tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765732080720420492024-03-14T02:19:46.140-04:00 The Green LaneThe Blog of Author JM Reinbold JM Reinboldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04193395612381968924noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076573208072042049.post-92113992867912864342021-11-05T07:00:00.001-04:002021-11-05T07:00:00.175-04:00Harvester of Sorrow: An Interview with Weldon Burge<p> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">I'm pleased to welcome <b>Weldon Burge</b> author of the crime thriller <b>Harvester of Sorrow</b> to the Green Lane blog. Harvester of Sorrow, Weldon's debut novel, will be released on November 16, 2021 and i</span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large; text-align: left;">s now available for </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Harvester-Sorrow-Weldon-Burge/dp/0578954443/?fbclid=IwAR3lpYzidbUN7t_DgYNeb3yfhk7ThzLxSkiLDxb_6knKtm5K0T918DBq5Ks" style="font-family: times; font-size: large; text-align: left;" target="_blank">pre-order</a><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large; text-align: left;"> on Amazon in paperback and Kindle.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><b>Read my interview with Weldon and my review of Harvester of Sorrow below!</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N7Acppxf8aA/YYGPBJ78hxI/AAAAAAAAA9A/QS9ApfAw36keZ6nNbT5QKxCLdAjT_7TVQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1050/harvester-ad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="1050" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N7Acppxf8aA/YYGPBJ78hxI/AAAAAAAAA9A/QS9ApfAw36keZ6nNbT5QKxCLdAjT_7TVQCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/harvester-ad.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>Interview with Weldon Burg</b> </span> </p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>What is Harvester of Sorrow about, in your own words?</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">The novel involves kidnapping of children, tainted cocaine, and a vicious pair of vodoun killers. Police Detective Ezekiel Marrs and his team of fellow officers must determine how these cases all relate, and Marrs must face a deadly confrontation when the truth is revealed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>What’s the story behind the title?</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">You mean beyond being the title of a Metallica song? </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">The book went through several titles early on, but nothing ever “clicked” for me. The title came from a bit of dialogue later in the book when a modern-day houngan (a vodoun priest) describes the villain, Edouard LeBorg, who is a bokor (a practice of the dark arts of vodoun). The description of the character fit, and it popped into my head as the perfect title.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>What makes your book unique?</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">I wanted to create a plot that at first seems to have wildly disparate elements. A houngan brutally slain in Port-au-Prince in Haiti. A half-naked man standing on top of his car who suddenly dies for an unknown reason. A kidnapped child found dead in a park. ODs skyrocketing in the small city of New Warfield where the lead character, Ezekiel Marrs, is a police detective. As the story progresses, Ezekiel pulls together these bizarre elements to solve the case—but not without confronting seemingly endless violence, death, and destruction. The book’s structure is like peeling an onion in reverse—as you pull the layers back together, eventually you get the fully developed story.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>Do bokors—evil sorcerers—exist in Haiti and/or the USA?</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Good question. Certainly not like Edouard, who reinvented vodoun to suit his sick purposes. Interestingly, I based much of Edouard’s characteristics on the serial killer and drug kingpin Adolfo Constanzo, who practiced Santeria, a Cuban form of voodoo. So, I wouldn’t be surprised at all that bokors exist in the U.S., and they most definitely exist in Haiti.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>Tell us something we won’t find out just by reading the book jacket/cover.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">A subtle underlying theme of the novel is motherhood. I’m sure most readers wouldn’t get that from the book cover, or even the synopsis. By the end of the book, however—particularly the final sentence—it becomes apparent. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>Have you lived in or visited Haiti where the beginning of your story takes place?</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Nope, never been south of Florida. Just needed a ton of research to learn about Haiti (particularly Port-au-Prince) and vodoun. One of the reasons I set the novel in 1993 was because I wanted the novel to incorporate the Haitian refugee crisis in early 1990s—our villains arrive with the flotilla of Haitian boats that made their way to Florida. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>How did you prepare to write Harvester of Sorrow?</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">I’m a plotter (as opposed to a “pantser,” someone who writes by the seat of their pants). Most of the novel was constructed using the Scrivener program. But I still had notes all over the place. The novel required a good deal of research, including books such as Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica, Voodoo: Search for the Spirit, and Spirits of the Night: The Vaundun Gods of Haiti. I also researched police procedures and forensics using many resources. For once section of the book, I even contacted a chemist at Stanford University who had expertise in toxicology.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>What are you working on right now?</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">I’m about 100 pages into a draft of a paranormal police procedural that involves astral projection. The original draft was something I started decades ago. At the time, I thought it was going nowhere, so I set it aside. After revisiting the draft last year, I thought maybe I could resurrect the tale. So, that’s where I’m at with that project. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">I also have the Ezekiel Marrs sequel in my head, which picks up pretty much where the first book left off. I’m looking forward to further developing the characters from Harvester of Sorrow. There are some surprises ahead.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>What are your interests outside of writing and reading?</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">I’ve been a gardener since I was about eight. In fact, I was once a prolific writer of gardening articles for publications like Organic Gardening, Horticulture, Fine Gardening … I even at one time wrote copy for the Burpee Seed Company website. So, I even parlayed my gardening hobby into my freelance career. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>Which authors inspire you?