I’m a Chandler junkie. As in Raymond Chandler. Always have been, always will be. One of the founding fathers of the hard-boiled school of crime fiction, Chandler’s… Read more “Raymond Chandler’s Ghost”
Tag: Writing
Ed Earl’s Hard-Boiled Wisdom
If you like your crime fiction hard-boiled and Texas tough, pick up one of my gritty and relentless Ed Earl Burch thrillers. They’re classic stories of revenge… Read more “Ed Earl’s Hard-Boiled Wisdom”
Golden Praise
I was hunting through the archives of my Ed Earl Burch hard-boiled crime thrillers, looking for reviews, Q&As, guest blogs and other fare I can use in… Read more “Golden Praise”
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”
Angst At Fitty
Clare Carlson is staring down the barrel of the Big Five-Oh and doesn’t like what she sees. She worries about the impact of age on her television… Read more “Angst At Fitty”
The Great One
Just got finished burning up the pixelated electrons with The Great One, Baron R. Birtcher, carving out a recording for his Writers’ Bar podcast, which will be… Read more “The Great One”
White Hot Rocket Ride
Check out my review of Mike and Ayan Rubin’s latest gumbo-infused crime thriller, A WHITE HOT PLAN. A White Hot Plan is a rocket-sled ride of a… Read more “White Hot Rocket Ride”
Trust Honest Jim
This is the face of hard-boiled Texas crime thriller excellence. It tells you Honest Jim will always deliver a raucous and graphic tale of Dallas PI Ed… Read more “Trust Honest Jim”
Ask Honest Jim
People often ask this question: Honest Jim, how the hell do you manage to crank out full-bore, rip-roaring hard-boiled crime thrillers while holding down a 24/7 job… Read more “Ask Honest Jim”
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”
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