James D.F. Hannah
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Shamus winner. BAMS 2022. Appalachian to the bitterest of ends. Member: MWA, PWA, SIC. Insta @jamesdfhannah . He/him
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So I don't get mentioned in the L.A. Times often—or ever, really—except for the time it does happen: When
@todgoldberg
is talking about EIGHT VERY BAD NIGHTS, the anthology of Hannukah noir stories he edited, out October 29 via
@soho_press
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When you're four, but you still gotta move five Oldsmobile Cutlasses off the lot by Friday or else.
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She wrote 1,800 words in defense of a man with more than 30 years of racist and sexist history. She said she had DMs about him and yet only quoted the man himself—once.
All those words and the best thesis she could arrive at was "old guys are gonna old guy, amirite?"
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To be clear: We don't want Rage Against the Machine to talk about politics, but Dennis Quaid telling Tucker Carlson that Biden's going to cause the power grid to fail, that's fine, apparently.
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You got a fast car
Is it fast enough so we can fly away?
We gotta make a decision
Leave tonight or live and die this way
Just in absolute tears over here.
In case you didn’t get to see it, here is the full video of Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs singing “Fast Car” at the Grammys
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Joe Rogan is a fucking moron.
Joe Rogan Argues Jan. 6 Might Have Been False Flag to Take Down Trump: ‘I Think They Were Going to Get Him In Any Way They Could’
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Anthony Bourdain on Henry Kissinger.
What kind of wine do you drink for the death of a war criminal?
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A great writer but also a damn fine person.
S.A. Cosby is one of America's hottest writers. He has made two appearances on former President Obama's summer reading lists. And his latest, "All the Sinners Bleed," explores a rural backdrop that's haunted by its past.
@jeffglor
met up with
@blacklionking73
in his hometown.
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Growing up, being in an issue of
@eqmm
was a dream I never imagined happening.
This ... I just can't, y'all. This is wild. I just hope folks enjoy this story.
And as always, the writing life remains the best life.
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Every writer needs a "shrug draft." That's the one where you eliminate all the times your characters shrug. It's right after the "brow draft," where everyone stops furrowing their brows all the goddamn time.
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Brian Cox has no fucks to give. His field of fucks lies empty and fallow. His deficiency of fucks is a number you need a supercomputer to calculate. He couldn't give a fuck if you spotted him the F, the U, the C, and the K. No fucks given, no fucks accepted.
Brian Cox says the Bible is 'one of the worst books ever'
“The propaganda goes right the way back ... it starts with the idea that … out of Adam’s rib, this woman was created, and they’ll believe it cause they’re stupid … They need it, but they don’t need to be told lies, they
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It'll never be not-fucked up that they named a goddamn airport for Ronald Reagan after he broke the air traffic controllers union. It's like naming an ER wing after Smith & Wesson.
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Henry Malone
#6
—BECAUSE THE NIGHT—is out today. A chase novel, a revenge novel, and a continued exploration of what kind of man Henry wants to be, it's equal parts snark, violence, and heart. I'm proud of it, and I hope like hell y'all enjoy it.
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As always, the first rule of Write Club is "Celebrate your friends' wins."
Find joy in the successes of others and use it as inspiration toward your own victories.
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In light of the announcement that Otto Penzler would be interviewing Guest of Honor Anthony Horowitz at Bouchercon in Nashville, here's a reminder of when Otto insulted cozies and said they "are not serious literature":
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When you do that thing you've wanted to do since you were 14 and sign a contract for your first short story in
@eqmm
.
"A Tear in His Hand" is going to appear in pages where I read writers who made me want to write. Y'all, that's a childhood dream checked off the list.
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I have no words for this. How I got to spend this much time with friends and heroes is amazing to me. And I can't wait to get back to the page. There's work to be done.
#bouchercon2023
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We've got a cover for EIGHT VERY BAD NIGHTS and it's a beaut, y'all. Can't wait to share my story "Twenty Centuries" with the world. Huge shoutouts to
@soho_press
and editor
@todgoldberg
.
And don't forget that pre-order, folks.
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Shut your fucking mouth. Childers "claims" Appalachian roots? Childers is from the fucking heart of Appalachia. Childers is the part of Appalachia that didn't fetishize a corporation or a CEO. Childers is an Appalachian who knows our voice is in rebellion. You don't know shit.
So obviously, someone like Childers who looks, sounds, and claims to be thoroughly representative of his Appalachian roots is, on a social level, he's not close to fully representative because his ethics are a form of leftist (or you could say culturally Marxist) colonization.
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Found out my story "Haggling Over Price" was accepted for The One Percent: Tales of the Super Wealthy and Depraved, to be published by
@RHP_Press
. It's a raw story for me, and I'm so happy it found a home in RHP pages alongside great authors and their work.
