30.August.2007.Thu
I’ve added another book appearance in support of Heroes Often Fail.
Saturday, November 24 at the Seattle Mystery Bookstore, Seattle, WA
If you live in the Rainy City, Land of Coffee, and you can swing by, I’d love to see ya.
Saturday, November 24 at the Seattle Mystery Bookstore, Seattle, WA
If you live in the Rainy City, Land of Coffee, and you can swing by, I’d love to see ya.
28.August.2007.Tue
Heroes Often Fail will be released on September 28th, 2007.
Here is a preview of the front cover, designed by Spokane graphic artist Martina Iribarren.
So far, I have set up the following appearances promoting Heroes Often Fail:
Saturday, October 6, 4 PM to 7 PM at Hastings North, Spokane
Friday, October 12, 5 PM to 8 PM at Hastings South Hill, Spokane
Saturday, October 13, 1 PM to 4 PM at Hastings Shadle, Spokane
Friday, November 23, 1 PM to 4 PM at Hastings, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
I’ll be signing copies and gladly answering your questions at each appearance. Hope to see you there!
Here is a preview of the front cover, designed by Spokane graphic artist Martina Iribarren.
So far, I have set up the following appearances promoting Heroes Often Fail:
Saturday, October 6, 4 PM to 7 PM at Hastings North, Spokane
Friday, October 12, 5 PM to 8 PM at Hastings South Hill, Spokane
Saturday, October 13, 1 PM to 4 PM at Hastings Shadle, Spokane
Friday, November 23, 1 PM to 4 PM at Hastings, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
I’ll be signing copies and gladly answering your questions at each appearance. Hope to see you there!
17.August.2007.Fri
Speaking of Clair Dixon, we are sharing space at Yellow Mama for the summer issue. My story “Cassie” is published there now. You can read it HERE.
Warning..."Cassie" has some language and a little violence, but it is also one of the few stories I’ve written with fairly candid sex scenes in it. Nothing pornographic, or even erotica, but definitely rated ‘R.’ Still, both scenes involve the heart, as well.
If that combination doesn’t dissuade you from looking, click on the “HERE” up above and check it out. Check out Clair’s story while you’re there.
Warning..."Cassie" has some language and a little violence, but it is also one of the few stories I’ve written with fairly candid sex scenes in it. Nothing pornographic, or even erotica, but definitely rated ‘R.’ Still, both scenes involve the heart, as well.
If that combination doesn’t dissuade you from looking, click on the “HERE” up above and check it out. Check out Clair’s story while you’re there.
13.August.2007.Mon
Another writer, Clair Dickson, chose to spend a little of her blog time reviewing Under a Raging Moon. You can read her review HERE in her August 11, 2007 entry.
I think the part I like best is where she writes, “Not only is the tale taugtly woven, dragging a reader on and on, the characters are very real.” Coming from another writer, that’s a great compliment to hear.
Okay, enough horn self-tooting. Let me toot Clair’s for just a moment. Clair writes, among other things, Bo Fexler mysteries. Bo Fexler is a little bit jaded, a little bit bitter and a lot funny. She also gets into a scrape or two (sometimes even resulting in a scrap). I think of her like a female Jim Rockford with a little dash of female Denis Leary thrown in for good measure.
She’s had a number of Bo stories published, so give them a try. If you like one, there’s others on tap.
I think the part I like best is where she writes, “Not only is the tale taugtly woven, dragging a reader on and on, the characters are very real.” Coming from another writer, that’s a great compliment to hear.
Okay, enough horn self-tooting. Let me toot Clair’s for just a moment. Clair writes, among other things, Bo Fexler mysteries. Bo Fexler is a little bit jaded, a little bit bitter and a lot funny. She also gets into a scrape or two (sometimes even resulting in a scrap). I think of her like a female Jim Rockford with a little dash of female Denis Leary thrown in for good measure.
She’s had a number of Bo stories published, so give them a try. If you like one, there’s others on tap.
12.August.2007.Sun
Just in case my writing ability isn’t good enough to pull it off (entirely plausible), the end of my previous blog entry was intended to be one hundred percent tongue-in-cheek.
06.August.2007.Mon
It probably seems that things are in a little bit of a lull right now, based on the frequency of my blog entries. But there is plenty going on behind the scenes. For me, the publishing “season” this year will begin in late September.
Heroes Often Fail will be released on either September 21st or September 28th. The cover is being designed by a local graphic artist. The first proof she sent is very good and I think it’ll be quite an attractive cover.
My submissions to the anthology Oh, Enemy Mine were all three accepted. This is also coming out from my River City publisher, the newly formed Aisling Press. The chief editor there is Bo Savino, formerly of Koboca.
The stories that will be in Oh, Enemy Mine are “Jack’s Town,” "No Worse Curse," and “Prank Call.” You can read more about them on the Short Stories page of my website.
The Christmas anthology from Wolfmont that benefits Toys for Tots will probably be out sometime in late October, if things go the same as last year. My story “Home for Christmas” is included.
And don’t forget that the Fall issue of Mysterical-E will contain my short story “And a Fall Cometh.” For those who read Seven by Seven, this is a sequel to “Pride Goeth.” It also features an appearance by Dominic Bracco and his crew.
In other news, I completed my revision of the hockey novel All That Counts. It is now officially in submission.
It also looks like my hockey series starring a young boy named Sam is a go with Aisling Press. The first book in the series will be written for the first reader age – six or so. Later, there will be books for other ages as well. The talented Katt Dunsmore is slated to illustrate.
Remember, both of these hockey projects will not be written as Frank Zafiro, but rather under my real name.
What is that, you ask?
All in good time, faithful reader.
Heroes Often Fail will be released on either September 21st or September 28th. The cover is being designed by a local graphic artist. The first proof she sent is very good and I think it’ll be quite an attractive cover.
My submissions to the anthology Oh, Enemy Mine were all three accepted. This is also coming out from my River City publisher, the newly formed Aisling Press. The chief editor there is Bo Savino, formerly of Koboca.
The stories that will be in Oh, Enemy Mine are “Jack’s Town,” "No Worse Curse," and “Prank Call.” You can read more about them on the Short Stories page of my website.
The Christmas anthology from Wolfmont that benefits Toys for Tots will probably be out sometime in late October, if things go the same as last year. My story “Home for Christmas” is included.
And don’t forget that the Fall issue of Mysterical-E will contain my short story “And a Fall Cometh.” For those who read Seven by Seven, this is a sequel to “Pride Goeth.” It also features an appearance by Dominic Bracco and his crew.
In other news, I completed my revision of the hockey novel All That Counts. It is now officially in submission.
It also looks like my hockey series starring a young boy named Sam is a go with Aisling Press. The first book in the series will be written for the first reader age – six or so. Later, there will be books for other ages as well. The talented Katt Dunsmore is slated to illustrate.
Remember, both of these hockey projects will not be written as Frank Zafiro, but rather under my real name.
What is that, you ask?
All in good time, faithful reader.