</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Where do I start? There are so many. I guess, as far as police procedurals go, I’m old school. I’ve always been inspired by Ed McBain’s 87th precinct series. His use of character development and dialogue is impressive, and I tried to emulate his style when writing Harvester of Sorrow. And McBain published 52 books in that series, spanning 1956 to 2005. Talk about longevity!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">For plotting, give me Jeffery Deaver. The twists and turns in his fiction require immense ingenuity and, I suspect, patience. How does he write such complex stories? I’m envious.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">For horror, I’d say Clive Barker. Any reader of The Books of Blood … well, Stephen King’s work fails in comparison, in my opinion.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">I could go on and on, just looking at the classic novels that have paved the way for today’s writers. Poe. Machen. Lord Dunsany. Arthur Conan Doyle. Charles Dickens. And, as far as crime fiction goes, Dashiell Hammett. James Cain. Patricia Highsmith. So many more!</span></p><p></p><span><!--more--></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>Cracked Spine Book Reviews by JM Reinbold</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>Harvester of Sorrow by Weldon Burge</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Weldon Burge’s tour de force debut novel, Harvester of Sorrow, is a meticulously plotted police procedural that will keep you turning pages as Detectives Ezekiel Marrs and Gordon O’Daniel attempt to track down a brutal and elusive killer. Lack of evidence, political maneuvering within the police department, and personal concerns only make matters worse for the detectives. But their persistence and ingenuity pay off when they finally run to ground two of the most sinister, yet strangely fascinating villains to appear in crime fiction in quite a while. Harvester of Sorrow is an addictive read. Highly recommended.</span></p><p><span></span></p><!--more--><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: times;">WELDON BURGE<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: times;">Author of the Ezekiel Marrs thriller, HARVESTER
OF SORROW </span><span style="color: #1f497d;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #162127; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RYpNbdxXhGA/YYGTUVky9yI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/X-T_l-WJ4hwnjm3e6TMytd7WhoZIgmTkgCNcBGAsYHQ/s515/weldon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="466" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RYpNbdxXhGA/YYGTUVky9yI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/X-T_l-WJ4hwnjm3e6TMytd7WhoZIgmTkgCNcBGAsYHQ/w181-h200/weldon.jpg" width="181" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">Weldon Burge, a native of Delaware, is the debut author of the thriller </span><b style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"><i>Harvester
of Sorrow</i></b><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">, the first in the Ezekiel Marrs series published by Suspense
Publishing. He is also a publisher and full-time editor. Weldon's short fiction
has appeared in many publications, including various magazines and anthologies
(such as </span><i style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">Crimeucopia</i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">, </span><i style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">The Best of the Horror Society 2013</i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">, </span><i style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">Pellucid
Lunacy: An Anthology of Psychological Horror</i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">, </span><i style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">Ghosts and Demons</i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">, </span><i style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">Beach
Pulp</i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">, and </span><i style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">Scary Stuff</i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">, just to name a few). His stories have been
adapted for podcast presentation by Drabblecast. Weldon is also a frequent
writer for </span><i style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">Suspense Magazine</i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">, often writing author interviews.</span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #162127; font-family: times; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">In 2012, Weldon and his wife, Cindy, founded Smart Rhino Publications,
an indie publishing company focusing primarily on horror and suspense/thriller
books, many of them anthologies. To date, the company has published 15 books,
including </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #162127; font-family: times; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">Zippered Flesh: Tales of Body Enhancements Gone Bad</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #162127; font-family: times; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #162127; font-family: times; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">Insidious
Assassins</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #162127; font-family: times; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #162127; font-family: times; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">Asinine Assassins</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #162127; font-family: times; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #162127; font-family: times; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">A Plague of Shadows</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #162127; font-family: times; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #162127; font-family: times; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">The Box
Jumper</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #162127; font-family: times; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #162127; font-family: times; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">Broken: Stories of Damaged Psyches</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #162127; font-family: times; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">, and </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #162127; font-family: times; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">Green Tsunami</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #162127; font-family: times; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #162127; letter-spacing: .1pt;"><o:p><span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"></span></span></o:p></span></p><!--more--><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="background: white; color: #162127; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Contact Information<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Weldon Burge</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><a href="mailto:contact@weldonburge.com">contact@weldonburge.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Website: <a href="http://www.weldonburge.com/">http://www.weldonburge.