When Dennis Lehane says any good story must have depth of language, what does he mean by that? In a 2003 interview, he had this to say about the language of a story: I say to my students right off the bat, if there’s not depth of language, if you… Continue Reading
Category Archives: For Readers
Not One Among Them Left Unscathed
Let’s consider modern battlefield surgery. I don’t have a military background, but I am a former surgeon with an extensive trauma experience, so I can make an educated guess as to how our wounded soldiers are treated. First, conditions permitting, I would surmise that the wounded are removed from the field of battle as quickly as possible.… Continue Reading
The Organ Takers Wins an IndieFab Honorable Mention
The Organ Takers was awarded the honorable mention spot for the thriller & suspense category in Foreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards for 2014. After the gold, silver, and bronze winners, that means The Organ Takers finished in fourth place, which translates to third loser. But hey, not bad for a debut novel that was… Continue Reading
30 Signed Hardcovers: Goodreads and Rafflecopter Giveaways
15 SIGNED HARDCOVERS available from Goodreads, and another 15 available through Rafflecopter. GOODREADS MEMBERS: sign up for both giveaways and increase your chances of winning. The Goodreads giveaway page is here. NON-GOODREADS MEMBERS: sign up using the Rafflecopter widget below. EVERYONE: when you use Rafflecopter you can enter up to six times, and if you… Continue Reading
The Final Push is Now Perma-Free
What is Perma-Free? The Final Push: a short story of surgical suspense (35 pages print length) is now permanently free on Amazon, Kobo, iTunes, and Google Play. I tried to make it free for Barnes & Noble Nook Book, but they won’t let me, and they don’t price match. What’s the big deal? This… Continue Reading
Organ Trafficking Is Not a Myth
If you are a Vegas gambler or business traveler you can relax. Kidney theft as depicted in the well-known urban legend (more on that here) has been debunked, but in third-world and developing countries, a black market for human organs is thriving. Some of the organs are stolen, most are bought and sold, but either… Continue Reading
The Organ Takers for 99 Cents
And you don’t have to be a subscriber to Book Bub. Read on and this will become clear. Next Wednesday, The Organ Takers will be part of a one week Book Bub promotion. In case you aren’t familiar with Book Bub, it is a free service that sends a daily email to millions of… Continue Reading
The Organ Takers is an IndieFab Finalist
The Organ Takers has been selected as a finalist in Foreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards for 2014. What is Foreword Reviews? Foreword Reviews is both an online and print review journal that reviews independently published books. It is distributed quarterly to 7500 librarians and booksellers and is also available at most Barnes &… Continue Reading
Organ Takers Book Bubbles: Act I, The Complete Set
If you’ve read my previous blog posts or social media posts on the topic, then you already know what a Bublish book bubble is. If not, here’s a recap. Bublish is a unique book-discovery website that uses “book bubbles” to create an interface between authors and readers. The bubbles contain excerpts from… Continue Reading
Night of the Jaguar
I recently reviewed a novella titled The Immortal Game written by Mike Minor, a fellow alum from the Pine Manor College MFA program, and if this review sounds a lot like that one it is with good reason. In that review I praised Mike for the depth he brought to his characters and language. I mentioned how… Continue Reading