John Cannon
@jt_cannon
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Editor, writer, reader, spy.
San Diego, CA
Joined July 2011
More than you want to know, but here it is anyway. My thanks to the San Diego Professional Editors Network and Sylvia Mendoza.
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RT @PatriciaBWriter: Here's a preorder link to my upcoming mystery "Dead on My Feet." Order through CamCat Books Y…
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Just published: The Silence and the Death from @MarcCarlos. Marc is a criminal defense attorney in San Diego and an expert guide to the ragged edges of the U.S.-Mexico border. From Moonshine Cove Publishing and edited by Congrats, Marc!
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RT @JohnMadormo: Alex Smith, a book reviewer for The Straight Line in India, just posted a video review for "Rutherford, Canine Comic." I…
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RT @JohnMadormo: I’m excited to announce the release of my newest middle-grade novel series: RUTHERFORD, CANINE COMIC, the story of a basse…
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RT @JohnMadormo: I'm happy to announce that the AUDIO book version of "The Summer of Guinevere" is now available.
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RT @WildRosePress: Paulie is at a crossroads. Which is stronger—the courage to right a wrong or the fear of revenge? The Autumn of Andie by…
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In praise of @TimHallinan in my newsletter for no particular reason, other than he just published the last novel in the Poke Rafferty series.
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On my blog, I have summarized two dozen Jack Reacher books in about 300 words. Have mercy, @LeeChildReacher, I offer it as a fan. Reacher is coming to Amazon Prime Video. So put a toothbrush in your pocket. And shorten your sentences.
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RT @scottkaye747: Pilots have a great sense of humor and we love playing jokes on each other. Instead of responding directly to ground con…
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(3/3) There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. (Chandler’s Red Wind, 1938)
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I've never heard this facial expression described with such clinical precision. Made me laugh. It's just one of a zillion writing flourishes in #overstory by Richard Powers: Olivia leans in. “Are you okay?” His reply sticks in his wide, coprophagic grin.
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Yay! @Chrisingham12, an Australian with an uncanny grasp of San Diego, has released Cause Célèbre. The novel, edited by jcannonbooks, steps into the consequences of hyper-partisanship and hate. Free ebooks beginning at 4 p.m. Wednesday on Amazon.
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Thank you, @SDPublicLibrary, for establishing “contactless pickup,” a way for readers to get their reserved books even though branches are closed.
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@BCDreyer assures me in his style guide, Dreyer's English, that my language peeves "reflect sensible preferences based on a refined appreciation of the music and meaning of the English language, and that everyone else's are the products of diseased minds." This man is a genius.
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