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- Author & Reader---
Although new to fiction, I have been writing for newspapers, magazines and various outlets for, ---my gosh, almost 33 years. I have two novels near completion and publishing in the crime genre.'
- Do You Have A Website?
- Yes, I do.
It is dlepp.com---and it needs much attention.
- About Me:
- After returning from Viet Nam, I graduated from Michigan State with a minor in Journalism. And, it didn't pay worth a hoot at entry level. I worked construction, am quite the handyman, worked in radio & television to make ends meet whilst I journaled.
I have been so fortunate to live a blessed life, doing what I love.
My earliest influence was a trout fishing buddy of my dad's named John Voelker. Under the pen name of Robert Traver, he wrote Anatomy of a Murder, a best-seller and Academy Award winning movie. Check it out, it is excellent to this day.
I'm now ready to crank out some novels...
- Favorite Books:
- Anything by Elmore Leonard. John Sanford. Carl Hiassen. Robert Crais & Loren D. Estleman.
- Favorite Bookstores on land or cyberspace
- Any good used bookstore. The one in East Lansing near the campus is a fave, the name escapes me.
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I'm sooo confused.
No weather will be found in this book. This is an attempt to pull a book through without weather.
---Mark Twain
Remember to get the weather in your god damned book---weather is very important.
---Ernest Hemingway
No weather will be found in this book. This is an attempt to pull a book through without weather.
---Mark Twain
Remember to get the weather in your god damned book---weather is very important.
---Ernest Hemingway
Posted on May 25, 2007 at 9:33am — 2 Comments
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Helpless
Over the Holiday weekend I took a good look at my house and that familiar helples feeling washed over me again. It seemed like an insurmountable task to get the place in order. It still does.I spend so much time writing and promoting after I do my day job, what little time I have left is precious. Still, sometimes I just have to buckle down and ignore my compulsion to write and make myself clean house instead. I tackled the spare bedroom, which had clothes and all kinds of other articles strewn over the bed, on the floor, and anywhere you can think of, compliments of myself and the DH, who were equally guilty. I did make some headway, which made me feel good, but if I had more time I know I could do better. Also, there are so many other projects left to do if I were to get the house really into shape. I'm wondering how much I'll get done before Christmas, when I have my family over.
Maybe over the weekend I can get more done, that is, after I do the Illinois sales tax form first, which is due by the end of the month. I've got almost all of my check statements, except one, which I think I can find online, so maybe I can get that done. You may have guessed I'm not the most organized person in the world.
Anyway, let's see how far I can get cleaning up. I've got this kindle on loan from the library, with about 9 days left on it, and lots of good books on it beckoning to me. I've got some great ideas for stories I want to start and others I want to continue. I've got some blog buddies I haven't visited for a while. I wonder what will win out. (g)
What about you? What do you do about housework? Does it get in the way sometimes?
PS The not so surprising results are up on the left for my EZ poll. I'll have to do a harder one some time.
New Killer Career Excerpt at Acme Authors Link
Hi Gang,Today, I've got a new Killer Career excerpt up at http://acmeauthorslink.blogspot.com/ . This one continues from the first excerpt I posted on Monday at http://makeminemystery.blogspot.com/
If you're curious about my recently released romantic suspense, come on over to one or both blogs to check it out.
Thanks,
Morgan
Time Out for Kindle Reading
Our local library has 8 kindles available for its patrons. The DH and I both got on the waiting list, mainly so I could use one. His number was reached and we picked up the kindle on Sunday afternoon. Now I've got a kindle to read for 2 weeks! So far I'm really loving it, especially the current book I'm reading, My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult.What about you? Do you own a kindle? Or, have you tried someone else's? Would you like to?
Who's Doing Cyber Monday?
I'm very carefully going to check out the Cyber Monday deals. I have a few items in mind that I plan to buy, but it would be very nice if they'd go on sale and save me some money. I won't be spending much. Can't afford to do so this year.What about you?
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My name is Chris Tusa, and I'm a writer from New Orleans. My debut novel, Dirty Little Angels, is now available for pre-order from Amazon.com, and I am writing because I was hoping you might be willing to read it and post your thoughts on Amazon.com (or some of the other book review sites). If you're interested, I'd be more than willing to send you an e-book version by e-mail. Just let me know. I've included a summary of the novel below:
Dirty Little Angels
Set in the slums of New Orleans, among clusters of crack houses and abandoned buildings, Dirty Little Angels is the story of sixteen year old Hailey Trosclair. When the Trosclair family suffers a string of financial hardships and a miscarriage, Hailey finds herself looking to God to save her family. When her prayers go unanswered, Hailey puts her faith in Moses Watkins, a failed preacher and ex-con. Fascinated by Moses's lopsided view of religion, Hailey, and her brother Cyrus, begin spending time down at an abandoned bank that Moses plans to convert into a drive-through church. Gradually, though, Moses's twisted religious beliefs become increasingly more violent, and Hailey and Cyrus soon find themselves trapped in a world of danger and fear from which there may be no escape.
If you'd like to read the first chapter before you commit, feel free to visit my web site:
http://christophertusa.com/blog/?page_id=894
Thanks so much,
Chris
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Christopher Tusa
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Louisiana State University
Editor, Poetry Southeast
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If there is anything you need please let me know and I will be happy to help. Just pop by my profile and leave a message any time or just come by to say hello. I have some great products that are life changing. I also own a website development and hosting company with a blog if your looking for anything in that line. My wife had a poetry site that I have linked to. Also check out my links to some other great communities.
Check out moneyspace its a great place like this too.
Joine me there at:
http://moneyspaceonline.ning.com/profile/kylewa
Thanks again,
Kyle
Thanks for adding me as a friend. Loved the comment about the weather. It's kind of like describing what characters look like, isn't it--you need it, but a lot of writers use it too much.
I must say that is a funny comment you left me..Sure I will send them on over..Name the time and place...I think they would be happy to hop on over.....LOL
I thought you might.
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