Finally, I get to the post where I talk about Hard Case Crime. If you are a Noir/Pulp fiction fan like myself, then you need to check out the imprint/publishers of the Hard Case Crime series. The Covers!!! Need I say more? The cover art …
Read MoreCharacterization by way of narrative voice, dialogue, and colloquialism as opposed to straight-up description. Also, errors and reviews.
The following is a snippet from my book, Pirate Tales. The bit is from the story “Bawdy, Bonny Sally.” The character speaking is named Riley, and he narrates the whole story: All in all, it was quite pleasant sittin’ there with this natuv girl. …
Read MoreGoodreads Giveaway of The Red Kimono!
100 copies to be given away. Enter to win! Goodreads Book Giveaway The Red Kimono by Mark Stattelman Giveaway ends October 18, 2020. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway
Read MoreToo Much Creativity? Too many ideas, for a writer? The eyeball bowling ball, Prof. Indre Viskontas, Ph.D. and sharing DNA with a banana . . .
Okay, let me cover the most intriguing question first–How much DNA do we share with a banana? Almost 60%. Can you believe it? And the second most intriguing question–Eyeball bowling ball? Really? Yep! I bought it in a thrift store a little over a year …
Read MoreMurder in Mind! Wading into the Pulp. How do you like it, Hardboiled or over easy? Is Charles Williams underrated? Also, making the case for Hard Case Crime.
She was waiting at the bottom of the stairs, chewing the nails off the fingers of her left hand. I came out of the room and closed the door softly behind me. “What do you want to do with the body? I asked. “What do …
Read MoreThe Perils of being a “Seat of the pants” writer. I haven’t written in over a week, and here’s why . . .
As usual I was just “letting ‘er rip.” I was tooling along, my fingers fluttering across the keyboard. It was a joyride. Great scenes were popping in my head for further down the road. I was stopping on occasion to write a brief bit of …
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