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This is out , and I hope y'all dig it. A mix of con men, cryptid hunters, and carnival noir, blended with romance, religious fervor, and money laundering. Yep, there's something for everyone.
Thanks to editor
@Frank_Zafiro
for letting me join the party.
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Rewatching THE SHIELD pilot for the first time in more than a decade. Amazing how much of this show works right out of the gate.
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Because I am forever chasing a trend, I just tested positive for Covid. So hoping all of my Bouchercon people are okay. Socially distanced hugs to y'all.
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There's fresh
@blacklionking73
at
@SouthwestReview
from its noir issue edited by
@wmboyle4
. Like all of Cosby's fiction, it's brutal, heartfelt, insightful, and uncompromising. Get the issue for more work from
@jordan_harper
,
@nikkidolson
, and others.
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We're two weeks from the release of BECAUSE THE NIGHT, the latest in the Henry Malone series—which means there's plenty of time to pre-order! Big thanks to
@nkolakowski
for the kind words!
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So 2023 was an insanely fortunate year for my writing life, and if somehow you missed any of this nonsense, here we go.
Yep, it's a 🧵 1/10
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"California is just America with its back up against the wall ..."
Listening to
@jordan_harper
discuss his novel EVERYBODY KNOWS with
@blacklionking73
.
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Was driving last night and talking to
@BamaWriter
on hands-free when a deer popped up in the middle of the road. I honked and swerved and the deer bolted and everything was fine, but did have a moment where I thought, "Please don't let Bobby be the last conversation I ever have."
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Fast, funny, full of sharp dialogue and surprising twists. Probably the best time I've had with a book this year. In a better world, this ode to 70s hickploitation flicks would have a film adaptation produced by Roger Corman or AIP.
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Crossed the
@BrimleyLine
today—50 years, 9 months and 6 days.
Photo of Brimley being a supportive grandfather in the film "Cocoon." Photo of me drinking with my daughter.
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What Shawn said.
I have to throw in for Jordan's LAST KING OF CALIFORNIA, which is one of the great under-the-radar crime novels of the past ten years—as raw and blistering and beautiful as SHOTGUN. An absolute must-read.
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Thanks to Reckon for giving this one a home, and thanks to
@Curtis9980
,
@RobSmith3
and
@HollyWest
for helping it get where it needed to be.
People ask writers how much they write is autobiographical, and I'll just say my mom didn't sell Avon; she sold Mary Kay.
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People are upset about Bill Maher turning scab and bringing his show back, but to be fair, he is a giant fucking asshole.
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I said what said.
Also, drinking.
Also also, fuck this guy.
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And I'd cannot fail to mention the stunning speech given by Kellye Garrett accepting the Raven as part of Crime Writers of Color.
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When the folks from your real job ask if they'd enjoy your books:
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Fresh off her *latest* Anthony win,
@jesslourey
has a new book coming out and a great interview in her hometown paper.
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TRUE DETECTIVE returning in excellent shape. First episode is a great mix of character and world-building and creeping dread.
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So what's a guy gotta do to get a proper Blu-ray transfer of the 1981 Burt Reynolds cop flick SHARKY'S MACHINE, and not the bare-bones nonsense available now?
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It's a short list of artists who meant more to me in my 20s than
@toriamos
. Now, at 50, seeing her live again for the first time in 27 years meant just as much—only different. A spectacular show tonight at
@LvillePalace
.
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I don't know Otto, and I'm obviously never going to be signing books there, but I do know the crime fiction community deserves better than ignoring Otto's history and letting him represent us by proxy at Bouchercon. I hope the powers that be rethink this decision. 8/8
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"He stared at the puppy. The puppy stared back, like, How did I get here? Bob touched is nose with his index finger. The puppy blinked its huge eyes. For a moment, Bob couldn't recall his sins."
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Thrilled to have a story coming up in Reckon Review. Hope y'all dig it.
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This is not directions to the restrooms; this is a kidnapping with a getaway driver.
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I go back time and again to this
@wmboyle4
interview and the three items on his daily to-do list:
1. Always be a fan first
2. Make weird choices
3. Don't get bitter
It's perhaps the best writing advice I've ever heard.
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Them blocking all the writers isn't nearly the flex they think it is.
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I was typing "rural noir" the other night and it autocorrected to "royal noir" and this gif is exactly where those two worlds would intersect, and goddamn but I kinda want to write this now.
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The
@SusannaHoffs
side-eye in the video for "Walk Like an Egyptian" is one of the most iconic and important moments of Gen X existence. It's our Apollo moon landing, where we all know where we were when we saw it.
