I didn’t think it would be difficult to interview R.G. Belsky. He’s the author of the Clare Carlson mystery series. Book #5 in the series, It’s News To Me was published a month ago. I raced through it the same way I did the others in the series. Naturally, I was delighted when The Big Thrill , the online magazine of the International Thriller Writers association, asked me to interview him for the November 2022 issue. Continue reading “Why It Was Difficult to Interview Fellow Author (And Friend) R.G.Belsky”
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A Monster, A Horse & My Mother’s 100th Birthday
That was my week, last week. I read Geraldine Brooks’s outstanding novel, Horse; I binge-watched the nauseating docudrama Dahmer- Monster: The Story of Jeffrey Dahmer , and on September 26, I reflected that my mother would have been 100 years old had she lived.
Oh, and yes, the first feature I’ve written for The Big Thrill magazine appeared on the cover of its October issue. Continue reading “A Monster, A Horse & My Mother’s 100th Birthday”
Blurbs : Praise For Fool Her Once From Other Authors
One of the most difficult tasks for an author is to go out into the world and ask other authors for blurbs.
Those are the quotes of praise found on the front and back covers of books as well as on an author’s Amazon or Goodreads or BookBub page. Continue reading “Blurbs : Praise For Fool Her Once From Other Authors”
Author’s Surefire Way of Getting Words Onto The Page
In the time, it’s taken me to think about, write, edit and revise my third novel, author R.G. Belsky has written five mysteries. This week, his latest, Below The Fold was published.
Belsky and I worked for the same employers and publications for decades — without ever actually working together. But a book launch party is a party, and authors successful enough to be published must be celebrated — especially if the launch party takes place in the most suitable of locations like the iconic Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. Continue reading “Author’s Surefire Way of Getting Words Onto The Page”