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”
Category: The Writing Game
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”
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”
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”
Hard-Boiled Gospel
This just in from Claire Perkins-Harris, the host of Book Talk Radio Club: “I will be talking to author Jim Nesbitt this Sunday 15 March at 3.00pm… Read more “Hard-Boiled Gospel”
Texas Two-Step
Just re-read this ass-kickin’ review of THE BEST LOUSY CHOICE by Texas book blog reviewer Ruthie Jones, who really gets the raunchy essence of Ed Earl Burch.… Read more “Texas Two-Step”
Red Meat For Writers
Click HERE to check out the interview author Robert Crawford just posted with your ol’ pal, Honest Jim. We chew the fat about writerly stuff like dialogue… Read more “Red Meat For Writers”
True West Truth
You’d be well-advised to never use that creative pejorative — sequel — anywhere near Baron R. Birtcher’s latest modern-day Western thriller, Fistful of Rain, because this vividly-told… Read more “True West Truth”
Hard-Boiled Milestone
HUUUUUUUUUGE! BIGGER THAN LIFE, ITS OWNSEF! Your old pal, Honest Jim, just finished the draft of the third Ed Earl Burch thriller. Now comes the hard work… Read more “Hard-Boiled Milestone”
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