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Today my book signing is at Borders Express in White Marsh Mall - 8200 Perry Hall Boulevard, Baltimore, MD from 4 pm to 8pm.
Tomorrow I’ll close out the weekend at the Borders Express in Columbia Mall. That signing will run from 2pm to 5:30pm. Th...
Today my book signing is at Borders in Ronald Reagan National Airport from 1 pm to 5 pm.
Then Saturday I head north to the Borders Express in White Marsh Mall. I have high hopes for my first visit to that store, at 8200 Perry Hall Boulevard, Balt...
It’s another big Borders weekend for me. It starts Friday when I return to Ronald Reagan National Airport. If you know anybody flying to DC let them know that I will sign my novels for afternoon travelers there from 1 pm to 5 pm.
Erik D. Kiessling is the author of a thrilling urban fantasy called “Bury them at the Crossroads.” He promised me a review of Russian Roulette but got caught up in his own writing after reading it. On the second reading of my novel Erik decided to...
I have a book signing today at Borders Books - 2 pm - at 1201 S Hayes St, Arlington, VA. Then tonight we welcome the holiday that over the years has transformed from a day of evil to a day of magic to a day of fun. This is perhaps how we defeat ev...
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- Are you an Author, Reader, Publisher, Editor, Agent or Other?
- I'm an author. So far I have 5 detective novels in the Hannibal Jones series in print - Blood and Bone, Collateral Damage, The Troubleshooter, Damaged Goods and Russian Roulette, plus two action adventure novels, The Payback Assignment and The Orion Assignment.
- Do You Have A Website?
- Of course I have a web site - www.hannibaljonesmysteries.com,
and a Myspace page - http://www.myspace.com/austincamacho
and a CrimeSpace page - http://crimespace.ning.com/profile/ascamacho
and a few other sites that you can find by clicking this cute box:.
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- About Me:
- I'm active in several local writers organizations and I'm a past president of the Maryland Writers Association. I teach writing courses at Anne Arundel Community College. By day I'm a public affairs specialist for the Defense Department.
- Do you have a blog site?
- http://ascamacho.blogspot.com
- Favorite Books:
- Anything by David Morrell, Elmore Leonard, Ken Bruen, Libby Hellman, Bill Pronzini, James Ellroy, Laura Lippman, or Paula Woods
- Favorite Bookstores on land or cyberspace
- Borders Express - Springfield Mall, Springfield VA
Borders Express - St. Charles Town Center, Waldorf MD
Borders Express - Dulles Town Center, Dulles VA
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Another Cool Review
I like to share feedback I get on my novels. Today I want to introduce you to Grace Ramsey.
I never got to meet Grace, but her daughters found me at a book signing and bought her one of my novels as a birthday present. As it turns out, Grace has turned into a fan of my work.
Since she was kind enough to send an e-mail complimenting my books I've used her comments as this week's featured review on my web site - http://www.ascamacho.com . Thank you, Grace,… Continue
I never got to meet Grace, but her daughters found me at a book signing and bought her one of my novels as a birthday present. As it turns out, Grace has turned into a fan of my work.
Since she was kind enough to send an e-mail complimenting my books I've used her comments as this week's featured review on my web site - http://www.ascamacho.com . Thank you, Grace,… Continue
Posted on November 12, 2009 at 5:36am —
Another Cool Review
I like to share feedback I get on my novels. Today I want to introduce you to Grace Ramsey.
I never got to meet Grace, but her daughters found me at a book signing and bought her one of my novels as a birthday present. As it turns out, Grace has turned into a fan of my work.
Since she was kind enough to send an e-mail complimenting my books I've used her comments as this week's featured review on my web site - http://www.ascamacho.com . Thank you, Grace,… Continue
I never got to meet Grace, but her daughters found me at a book signing and bought her one of my novels as a birthday present. As it turns out, Grace has turned into a fan of my work.
Since she was kind enough to send an e-mail complimenting my books I've used her comments as this week's featured review on my web site - http://www.ascamacho.com . Thank you, Grace,… Continue
Posted on November 12, 2009 at 5:36am —
Happy Veterans Day
I’m sure you’ll read a lot this month from people expressing what they’re thankful for. Today I want to express my gratitude for those men and women who have guaranteed my right to write whatever I want. Free speech and a free press may be concepts in the Constitution, but they are only rights because they are preserved by our service members. As we all know, freedom is never free.