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Amazon Author Page: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Weldon-Burge/e/B001KIVSDY">https://www.amazon.com/Weldon-Burge/e/B001KIVSDY</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Bookbub Author Page: <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/profile/weldon-burge">https://www.bookbub.com/profile/weldon-burge</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Goodreads Author Page: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/321854.Weldon_Burge">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/321854.Weldon_Burge</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/weldon.burge">https://www.facebook.com/weldon.burge</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/weldonburge">https://twitter.com/weldonburge</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wV1MEzLtdhI/YYGStXoXbeI/AAAAAAAAA9I/v6z5q8fHP6Ulq7DMwXiXgqfb3cUKB_2_ACNcBGAsYHQ/s1947/havester-full.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1385" data-original-width="1947" height="285" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wV1MEzLtdhI/YYGStXoXbeI/AAAAAAAAA9I/v6z5q8fHP6Ulq7DMwXiXgqfb3cUKB_2_ACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h285/havester-full.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>JM Reinboldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04193395612381968924noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076573208072042049.post-91339072678481208362021-09-09T15:07:00.000-04:002021-09-09T15:07:10.180-04:00Design Your Own Personal Writer's Conference<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iHK_Tc5ZZKQ/YTpZBGwDz7I/AAAAAAAAA80/aSe-Ecj9c10j8ww9jZPgBoNvHlWSOGEOQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/paris-cafe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="1280" height="256" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iHK_Tc5ZZKQ/YTpZBGwDz7I/AAAAAAAAA80/aSe-Ecj9c10j8ww9jZPgBoNvHlWSOGEOQCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h256/paris-cafe.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Pixabay Free Image</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Design Your Own Personal Writer's Conference</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Ads for writers’ conferences, retreats, workshops, and master classes abound, everything from charting character arcs and world-building to platform creation and do-it-yourself book marketing/promotion. Sometimes, you can find what you need when you want it, where you want it, and you can afford it. Sometimes, but not always.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">For two years in row now, I have designed my own personal writer’s conference and held it on the same day as our local writers’ conference. Please don’t misunderstand me, our local conference is always top notch whether in-person or on-line. It is exhilarating to attend and catch up with fellow writers and friends, and participate in a variety of classes. However, the problem that I often encounter is that none of the offerings are what I need AT THE MOMENT to help me with the project on which I am currently working.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">My solution: design and customize a personal writer’s conference to meet my specific needs. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">You can design you own personal writer’s conference to meet your specific needs. Here’s how:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Plan</b> the date, location, and duration of your conference. It’s often easiest to have your conference at home, but you can have it anywhere, for example make your conference part of a vacation. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">My personal writer’s conference lasted for eight hours in my writing room. Your conference could be for a couple hours, a couple days, or even a week.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Mark the date of your conference on your calendar! </b>And/or post the date where you will see it!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Prepare</b> by deciding what it is that you want to learn, or develop, or achieve. You may wish to focus on one particular subject or multiple subjects.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Prepare</b> by deciding on and gathering all the materials you will need to support your conference goals.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Prepare</b> by making an agenda of the things you want to do and the times you want to do them. Your agenda can be detailed or casual, whatever suits you best.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Prepare</b> by deciding how you will reward yourself for investing in yourself at the end of your conference. (I presented myself with a new, awesome True Writer pen!)</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">When the day of your personal writer’s conference arrives proceed with your plan!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>*Remember:</b> Build in break times and meal times. My most recent conference started after breakfast and included two thirty-minute breaks in the morning and afternoon, an hour for lunch (delivered), and dinner (easy or pre-made) afterward.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>*Remember:</b> Have all the materials you will need for your conference—notebooks and writing tools, study books, videos, and audios, along with music, inspirational items, water, comfortable clothing, etc. in one place and ready to use.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>*Remember:</b> If other people are going to be around make sure they know that you are “attending” a conference and that you are not available for other activities.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">If you don’t like conferencing alone, consider asking a friend or a small group (your critique group, perhaps) to participate with you. Each person should design their own plan, and then decide how you will share the experience with one another, in-person, on-line, or by some other way.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Finally, and most important, be flexible and have fun.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Following is a sample agenda (detailed) for one of my personal writer’s conferences.