violent, sex-laced hard-boiled fun? Truth is — you can’t. Surrender Dorothy — grab you some Ed Earl… Read more “Give It Up”