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Look, if I say something snarky and funny and post it to six different social media platforms, and we're friends on all six social media platforms, I better see you liking that shit six times.
Cause that's *real* friendship in the 21st century.
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Because time is a train that never stops, GENTLEMEN by
@theafghanwhigs
turns 30 today.
By turns dark, lustful, despairing, and self-loathing, full of roaring guitars and Greg Dulli's poetry of self-deception. It'll still sound amazing as I listen to it for the next 30 years.
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Wrote the story.
Wrote it again.
Then two (?) more drafts off notes from readers.
And it still wasn't working.
Then I realized I was telling the story from the wrong POV.
So I wrote draft five.
And then draft six.
But I think it's done.
And I'm tired, y'all.
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Closing out an incredible 2023 by posting up my story "Knock." It originally appeared in PLAYING GAMES, edited by the legendary Lawrence Block. Hope y'all dig it!
Read it for free-->
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How would you dress if money was no consideration?
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I don't double bill with
@donwinslow
often—or ever—but it is happening tonight. Check it out!
Stay Tuned to The House of Mystery Radio Show on NBC tonight after the Don Winslow Interview as Author James D.F. Hannah reads 'They Shall Take up Serpents!
Live at 9 pm pacific on KCAA 106.5 F.M. Los Angeles/1050 A.M. Palm Springs or stream at
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I read an early version of ALL THE SINNERS BLEED and I told
@blacklionking73
I'm amazed (and a little jealous) how he keeps topping his previous work and raising the game. There ain't another writer like him.
This is a dark ride, y'all. Hold on tight.
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If you followed your childhood dream job, what would you be right now?
If you followed your childhood dream job, what would you be right now?
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Just emailed my last short story submission of the year.
Pretty sure this is the first time I haven't been actively writing something new in two years.
I think I might have a drink.
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When you're 45K into the WIP, staring at the outline and thinking about giving it up, but you write 1,100 words instead.
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Went you sign two back-to-back short story contracts.
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Congrats to all the nominees! Such a packed list and really excited to see
@blacklionking73
@jesslourey
@vondoviak
@tracypc6161
on there. Feels good to celebrate when your friends win.
Mystery Writers of America Announces the 2024 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominations. Congratulations all!
#Edgars2024
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Things researched for this new short story:
Hypothermia and blood loss
Bulletproof glass
Phone calls on Shabbat
William Butler Yeats
Operation Enduring Freedom
Hematomas and the occipital lobe
Every story is an education, I swear.
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"My Savage Year" by
@jordan_harper
is far and away the best fiction I've read this year. It alone would justify buying this issue of
@SouthwestReview
but alongside a plethora of great noir writing? A no-brainer.
Seriously, why haven't you got yours yet?
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Here's that time he insulted Steph Cha and Attica Locke while defending Linda Fairstein's history of racist prosecutorial behavior:
Note: Steph Cha later took over as editor of BAMS from Otto. I had a story in a Steph Cha-edited volume.
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At
@Bouchercon
this week? If you're so inclined to wanna know, here's where you'll find me. Otherwise, I'll be at the bar, regretting something I said at the bar, or looking for where they shot scenes for TERRIERS.
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Two con artists in love and on the run, stranded in a small West Virginia town.
A traveling carnival.
A monster hunter fueled by religious fervor.
And a safe full of cash.
Danger's waiting for Sam and Rachel under the midway lights.
Out May 15.
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The paperback for THICKER THAN WATER—
#5
in the
@ShotgunHoney
PRESENTS series—is out today! Purchase dead trees, read great short crime fiction, and help raise money to fight
#breastcancer
.
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Rewatched the original ROAD HOUSE last night and was reminded how Kevin Tighe always looks like he's gonna offer you a hundred bucks to do something weird—and probably sticky—then try to lowball you down to $50.
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If you don't own physical media, then you don't own your media.
Buy physical media.
“Your favorite movie might be on Netflix today, but will it still be there in a month, when you want to show it to someone you care about? Physical media is a constant, unlike digital, where movies are subject to the whims of corporate overlords."
@BayStreetVideo
manager Brendan
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A movie I've seen more than 7X with just a gif.
A movie I've seen more than 7X with just a gif.
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Every writer as they try to shape 150 random ideas into a plot.
And also me working on the new book this morning.
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And here was here, exactly four months later, with a second draft of the as-yet-untitled WIP. Shaved nearly 10K off of the original draft. Now we take a month off, write some short stories, and then go in for the third draft come November or so.
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When you're querying agents and think, "Man, I'd sell my soul ..."
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Got a story in this collection out today.