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>My Personal Writer’s Conference</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Saturday, July 18, 2020</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">8:00 a.m. Breakfast</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">9:25 a.m. Educational/Inspirational Talk</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Video: “How Authors Can Successfully Self-Publish” (with IngramSpark and Brooke Warner)</span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Morning Session and Writing</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Video: Write Your Book from the Middle with James Scott Bell</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Reading: Super Structure: The Mirror Moment</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Writing: (Sprint Exercise) Brainstorm a “mirror moment” for work-in-progress</span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: georgia; 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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">A: My mom and dad used to say that frequently. Not something their fiction reading and writing kid wanted to hear. This is what I told them: Just because non-fiction is supposedly factual, doesn’t mean someone didn’t make up those facts. Every day, we find out that something we believed to be fact is no more than an individual’s or a group of people’s interpretations of a thing, person, or event, or even completely made up. Our understanding of those things changes when new information comes to light or the misinformation is revealed. Also, non-fiction often keeps readers at a comfortable emotional distance, while fiction can bring life, emotion, feeling, and perspective to people, places, and events in a way that most non-fiction can’t, and that makes some people uncomfortable. It’s always good to get out of your comfort zone now and then, so don’t be a wimp, put on your big kid pants, and give that “fiction” a try.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Click <a href="https://jdbeech.wordpress.com/2019/12/31/you-have-the-right-to-remain-silent-joanne-m-reinbold/" target="_blank">here</a> to continue reading.</span></div>
JM Reinboldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04193395612381968924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076573208072042049.post-48066844644421655772020-04-30T10:44:00.001-04:002020-04-30T10:44:06.987-04:00Review of Never Go Back by Jason Beech<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">A Cracked Spine Book Review -- JM Reinbold</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">For lovers of urban noir and Brit Grit in particular, Jason Beech's <i>Never Go Back</i> delivers an intense story in a big way. Driven by the sting of betrayal, British expat Barlow Vine (points for that name) flees Spain for his hometown in the north of England with blood on his hands and lustful despair in his heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Before he's even off the train in Sheffield, Barlow is embroiled in an altercation that has far-reaching and disastrous consequences, and he soon finds himself on an anti-hero's journey that at any moment might claim his life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Beech has an almost preternatural insight into his characters' psychology, personalities, and motivations, and combined with his quirky, addictive style, <i>Never Go Back</i> keeps the reader not only turning pages, but sweating bullets along with Barlow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The story ends with a neck-snapping twist that is both surprising and darkly satisfying. Never has "keep your enemies closer" had more prophetic meaning. Recommended!</span></div>
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<br />JM Reinboldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04193395612381968924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076573208072042049.post-48758389224868142762019-10-19T15:05:00.001-04:002020-04-30T10:51:10.823-04:00Book Tastings at the New Castle County Art & Book Fair on November 2, 2019<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Are you hungry for a good book? For the first time ever, the New Castle County Art & Book Fair is offering a FREE book tasting event. Come to the Hockessin Café in Classroom 1 on Saturday, November 2, 2019 between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. to sample some of the awesome books being sold at the Art & Book Fair. Books available to “taste” will be selected from the authors at the event. Discover over fifty local, independent and self-published authors. A book tasting is a great way and a fun way to find a new genre of books. Once you have done a tasting you can visit the author on-site and purchase your next great read! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Art & Book Fair authors, this is a great opportunity to have your book be part of the book tasting menu. This is not a donation, just a loan. Your book will be returned to you at the end of the event. This is an opportunity to have the patrons attending the Fair “taste” your book for free and hopefully come and purchase their next favorite read from you. Authors with questions, please email Heather.Mergenthaler@newcastlede.gov.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Read local! Collect local! Come to the New Castle Art & Book Fair on November 2, 2019 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Hockessin Recreation Center (PAL Building), 7259 Lancaster Pike in Hockessin to meet the artists and authors, buy their books, and shop for unique and original art. Also, at the Fair, Face Painting is available for a small fee by Party Business, as well as Caricatures by artist Susan Cathcart. There will be FREE crafts for kids hosted by the Center for Creative Arts., and there will be a food truck too! FREE admission.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">New Castle County Art & Book Fair website click <a href="https://www.nccde.org/1256/November-2-Art-Book-Fair" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
<br />JM Reinboldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04193395612381968924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076573208072042049.post-87869368476081548412019-10-15T12:13:00.001-04:002019-10-15T12:13:34.885-04:00Messy Business: Jason Beech's Interview with JM Reinbold<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Jason Beech interviewed me for his Stuff I Wish I'd Written series at his Messy Business blog. We're talking about Caroline Graham’s The Killings at Badger’s Drift, an English country mystery noir.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Read the interview <a href="https://jdbeech.wordpress.com/2019/10/15/stuff-i-wish-id-written-joanne-m-reinbold-on-caroline-grahams-the-killings-at-badgers-drift/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
<br />JM Reinboldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04193395612381968924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076573208072042049.post-12311836325958078612019-10-02T14:10:00.000-04:002019-10-02T14:49:04.668-04:00Five "Crime" Reads for October and Halloween<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These are some of my favorite books to read in October and at Halloween. I've read all of them more than once. These are books that stay on my re-read list. Not all of them feature detectives or crime in the literal or traditional sense, but all of them contain elements of wrong-doing, in the past, the present, or even in the future. In keeping with the season, each of these "crime" stories also feature elements of magic, mythology, the paranormal, and/or the supernatural. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><u>We Have Always Lived in the Castle</u></b> by Shirley Jackson is a murder mystery centered around the lives of the Blackwood sisters, Constance and Merricat, and their Uncle Julian, who have isolated themselves at their family home. Six years prior, both the Blackwood parents (John and Ellen), an aunt (Julian's wife Dorothy), and a younger brother (Thomas) were murdered – poisoned with arsenic, which was mixed into the family's sugar bowl and sprinkled on blackberries at dinner. Constance was arrested for the murders, but later acquitted. As yet, the murderer has never been apprehended. However, the folk of the nearby village still believe Constance is to blame. When their estranged cousin Charles arrives for a seemingly conciliatory visit, his ulterior motives soon wreak havoc on the family and old grievances resurface (1962).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I first read We Have Always Lived in the Castle in school. I think I might have been eleven (a magic age). What eleven-year-old wouldn't be attracted by that book cover! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In this story, as in We Have Always Lived in the Castle and Hallowe'en Party, old crimes arise to harry the living and demand justice. This story was adapted for film, but the book is far more frightening, if you can imagine that! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I left there a long time ago, with my skin and sanity barely intact. Now I make my living in the sunlit streets of London. But business has been slow lately, so when Joanna Barrett showed up at my door, reeking of wealth, asking me to find her runaway teenage daughter, I didn’t say no.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then I found out exactly where the girl had gone. The Nightside. That square mile of Hell in the middle of London, where it’s always 3 a.m. Where you can walk beside myths and drink with monsters. Where nothing is what it seems and everything is possible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'm a sucker for well done paranormal detective stories and Simon Green does a phenomenal job writing a real old-school PI in a wholly fantastical setting, and spicing it with wit, humor, and even a bit of camp.</span></div>
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The New Castle County Art & Book Fair celebrates Delaware's independently published and self-published authors. It is the biggest, best-attended, book-selling event of the year in the Mid-Atlantic region for these authors providing a specific focus and wide exposure for their work. </div>
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Visitors to the Fair can meet and chat one-on-one with the authors and artists and are treated to colorful and imaginative displays that show off their books and art work. An added perk is that many exhibitors offer special discounts or special "swag" that you can only get at the Fair, and, because the Fair is held just before the winter holidays, you have the opportunity to purchase high-quality, unique holiday gifts!</div>
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A wide variety of genres and categories of books for adults, young adults, and children are represented. Action/adventure, romance, mystery/crime, sci-fi/fantasy, literary fiction, and poetry, as well as non-fiction subjects to name just a few. You'll find books by established authors and up and coming writers. </div>
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Jewelry, pottery, blown and fused glass, fiber arts, cut and folded paper sculpture, water color, oil, and acrylic painting, wood carving, metal-work, and mixed media creations are some of the types of artwork you'll discover on Fair day.</div>
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While you're at the Fair, take a good look around because you might just discover the next big thing in books and art! </div>
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There are always some fun surprises on Fair day. In the past, visitors have been entertained by marionettes, as well as featured readers, children's activities, and prize drawings. Authors and artists were interviewed by radio personalities Geeks & Ghosts for their internet radio program. And, there's the delicious food from local cafes! Stop by and see who and what's new this year!</div>
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If you love books and art. If you support the creative arts in Delaware and beyond, please spread the word about the Art & Book Fair. Mark your calendar to attend. Invite and bring a friend. Share that you're attending on social media. If you meet an author or artist whose work you think would be of interest to a family member, friend, or acquaintance, please pick up their information and pass it along to that person or persons.</div>
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It's a wonderful thing to see nearly a hundred authors, artists, and artisans gathered in one place. It is even more wonderful to see the masses of readers and supporters of the arts strolling among the display tables, chatting with the authors and artists, appreciating, and supporting them.</div>
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If you are a Delaware-area author, fine artist, or artisan and you're interested in showing and selling your work at the New Castle County Art & Book Fair click <a href="https://tinyurl.com/y5fcphha" target="_blank">here</a> to register or call 302-239-8861.</div>
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At $55.00 per space, the NCC Art & Book Fair is one of the most affordable venues compared to the space costs of other conventions, festivals, and fairs.</div>
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Whether you are an exhibitor or a visitor, if you enjoy the New Castle County Art & Book Fair, if it's important to you, please call the Hockessin Community Recreation Center at 302-239-8861 and voice your support for this event.</div>
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The New Castle County Art & Book Fair is sponsored by New Castle County Department of Community Services in partnership with Hockessin Bookshelf, Hockessin Library, Radio Active Mango Recordings, and the Written Remains Writers Guild.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">A panel that addresses the specific challenges of writing crime fiction—and reading it. What are writers' concerns as they create fiction in their sub-genre? What do readers look for when reading crime fiction? How do novelists remain creative while meeting reader expectations?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Don is the author of thrillers that draw from his military experience, including three tours (eight years) in the Pentagon. His novel, <i>Secret Assault</i>, was selected as the Best Suspense/Thriller at the 2015 Indie Book Awards. Don, is a mentor with the Mystery Writers of America. He resides in Lancaster County PA.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Tom brings a different perspective to the panel. Not a crime writer, he has been Mystery Editor at Kirkus Reviews for the past twenty years. He lives in Delaware within a four mile radius of the Hockessin Public Library, his local library.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Bryan is the author of the New York Times best-selling novel, <i>Finding Jake</i>. For the past decade, he has also worked as a freelance and ghost writer. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Bryan worked for the State of Delaware for over a decade. He lives in West Chester, Pennsylvania.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Learn more about Bryan at his <a href="http://penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2154990/bryan-reardon" target="_blank">website</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Lisa is the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Detective Josie Quinn series as well as several other crime fiction titles. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Master of Education Degree from Bloomsburg University. She is a member of Sisters In Crime, Mystery Writers of America, Crime Writers’ Association, and International Thriller Writers. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband, daughter and Boston Terrier named Mr. Phillip.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In the very first story--broadcast November 23, 1963--it was established that the T.A.R.D.I.S. normally changed its exterior appearance to blend in with its surroundings. However, the ninth regeneration of the Doctor (Christopher Eccleston, 2005) later stated that a broken chameleon circuit caused the T.A.R.D.I.S. to be stuck in the shape of an old style Police Box. He'd become rather fond of the old Police Box look, so never bothered to repair the circuit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As a mystery/crime writer, I think it's brilliant that the Doctor uses a British Police Box as his preferred mode of transportation! "Me motor" is how the eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith, 2010) refers to his time machine. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Two of the eight remaining police boxes have become quite famous. One, a 1960s style box, is known as the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerton_TARDIS" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;" target="_blank">Somerton T.A.R.D.I.S</a>.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and is located in the Somerton area of Newport, South Wales. The other is the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Mile_police_box" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;" target="_blank">Royal Mile Police Box</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> in the city of Edinburgh and is reckoned to be the most valuable police box in the United Kingdom because of its special architecture and the material from which it is constructed.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In 2014, the Dorset Police installed a Dr. Who style Police Box on Boscombe's precinct on Christchurch Road, Dorset, hoping that it "would act as a visible presence to tackle crime, as well as being a tourist attraction." Read about it <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-26935540" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It's a bit sad that those of us who write British crime/mystery fiction set in the present day can no longer use the comforting blue box in our stories. But, if you write what are now considered classic British mysteries, the Police Box will be a prominent part of your landscape, and, of course, there's always Dr. Who keeping up the tradition of emergency assistance!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I am excited and honored to share that a selection of the text from my <i>Cernunnos</i> story appears as part of the multi-panel jacket of the brilliant new Maggie Spike CD <i>Dark Harbour</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">There is even an additional bonus track entitled <i>Cernunnos</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">You can listen to selections from <i>Dark Harbour</i> and buy the CD at <a href="https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/maggiespike2?fbclid=IwAR3oVEThLrEMUoHtq0H_xaZkWM4n_iXtsk0accQmCHvF-nc7Er-y420CBRE#.XN6uUlWrRDE.facebook" target="_blank">CDBaby</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">You can read my full <i>Cernunnos</i> story in the Australian neo-pagan magazine <a href="https://axismundi.spheresoflight.com.au/issue-66-april-2017/" target="_blank">Axis Mundi</a> (Axis Mundi Issue 66 April 2017).</span><br />
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<br />JM Reinboldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04193395612381968924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076573208072042049.post-62623626768231612242019-04-05T16:18:00.001-04:002019-04-05T16:18:15.851-04:00A Plague of Shadows and Song of the Shark God Are 2019 DPA Award Winners!<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The<i> A Plague of Shadows</i> anthology edited by JM Reinbold and Weldon Burge recently won Third Place in the Editing category of the Delaware Press Association’s Communication Awards Contest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In addition, JM Reinbold’s short story, <i>Song of the Shark God</i>, featured in <i>A Plague of Shadows</i>, won Second Place in the Short Story category.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>JM Reinboldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04193395612381968924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076573208072042049.post-32421624405303259342018-11-26T17:44:00.001-05:002018-11-26T17:53:00.387-05:00A Plague of Shadows Anthology Authors at Hockessin Bookshelf December 1, 2018<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I'll be at Hockessin Bookshelf’s Local Author Showcase on Saturday, December 1 with other </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A Plague of Shadows authors </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">to meet readers and sign books. If you missed us in October and November, now is your chance to get a signed copy of this outstanding book of ghost stories. A Plague of Shadows makes a super fun gift for folks who like unusual and unique ghost stories!</span></div>
JM Reinboldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04193395612381968924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076573208072042049.post-77789483660939467712018-11-14T13:21:00.002-05:002018-11-14T13:21:28.877-05:00Review of Quick Fix by J. Gregory Smith<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kyle Logan is a down on his luck Iraq vet in the midst of an unwanted divorce. He needs more money than he can earn at his job to return his life to a semblance of order. So, when, Ryan, his best friend from high school, who also served with him in the Middle East, offers him a quick way to make some easy money, Kyle, though a bit skeptical, takes on the job. As one might suspect, within 24 hours the whole situation goes sideways and Kyle finds himself up to his ears in trouble with ancient artifact art thieves, Colombian drug cartels, crooked cops, and the Philly Irish mob. As Kyle unsuccessfully tries to disentangle himself from the mess he's in, his adversaries ramp up the pressure by kidnapping his soon to be ex-wife, Beth. It is the absolute worst thing the bad guys could do, because divorce or not, Kyle loves Beth and he's not going to let anything happen to her. The story's already breakneck pace kicks into overdrive as Kyle and one stalwart friend and one not so stalwart friend, with no place of safety, pull out all the stops to free Beth and themselves from the threat of certain death. Quick Fix has a complex plot that author Smith handles with confidence never allowing the reader to become confused. Over the course of the story, Kyle Logan transforms from a sorry-for-himself sad sack into an every day home town hero, who the reader can feel good about rooting for. An excellent job, Mr. Smith. I'll be keeping an eye out for your next book!</span></div>
