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I had a days-long scary-weird feeling before leaving on Monday for a road trip that something bad was going to happen to me. I’m not sure if I felt that as a result of having chosen sentimental and/or ...

“This isn’t official or anything,” she said after I handed her the completed exam, “but just a quick scan of your results tells me that you’ve had some accumulation which led to aggravation, dissemination, localization, and right now, we’re smack-dab in the middle of manifestation.”

Over a span of seven weeks in the fall of 2009, the Backword Books authors published interviews of each other on the Backword blog. Now, these interviews have been gathered together in a single volume ...

Title: The Green Monster: A Johnny Denovo MysteryAuthor: Andrew KentGenre: Mystery/Detective FictionPrice: $ 13.45Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing, LLCISBN: 978-1608441150Pages: 264Point of Sale: AmazonReview ...

Dusty slowly drives along in a ’87 Corolla. He smokes a cigarette and looks at the numbers of each house then glances at a PIECE OF PAPER.

There is such a sense of urgency while reading this book.  You know you have to put the book down because the pot is over-boiling, but no way in hell am I putting it down.  What if I miss something?  That’s how I felt reading this book. ...

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The following interview questions were contributed by Philip Persinger, author of Do the Math and Semele and whose excellent website is a must-visit.

It’s been a long time since I’ve taken the time to sit around and read. In high school I always had a book. Always. I would read while I walked, while I ate, while a teacher lectured, and any time waiting was involved (for the bank teller, for the train, for an awkward moment to pass, etc.).

To paraphrase Bette Davis, "Self-publishing isn't for sissies." Let me explain. In April at the AWP Convention, I'll be moderating a panel called "To Publish or Self-Publish: The Changing Landscape of Publication." It's been on my

Frank Fisher is nothing. He wants to be something. When a mysterious young woman named Bonnie offers assistance by injecting seeds of inspiration directly into his brain, Frank finds himself involved in a twisting mystery full of addiction, desperation and self-discovery. ...

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INT. Hall – APARTMENT 86N – PRESENT DAYTHE GUY, tall, tough, middle-aged, in a suit, fedora and a pair of super thick, standard-issue, COKE-BOTTLE GLASSES knocks several times.He looks at a piece of paper in his hand and looks at the number on the door. It’s the right place. [...]

Hopefully you already know about the first installment of Quiet Lightning! Whispers in the Dark. You might be wondering what to call it when talking about it to all your friends. The name is pretty long. ...