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”
Category: The Writing Game
Hap N’ Leonard’s Daddy
Hot damn, kids — just got a bolt of praise from the champion mojo storyteller his own damn sef, Joe R. Lansdale. Here’s what Hap n’ Leonard’s… Read more “Hap N’ Leonard’s Daddy”
Big Mistake, Big Thrill
Life is short. And it’s about to get a lot shorter for a pack of high-life Savannah sex club swells, a crooked DA, a bent cop, a… Read more “Big Mistake, Big Thrill”
Higher Plane Western
From afar, it’s always tempting to lump Baron R. Birtcher’s Sheriff Ty Dawson mysteries with other modern-day Westerns such as Craig Johnson’s Longmire series or the Joe… Read more “Higher Plane Western”
You’ve Been Warned…
Come on out to the Williamson County Public Library in Franklin, Tennessee June 8-9 to join your ol’ pal, Honest Jim, and 30 talented writers of a… Read more “You’ve Been Warned…”
Golden Praise
You might give serious thought to picking up a copy of Jim Nesbitt’s award-winning novel, THE DEAD CERTAIN DOUBT, at: https://www.amazon.com/author/jimnesbitt Here’s what fellow authors have to… Read more “Golden Praise”
Grab The Gold
Hot damn, kids. THE DEAD CERTAIN DOUBT has snagged the best crime fiction novel prize in the 2024 Independent Press Awards. Just got the advanced word on… Read more “Grab The Gold”
Canine Envy
There’s something about rapid-fire writing and the relentless staccato of short, sharp sentences spiced with dark wit, grim insight and bloody shockers that keep a reader focused… Read more “Canine Envy”
Tightrope
There’s a subtle art to the introduction of highly technical, complex and potentially mind-numbing subjects to a work of fiction, one that requires a bit of a… Read more “Tightrope”
Lone Star Gold
Take a gander below at the outstanding review of THE DEAD CERTAIN DOUBT by Texas book review blogger Guatemala Paula. Then pick up a copy at: https://www.amazon.com/author/jimnesbitt… Read more “Lone Star Gold”