Month: December 2012

Featured Author: Ethan Jones

Ethan Jones is the author of the wildly popular Justin Hall spy thriller series. The first book in this series, Arctic Wargame, came out in May. It hit the Amazon’s Top 100 Best Sellers in Suspense Thrillers list in July and October, standing at No. 11 and No. 8. The second book in this series, Tripoli’s Target, was released on October 4. The third book, Fog of War, is expected to come out in the summer of 2013. Ethan has also published several short stories. He is a lawyer by trade, and he lives in Canada with his wife and son.

Tripoli’s Target is the second book in the wildly popular Justin Hall spy thriller series. Continue reading “Featured Author: Ethan Jones”

Do Write and Fear Naught

In the community of authors, there are those for whom writing is in their souls. It is who they are, what they do. For some, writing is a calling. I respect that. I think there is something noble in it. I will leave it to those who share that level of passion for writing to explain it in their own words, because that’s not me.

My nature is that of an entertainer. I like to provoke discussion, thought, reflection or laughter in others. For me, telling or writing stories is one way to do that. In order to accomplish that, it is not enough to write; what I write must be read by others. On some level, I think that is why everyone writes. When someone announces that they wish to speak, they are not actually saying they want to utter words – they could do that anytime. What they mean is that they wish to be heard. Continue reading “Do Write and Fear Naught”

Mary Smith Announces New Release

Author Mary Smith is pleased to announce the release of her new non-fiction book, Drunk Chickens and Burnt Macaroni.

Drunk Chickens and Burnt Macaroni: Real Stories of Afghan Women provides a remarkable insight into the lives of the women in Afghanistan with whom the author lived and worked. Despite the many hardships in their lives they are not all hopeless downtrodden victims but women of courage, determined to make the best of life for themselves and their children.

Readers are taken on a journey from the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif to the remote mountainous region of Hazara Jat, allowing them to get to know – and care about – the women as they deal with djinn, health classes, life and love.

Drunk Chickens and Burnt Macaroni was released on 11/24/2012 by Indigo Dreams Publishing and is available through Amazon.com and Amazon UK.

Tribute to 2012

Since I’m pretty sure no one will read this column since it’s the day after Christmas, I wanted to make sure to write something that took little effort. At least that’s what Bob Hammond suggested. And who am I to argue with someone of his stature? In fact, since Bob is such a pro, he suggested I forgo the writing of the column entirely and just run with a special video. At first I thought that was a lazy out, but then I remembered I am lazy, so I was good with it. But, then I looked at how much effort it would take to actually make a video that complex, and I decided to take the REAL lazy way out and just write a list. Therefore, without further ado, here you have my 2012 year in review. And that rhymed. Continue reading “Tribute to 2012”