Veterans Day was declared a national holiday to help us remember those warriors. We often focus on those physicall… Continue
Veterans Day was declared a national holiday to help us remember those warriors. We often focus on those physicall… Continue
Posted on November 11, 2009 at 7:05am —
Happy Veterans Day
I’m sure you’ll read a lot this month from people expressing what they’re thankful for. Today I want to express my gratitude for those men and women who have guaranteed my right to write whatever I want. Free speech and a free press may be concepts in the Constitution, but they are only rights because they are preserved by our service members. As we all know, freedom is never free.
Veterans Day was declared a national holiday to help us remember those warriors. We often focus on those physicall… Continue
Veterans Day was declared a national holiday to help us remember those warriors. We often focus on those physicall… Continue
Posted on November 11, 2009 at 7:05am —
Author Update
The highlight of my writer’s weekend was Saturday’s lunch at the Virginia Writers Club annual meeting. I was flattered and honored to receive a superior achievement award for my work establishing the Northern Virginia chapter. It was a labor of love, but it IS nice to have my work recognized by my peers.
The other high point was my book signing at the Borders Express in White Marsh Mall later that day. The store had great customers and a great manager, and I’ll get back there for another sessio… Continue
The other high point was my book signing at the Borders Express in White Marsh Mall later that day. The store had great customers and a great manager, and I’ll get back there for another sessio… Continue
Posted on November 10, 2009 at 5:42am —
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I added a few slides of my books to my blogspot. I'm not sure yet if they should stay on or not.Do you have more trouble loading my blogspot with the slides up? Do you like them or are they too distracting?
A Christmas Tree Already
On the way home from work yesterday, I passed a house that already had a lighted and decorated Christmas tree up and showing by the window.Is it not too soon for that? In my mind, the day after Thanksgiving is when the Christmas Season starts. That's when it's fair game to put up a tree and decorations and start shopping. The way things are going this year, I'll be lucky if I get organized enough to decorate a few days before Christmas.
With our dog, Rascal, who lives up to her name, we'll probably go with a fiber optic small tree on top of an end table. One of these days I may pull put the larger tree from the box in the basement and set it up, but not until our doggy is a little more sedate. I don't feel like chasing her to get ornaments out of her mouth. I will be putting up knick knacks, lights inside and decorations on the walls, so it will still look Christmasy. No lights outside because for some reason we have no outlets outside.
While we're on the subject of Christmas trees and such, be sure to add holidays in your books. You can mention decorations and lights or Easter eggs and baskets, or even mattress sales in your descriptions to ground the reader as to the season.
Now, back to that tree I saw. What about you? When do you decorate for Christmas? What do you put up?
Winners and Losers at the CMAs and Life
I love country music and almost every country performer. While watching the CMAs, I enjoyed seeing the winners accept their awards. On the other hand, it was hard for me to see the losers do their best to appear gracious and for the most part succeeding.For every winner, there's a loser. In life and in books, it's the same way. How people react to their good and bad fortune shows what their characters are made of. You don't have to tell a reader who the good guy or bad guy is. Let their actions speak for themselves. The readers are smart enough to figure it out.
PS Can't finish this blog without saying - You Rock, Taylor Swift! You are one smart, talented teenager! Congrats on all your awards, especially, Entertainer of the Year!!!
CMA Awards Tonight and Twitter
One of my favorite shows is on tonight - the CMA Awards. If you're a country music fan, you're probably like me and will be glued to the TV 8pm EST, or in my case 7pm, in the flatlands of Illinois.Almost all my favorite performers will be there, except I hear that Rascal Flatts can't make it.
I'll be on Twitter during the show also. That's part of the fun of it - discussing and dissecting outfits, performers, songs and even commercials, kind of like I'm at a giant party with people who all go for the same thing and want to share.
What about you? What kind of music do you like? Do you tweet during a favorite show or event?
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What about the Book 'Em in Charleston on May 24th? Guess that's a bit far, too!
Enjoying receiving your newsletters, too. Nice to see there is another author out there crazy enough to do a slew of book store appearances!
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