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TA HELL WITH A MASS MARKET (my opinion as a reader on why I love Trade Paperbacks)


I have a ton of books. I don’t know how much they actually weigh, but me and the Missus have a book buying problem. Actually, the phraseology on that is wrong. We have NO problem buying books. Ignore the fact … Continue reading

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WHAT THE HELL HAS JAMES BEEN DOING LATELY? (aka: status report)


Hello Loyals and True Believers. I hope you are well. I love you all and it is good to see you again. I have many writer friends and occasionally they post up what they are doing and how it is … Continue reading

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I GOT A NEW OFFICE (oh hell yeah)


Yep. The Daughter moved out and I have turned her room into my office. I miss her, but I do like having a place with a big monitor and no internet to write in. Her bed is still there because, … Continue reading

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YOU CAN BE WHERE I WILL BE (making it easy for fans and stalkers lol)


OFFICIAL CONTEST FROM THE  OLDE CITY, NEW BLOOD CONVENTION Dearly Beloved,  We are gathered here today, to join two awesome things in a state of increased awesomeness. Today, we’re bringing together an author/reader mini-con, and the chance to WIN YOUR … Continue reading

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HEAD DOWN, MAKE WORDS (or how JA Konrath and Barry Eisler convinced me to write more)


Hello, hello. This is not a blog about Amazon, Konrath, or self-publishing.  That blog is coming, but it is not todays. Today I here to contemplate productivity. Basically I have found myself, after book one of the Deacon Chalk series … Continue reading

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WHEN ART IMITATES CRIME


Loyals and True Believers, Y’all know I am in a crime mood lately. I think I am gearing up to write the next novel which will NOT be a Deacon Chalk book. (Never fear, there will be much more Deacon, … Continue reading

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EYEBALLS, NEEDLES, BURLESQUE GIRLS, AND INK (or an interview with Author/Tattoo Artist Julia Madeleine)


Loyals and True Believers HARK! Today I bring you an awesome interview with a strange and unique person. She is one of the rare folks who are both a writer AND a tattoo artist like yours truly. Julia Madeleine is … Continue reading

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GOOD TIMES AND GOOD PEEPS (or a Con Nooga 2012 wrap-up)


So last weekend was Con Nooga held in Chattanooga Tn at the Chattanooga Choo Choo. It’s a nice, quiet convention. It’s not nearly as crazy as Dragoncon, (Big shout out to Derek Tatum for letting me crash at his place … Continue reading

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DON’T DO THE CRIME IF YOU CAN’T DO THE TIME (writing crime fiction)


Most everybody knows I have two great loves in reading. I may dally around in other places, chatting up other genres, dabbling here and there with my reader eye wandering, but at the end of the day I come back … Continue reading

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WRITER FUEL (or my illicit love of coffee)


Alright. I will come clean. I love coffee. Not all coffee. You have to come at me with some flavor besides beans in water. I want a dark roast, the blacker the better (didn’t Malcolm X say the same thing?). … Continue reading

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