When people find out I’m an author, I get two reactions. One: “Wow, that’s great!” Followed by many questions of what and how I write. Two: “Oh.” Followed by a subtle eye roll and somewhat condescending questions about how easy it must be to use my writing to get rich without doing much work. Thankfully, the first reaction is much more common, so I thought I would write up the answers to the questions I’m most often asked. That way the … [Read more...]
Now Is Your Chance to Get Ron Franscell’s Mystery Novel THE DEADLINE For FREE!
For a limited time, get Ron Franscell's hit crime fiction novel, THE DEADLINE, for free! But hurry, this offer only last from September 13th through September 17th. THE DEADLINE is the story of newspaperman Jefferson Morgan's struggle with his own conscience to tell a story no matter the consequences, dig deep into the town’s past, and unveil a killer who’s managed to remain hidden in plain sight for almost 50 years. From the book: “Jefferson … [Read more...]
Richard Godwin: The Bad Guy in Crime Fiction
Savage Highway is about bad guys and the breakdown of law and why justice fails. In a lawless world revenge is justice. I want to discuss other authors here before I focus on the novel itself. Savage Highway is about the frontier. Both of the authors I will be discussing today portray bad guys in a variety of ways. In Burke we have the pairing of two lawless cops, Dave Robicheaux and Clete Purcell. And Purcell is an extreme example of the bad … [Read more...]
Burl Barer Interviews Richard Godwin Author of SAVAGE HIGHWAY
International bestselling author Richard Godwin is interviewed by Edgar Award winning author Burl Barer and Howard Lapides about his new thriller noir book, SAVAGE HIGHWAY, and his writing process. Richard's new book follows the mystery of the disappearance of women from a truck stop on a remote highway in Arizona and was released by WildBlue Press of January 19th, 2016. Listen to the full interview … [Read more...]
Burl Barer Returns to Walla Walla Washington Before Release of HEADLOCK
"I promise to take you to where all the fiction actually never happened,"--Burl Barer Burl Barer returns to the scene of the crime in preparation for the Wild Blue Press publication of his rave-reviewed private eye novel, HEADLOCK, which takes place in Walla Walla, Washington. "This PI novel is not based on real people or real cases," insists Barer, "You know, just like on Law and Order." In other words, there are real people pretending to … [Read more...]
Beach House Writing Salon II: A Unique, Intimate and Intense Experience for Everyone By Caitlin Rother
When I was in elementary school, I was constantly reading books and I thought I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up – imagining I would teach kids in the grade I had just completed. When I finally started teaching it wasn’t elementary school after all, but aerobics classes while I was attending UC Berkeley, where I was studying abnormal and cognitive psychology. My constantly evolving career goal at that point was to be a therapist, but as it … [Read more...]
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