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- Are you an Author, Reader, Publisher, Editor, Agent or Other?
- Author. Copy Editor for the Internet Review of Science Fiction and Coadmin at Other Worlds Writers Workshop. I also run a news and discussion group for my writing, The Concrete Cave, and a news and discussion group for Canadian show Intelligence, The Stolen Briefcase. I also review books, films and other media related to the Middle Ages at The Middle Ages Get Medieval. I have older reviews and articles of medieval materials at Suite101 as well as general articles at Associated Content.
- Do You Have A Website?
- Yes, at: http://www.geocities.com/rpcv.geo/other.html. I also keep reviews and news pages on Canadian shows Da Vinci's Inquest, Da Vinci's City Hall and Intelligence.
- About Me:
- About Me: I write SF, Fantasy and mystery, as well as non-fiction about history and prehistory. I have a PhD in Medieval History, focusing on the Knights Templar and their interactions with non-Christians in Spain. I've sold short stories to Strange Horizons, Writers of the Future, The Pagan Anthology of Fiction, Black Gate, Permuted Press anthologies "History Is Dead" and "Robots Beyond" and other markets. I've also cowritten a novel, "Fraterfamilias" with Judith Doloughan under the pseudonym "Peter Ferrer". It is currently out of print.
- Do you have a blog site?
- http://www.myspace.com/thesnowleopardslair
- Favorite Books:
- "Barrayar" by Lois McMaster Bujold, "The New Knighthood" by Malcolm Barber, "The Stars My Destination" by Alfred Bester, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick, "The Black Marble" by Joseph Wambaugh
- Favorite Bookstores on land or cyberspace
- Powell Books. www.addall.com.
Quiet architect Paul Farrell, wanted for four murders in Paris, escapes to New York with two Interpol agents on his trail. Everything seems wrapped up once Farrell walks off a plane at JFK and into a hail of police gunfire. Then Farrell's eccentric brother, palaeoanthropologist Alan Kedward, steals the body, putting Interpol and an NYPD homicide detective with secrets of his own back on the case.
Now, a sinister figure called the Inquisitor with ancient secrets of his own has taken an interest in Kedward. But Farrell is still dead--isn't he?
See reviews for Fraterfamilias at Polka Dot Reviews, Internet Book List and GUD (Greatest Uncommon Denominator).
The Fraterfamilias series is currently out of print.
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Virtual Tales promotional: 30% off titles
Virtual Tales has revamped their website and are doing a 30%-off promotional of their titles until March 9.
This also means that links to Fraterfamilias on the site have changed. The new one is: http://www.virtualtales.com/Science-Fiction/Fraterfamilias.html, so please update any links that you have to the novel's ordering page at Virtual Tales. The Virtual Tales address hasn't changed though.
See their press release… Continue
This also means that links to Fraterfamilias on the site have changed. The new one is: http://www.virtualtales.com/Science-Fiction/Fraterfamilias.html, so please update any links that you have to the novel's ordering page at Virtual Tales. The Virtual Tales address hasn't changed though.
See their press release… Continue
Posted on February 24, 2008 at 2:37am —
Fraterfamilias ranking on Fictionwise and History Is Dead anthology
Fraterfamilias is currently ranked fourth in the Mystery/Crime category on Fictionwise. If you buy the book there, please take the time to rate it, as well.
And many thanks to those who have already bought the book. I hope you all enjoy it as much as Judith and I did writing it.
Also, History Is Dead, a zombie anthology from Permuted Press is being featured on a new blog that promotes anthologies (interestin… Continue
And many thanks to those who have already bought the book. I hope you all enjoy it as much as Judith and I did writing it.
Also, History Is Dead, a zombie anthology from Permuted Press is being featured on a new blog that promotes anthologies (interestin… Continue
Posted on August 2, 2007 at 4:41am —
New venue and review
Apologies for neglecting this page for the past week or so. I will try to reply to everyone's messages as soon as I can.
News (or is that fishwrap?) of the day:
Fraterfamilias is now available on Fictionwise.
Also, it has been reviewed positively by GUD (Greatest Uncommon Denominator).
News (or is that fishwrap?) of the day:
Fraterfamilias is now available on Fictionwise.
Also, it has been reviewed positively by GUD (Greatest Uncommon Denominator).
Posted on July 25, 2007 at 7:13am —
Interview and new medieval blog entry
I've got a new interview up on Carol Ann Erhardt's blog "Inside the
Writer's Mind":
http://carolannerhardt.blogspot.com/2007/07/author-interview-with-paula-stiles.html
Though she's a romance writer, she does interview writers from other
genres. Please contact her directly if you're interested in doing an interview.
I also have a new entry up on my medieval blog, "T… Continue
Writer's Mind":
http://carolannerhardt.blogspot.com/2007/07/author-interview-with-paula-stiles.html
Though she's a romance writer, she does interview writers from other
genres. Please contact her directly if you're interested in doing an interview.
I also have a new entry up on my medieval blog, "T… Continue
Posted on July 9, 2007 at 7:48pm —
Interview at Author Alley
I've got a new interview up with Jamieson Wolf at Author Alley. I talk about Fraterfamilias and, of course, my cowriter Judith. You can also click the link on her name to see her blog. She talks about her adventures in the… Continue
Posted on June 27, 2007 at 1:01am —
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Things People Say and Do at Book Signings
Saturday was a Killer Career book signing at Barnes and Noble in Schaumburg. I just love the way they do their posters, by the way. Very professional looking.
It was 70 degrees outside, which is an unusual temperature for November. Needless to say, not everyone wanted to waste such a beautiful day by pending it inside a book shop.
The usual assortment of customers did come by, some asking me questions about how long it took to write my book, how I got started, and how many books I'd written.
Some said they'd never heard of me. I've heard that one before. (g)
What was surprising is that three children, not at the same time or with the same party, asked for my autograph - two on the back of bookmarks, one on a slip of paper. That usually doesn't happen. Maybe it's the economy. I don't know if their parents put them up to it, or if they thought of it themselves.
One person asked about my book and then said she doesn't buy from Barnes and Noble, but online instead. Since she was in the store, I can only assume she was scouting there for books first. I don't know.
Oh, yes, a variation on the restroom question was, "Where are the dictionaries?"
Another took the time to show me some missing pages in one of the magazines.
What about you? What questions have people asked you at book signings? Anything that stood out at a book signing you'd like to share?
New Review for Killer Career
I'm happy to report a new review for Killer Career, this time from Lucille P. Robinson, from Sassy Brit's Gang athttp://tjbook-list.blogspot.com/2009/11/killer-career-morgan-mandel-choice-one.html
Thanks,
Morgan Mandel
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Booksigning Sat, 11/7, Killer Career by Morgan Mandel at Barnes & Noble, 590 E. Golf Rd, Schaumburg - Stop in and say HiAbout Blog Feeding -
Whenever I see an RSS feed available, I use it by filling in my blog name and the url. The result is Double M is carried on many ning networks where I"m a member. Some include http://bookplace.ning.com/ , http://sixtyandsavvy.ning.com/, http://crimespace.ning.com/ and many more.
What about you? Do you feed your blog? Where? How?
What's On Acme Authors Link and Still Time to Share Snippets
Over at http://acmeauthorslink.blogspot.com/, you'll find out how a conference is like a garage sale. Also, if you haven't done so, you're still welcome to share one review snippet. Read how to do it and share below.Thanks,
Morgan
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