CHARACTERS, CRIMES,AND CRIMINAL TACTICS Finding your Character’s Blind Spotby DiAnn Mills Every character has a blind spot, an area where he/she is most vulnerable. Within that emotional darkness, the character lacks understanding, ignores or is unaware of a potentially harmful situation. Through a series of planned deception, the opposition successfully deceives and manipulates the character. […]
Allow me a brief introduction. I’ve spent the previous thirty-plus years as a sports and entertainment business executive, having worked in the NBA, NFL, and MLB. But for two years at the NBA League Office in New York City, the rest of my career was at the local market level. I’ve been intimately involved in […]
THE OM OF THE SOFT SELL:EASY, LOW-COST MARKETINGFOR THE CRAZY-BUSY AUTHOR How to Audit Your Author Platformin Five Easy Stepsby Mary McFarland Do You Feel Besieged by Offers to Help You Sell More Books?Authors are besieged by sellers offering workshops, challenges, and online universities—gasp!— built around helping us sell books. If you’re struggling to […]
MYSTERIOUS GETAWAYS Dropping in on Another Worldby Maria Hudgins Taking in the skyline of Vienna from the top of my hotel, I was surprised to spot the Prater Wheel in the distance. Still the world’s largest Ferris wheel, it stood, not in the middle of the city, but way over in the north on the […]
The Northwest Territories is a vast expanse of land with a small population. There are roughly 44,000 souls spread out over 442,000 square miles of thick forest and vast tundra. Given the circumstances, when it comes to filling jobs, there are challenges in finding staff. One of those jobs is community coroner. The term “community” […]
FORENSIC FILES Drug Groomerby W.C. Gordon Elvis Costello fills the cool air inside my department-issued, grey Toyota Camry. The A/C is on high and struggling against the South Florida summer heat. Elvis belts out what was once considered an angst-ridden song but is now Classic Rock. Soft rock at that. This will be my last […]
Walter Mosley Walter Mosley is the 2021 recipient of the Killer Nashville John Seigenthaler Legends Award. He is one of America’s most celebrated and beloved writers. A Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America, he has won numerous awards, including an Edgar Award for best novel, the Anisfield-Wolf Award, a Grammy, a […]
ABOUT AUTHORS MARKETING INTERNATIONAL Join us—Why? Simple, NO ONE Does What We Do! Full Membership for Authorpreneurs Thank you for considering membership in the Authors Marketing International, LLC which has a rich history starting in 2011 when B Alan Bourgeois founded Texas Association of Authors (TxAuthors), a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and marketing Texas […]
ABOUT BARNES & NOBLEThe Internet’s Largest BookstoreTaking advantage of vast warehouses across the United States, we stock over 1 million titles for immediate delivery — that’s more titles than any other online bookseller.With so many titles, it is vital to give customers an easy way to find precisely the books they are looking for. Our […]
Murder, Mystery & Mayhem at Killer Nashvilleby Joseph W. Borden You’ve just arrived in Nashville after a long and arduous flight. The night is dark, maybe it’s storming. Your feet are sore, eyes tired. You’re just about at your wits end. You hail a cab. “To Killer Nashville,” you yell, “and step on it!” After […]