"Ashes In Your Mouth" is a love story if "a woman takes bloody vengeance" is your idea of a love story. Hope you do, 'cause I think it's a good one—alongside a bunch of great writers.
From
@ShotgunHoney
.
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The Hap and Leonard books influenced my Henry Malone novels as well as the novel I'm querying.
Pound for pound, there's almost no writer who carries the same storytelling muscle as Lansdale.
If you missed it, here's the cover for SUGAR ON THE BONES, the new Hap and Leonard novel. You can pre order signed copies from
@murderbooks
RTs and shares appreciated!
#hapandleonard
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It's cold out there. Stay inside and read a book.
And if I might make a suggestion ...
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@RobSmith3
I'm fairly certain we all had that blue suit, brother. Somewhere there's a photo of me in one, with a cereal-bowl haircut.
It was a dark time.
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Or what about that time he founded a publishing imprint intended for female readers and overlooked getting female writers?
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We should also bring up the time he called Sisters in Crime "a negative, flawed concept" as well as "a divisive organization" and "some of its members are strident and achingly boring on the subject of sexism."
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My writing career is a study in getting away with it.
Got an email today that checked off a box for something I've wanted since I was 15.
It's a good goddamn day to keep taking your swings, y'all.
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Y'all, I got a story in this and I'm fucking *psyched* for it! Getting the chance to explore Beau's universe was fun as hell, and hope folks dig my contribution to Bishop Rider's legend.
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Is it too much to ask that they were together in a car that caught fire and plunged into the ocean, and they all died slowly and suffered greatly?
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The book of summer dropped today.
@blacklionking73
continues to elevate the crime-writing game. Tight and brutal, incisive and thrilling, birth southern gothic and psychological thriller, this one confirms Shawn as one of the best writers working, genre be damned.
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So then why, in the wake of the changing face of crime fiction where Otto is very much the dinosaur and everyone else is the meteor, is Bouchercon giving him such a platform? Because he's old? Because he's white? Because he's got a venerated bookstore? 7/x
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No one thinks about story or writing as deeply or as differently as
@jordan_harper
. Compound this with him being one of the nicest people in the crime fiction community, and this is a must-listen.
We can't believe we had him on either.
New episode with
@jordan_harper
talking about his ridiculously incredible line up of work, particularly Everybody Knows, some late stage capitalism rants, and writing the story only you can create.
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Going to
#Bouchercon
? Have some Anthony nomination slots burning a hole in your pocket?
If so, I hope you'll consider BECAUSE THE NIGHT for Best Paperback Original and to "Knock" for Best Short Story.
You can read "Knock" for free at
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Stop everything you’re doing and post a gif of a cartoon you really like.
Stop everything you’re doing and post a gif of a cartoon you really like.
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Rewatching TERRIERS—again—and damn if the chemistry between Donal Logue and Michael Raymond-James wasn't great from the pilot. They bounce off of each other perfectly, and always feel like just two guys trying to get by.
There's artistry in making something seem so natural.
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"What a writer must enjoy, or at least be able to tolerate, is the utterly solitary nature of the work...(W)riting is a matter of sitting alone at a desk, staring more often than not at a blank wall, and turning thoughts into words and putting the words on paper."
@LawrenceBlock
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"I've a new anthology taking shape. If you might be interested, email me and I'll send you an invitation."
If you get that message from
@LawrenceBlock
, the only appropriate answer is "yes." 1/3
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Here's one of those signed contacts. Honored to share a TOC with heavy hitters like
@Curtis9980
,
@HollyWest
,
@RobSmith3
,
@jtbutkowski
,
@MaryThorson6429
,
@BamaWriter
... The list goes on. It's all killer, no filler.
My story "Ashes" is pure anger and vengeance. Hope y'all dig it.
The TOC for Shotgun Honey Present: Thicker Than Water
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This book is a masterpiece, full stop. It deserves a massive audience.
My novel THE LAST KING OF CALIFORNIA, a dark and dare I say literary pulp novel set in the aftermath of the Edgar-Award winning SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, will come out in the US this fall. I think it's my best prose to date and I'm awful proud of it.
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Y'all, we've got two nights of
#NoirattheBar
coming this weekend. Richmond on Friday night, Louisville on Saturday. The best writers, reading their best work, plus alcohol. How's that not a good time?
This'll be one for the books, folks. Hope to see you there.
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One of the best things about writer friendships is reading each other's work and catching the inside jokes. It's a street name or a character reference, and 12 people might get the joke, but they're gonna laugh hard when they do.
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Next year is the 50th anniversary.
There'd better be a parade.
THE ROCKFORD FILES debuted as a weekly series tonight in 1974.
James Garner is, and forever will be, the most charismatic male star in TV history.
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