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<br />JM Reinboldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04193395612381968924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076573208072042049.post-67203724865288061072018-09-28T16:41:00.000-04:002018-09-30T12:57:38.707-04:00Writing Song of the Shark God<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Smart Rhino Publications recently published <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Plague-Shadows-Written-Remains-Anthology-ebook/dp/B07H3GMJJZ/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1538233656&sr=1-1&keywords=a+plague+of+shadows+a+written+remains+anthology" target="_blank">A PLAGUE OF SHADOWS</a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(September</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 2018) </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">an anthology of unique, non-traditional ghost stories in collaboration with the Written Remains Writers Guild. The theme of the book is hauntings and the haunted. It's a diverse collection written by our guild members as well as invited guest writers. One of my stories, "Song of the Shark God" is included.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"Song of the Shark God" grew out of a story I wrote a couple years ago during Camp NaNoWriMo. The original story was about two buddies who throw a Shark Week Party and end up doing something stupid as a result. The story was funny, but I wasn't happy with it and so it languished in a file on my laptop for a year or more until it was revived and transformed by a confluence of coincidental occurrences. While the old story was the origin of "Song of the Shark God," it was these combined occurrences that were the inspiration for the new story. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">First, I came across a book, in the Dollar Store, of all places, called <u>The Shark God: Encounters with Ghosts and Ancestors in the South Pacific</u> by Charles Montgomery. Not long after, two Great White sharks were tracked and identified near Rehoboth Beach at the mouth of the Delaware Bay. Some time after that, I read a splendidly written article about the world's greatest surfer, John John Florence, and finally, a friend told me about his daughter's genealogy project through which he discovered, to his great surprise, that the man he had believed all his life to be his father was, in fact, not his father at all and was also of a different race.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Before all those things happened though, I was intrigued, and still am, by Thom Jones' story "Fields of Purple Forever " from the collection <u>Sonny Liston Was a Friend of Mine</u> "in which the civilian Sergeant Ondine, a Vietnam veteran, takes up long-distance swimming in much the same way Odysseus, say, took up sailing: 'Ondine a night swimmer and he <i>all over </i>the night. Captain of the night. I swim in the fields of purple. Nothing and no one can harm me forever.'" I've read "Fields of Purple Forever" dozens of times and will continue to re-read it. It's no lie for me to say that story haunts me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">And so, much like putting the final piece of a puzzle into place, and much like the experience my character, Mannie, has during his night sail on the ocean off Rehoboth Beach, I now had all the pieces I needed to write the new story.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">That's not to say "Song of the Shark God" was an easy story to write. In fact, it was quite difficult. The story went through six or more drafts and the scrutiny of a number of beta readers and editors before I was satisfied with it. When I was finally satisfied, or at least as satisfied as I ever am with a story, I felt that because of the effort I put into the writing of this story, my writing skills had jumped to a higher level.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Anyway, here are a few interesting facts about "Song of the Shark God" and me that you might find amusing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The two sharks in my story were inspired by two Great White sharks that visited Rehoboth Beach in May of 2017. Those sharks were Mary Lee and Cisco. I've been tracking them since they were first tagged by Ocearch. You can read about them </span><a href="https://www.wdel.com/sharks-spotted-off-coast-of-rehoboth-beach/article_f2c2dd16-447e-11e7-b09e-37196d6cfa43.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">. If you're interested in following these sharks and others around the globe, you can use the </span><a href="https://www.ocearch.org/" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Ocearch tracking app</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> to see where they are pinging (surfacing) at different times during the year</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">.</span></div>
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JM Reinboldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04193395612381968924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076573208072042049.post-65803212473435695432018-08-29T13:11:00.003-04:002018-08-29T13:16:33.443-04:00My Review of Killing It Softly 2<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Killing It Softly 2 is a big book. Thirty-eight stories to be exact. All by women. All unique. All terrifying. And all wonderfully well written. Kudos to editor Suzie Wargo Lockhart for putting together this superb collection. Killing It Softly 2 puts to rest the ridiculous notion that women can’t write horror. These stories hit hard, cut deep, and leave scars. I don’t usually single out individual stories in a review, but in this case, I will because these stories will stick with me for a very long while. “The Whims of My Enemy” by Amanda J. Spedding, “Scarecrow” by Vonnie Winslow Crist, “Death Warmed Over” by Rachel Caine, and my personal favorite “Bloody Rain” by Rie Sheridan Rose. While every one of these stories is cringe worthy and will make your skin crawl, some will also bring you to tears and some will make you cheer. Bloody amazing and highly recommended!</span></div>
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<br />JM Reinboldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04193395612381968924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076573208072042049.post-41380127113958853512018-06-23T12:07:00.000-04:002018-06-23T12:10:56.406-04:00My Review of Abandoned Homes: Vietnam Revenge Murders by Frank Hopkins<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Cracked Spine Book Reviews</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In the late 1960s and early 1970s college campuses across the United States were sites of anti-war protests sometimes accompanied by violence as students and the country divided over the war in Vietnam. In 2008, when retired University of Maryland history professor, Paul O'Hare stumbles upon two skeletons in an abandoned home he's photographing in lower Delaware, he suddenly and inexplicably finds himself at the center of an intense and long-ranging police investigation. Paul is eventually cleared, but as the police uncover more and more evidence leading to the identity of the real killer, old enmities and enemies emerge from the shadows of Paul's past, making him a target right up to the story's dramatic conclusion. Abandoned Homes: Vietnam Revenge Murders is a step-by-step police procedural page-turner. Recommended for fans of realistic detective fiction, with a bonus if the reader is from Delaware and can recognize locations and landmarks.</span></div>
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<br />JM Reinboldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04193395612381968924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076573208072042049.post-55302901979301667292018-01-13T11:54:00.001-05:002018-01-13T11:54:07.529-05:00Reflections in a Camera's Eye: Discovering Mystery Writers in Their Stories ~ A Film and Discussion Series Presented by JM Reinbold<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Mystery readers and writers, join me for a film and a fun discussion on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at 1 p.m. at the Hockessin Library. Who doesn't like to discuss Edgar Allan Poe, creator of the first ever detective story!</span><div>
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Sundays, January 14 & 28, 2018 | 1 – 3:30 p.m. ~ Edgar Allan Poe</div>
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Sundays, February 11 & 25, 2018 | 1 – 3:30 p.m. ~ Dame Agatha Christie</div>
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JM Reinbold will lead a film and discussion series for mystery writers and readers on the lives, stories, and writing techniques of mystery and crime writing giants: Edgar Allan Poe, Dame Agatha Christie, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.</div>
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Each month we’ll view a curated biographical film of an author and a film adaptation of one of their stories. Each film will be followed by discussion on the author and/or their stories, plus how we can use insights into the lives and work of these authors and their enduring stories to enhance and enrich our own writing.</div>
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JM Reinboldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04193395612381968924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076573208072042049.post-49665954631896301932018-01-05T12:21:00.001-05:002018-01-05T12:21:04.964-05:00JM Reinbold at Local Author Showcase Saturday, January 6, 2018<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This Saturday, January 6, 2018 I and my writing pals Gail Husch and Bobbie Palmer will be at the Hockessin Bookshelf for an author Meet & Greet and Book Signing event from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. Do drop in and see us. We'd love to meet you in person! If you'd like to buy our books, either for yourself or as gifts, we'll be thrilled!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>JM Reinboldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04193395612381968924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076573208072042049.post-59980116262066575422017-09-20T11:43:00.000-04:002017-09-30T16:39:14.014-04:00Book and Series Launch ~ JM Reinbold's DCI Crowe Mysteries<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The "word" unCozy is a term I coined to describe the kind of English village murder mysteries that I like to read and write.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The top two qualifiers, according to cozy readers, are no overt violence or sex.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Other qualifying attributes include: an educated, engaging amateur sleuth, generally a woman (with some notable exceptions), who lives in a hamlet, village, or small town, who is self-employed or retired, and whose occupation or hobby brings her into contact with crimes generally committed by people she knows or by an outside entity in some way associated with someone she knows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In the cozy mystery, the emphasis is on solving the puzzle and discovering who done it rather than on the details of the murder. Because the sleuth is an amateur, there is often a long-suffering relative, friend, or acquaintance who is employed in law enforcement whom the sleuth is able to consult or draw into her investigations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">And finally, the number one element that qualifies a murder mystery as a cozy: SETTING. Readers want to experience colorful, quirky, eccentric characters who are neighbors that know and care about one another, and whose secrets are revealed during domestic dramas that are played out in quaint, pastoral settings where, by the end of the story, order, peace, and tranquility are restored to the village and its inhabitants.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">An unCozy murder mystery has many of the much-loved elements of the cozy. You'll recognize the quaint village setting, the amateur sleuth or the shrewd "country copper," a cast of quirky characters, and a cracking good puzzle full of twists and turns and red herrings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">But here's the difference, in an unCozy murder mystery you might be an eye witness to foul murder by strange and unusual methods. You might encounter controversial social issues and gray areas where "good" and "evil" are not easily defined. You'll most likely experience a satisfying, if not quite happy, ending. And after you're done an unCozy mystery, you might be left thinking about things not easily resolved, and you might be feeling just a bit uneasy, because an unCozy mystery is:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Three of my favorite unCozy murder mysteries are:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The Killings at Badger's Drift by Caroline Graham</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Road Rage by Ruth Rendell</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">and An English Murder by Louise Doughty</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"Every time I go into any Midsomer village it's always the same thing: blackmail, sexual deviance, suicide, and murder." </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby (Midsomer Murders)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was invited to guest blog at The Happy Self Publisher. You can read my article "Critique Groups: Stairway to Heaven or Highway to Hell"<a href="http://happyselfpublisher.com/critique-groups-stairway-to-heaven-or-highway-to-hell/" target="_blank"> here</a>. Thanks for the opportunity Lois Hoffman!</span></div>
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