I spent last weekend at Love Is Murder, a wonderful mystery/thriller/suspense writer’s conference in Chicago. You’ll probably hear more about it from me once I’ve had a good night’s sleep (or two). However, one subject that kept coming up was … Continue reading →
‘A Crafty and Devious God’ is my first book. I don’t take it seriously, I put it online basically because I can’t disown my own work. But it got a very nice review today, which reminds me not to have … Continue reading →
You guys are soooooo lucky! For a limited time (until I decide to stop), if you buy a copy of ‘Mindbenders’ (only available at Amazon.com for the next several months), you’ll get ‘After’, my book of post-9/11 stories, FREE … Continue reading →
This long weekend, I hope to spend some time at an exhibition of some early paintings by Richard Pousette-D’art. I studied painting with Richard for one semester at Sarah Lawrence. He was a hulking man in a smock coat who … Continue reading →
Vaclav Havel always interested me. Not too many writers become President of their country and then go back to writing. Havel wrote plays that were produced around the world, was arrested by the government of Communist Czechoslovakia, became leader of … Continue reading →
Richard Russo, the well-known author (Empire Falls), has a really good article on the OpEd page of the NY Times today (link here) about Amazon’s new pitch, encouraging customers to go into brick-and-mortar bookstores this Saturday and use Amazon’s price … Continue reading →
Twisted & Brilliant Paranormal Thriller, October 18, 2011 Five out of Five Stars By Tammy (Augusta Maine) – This paranormal thriller keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time. Ever swear that someone knew what you were thinking before you … Continue reading →
Villains are every bit as important to the power of a thriller as the hero—maybe moreso. If the reader is going to care about the outcome, she will not only have to be interested in the characters, she’ll have to … Continue reading →
A Mindbenders double-feature: a new review and an interview with the author (Him? Again?) on the Kindle Author site today. Consider My Mind Bent, September 12, 2011 By Steve Madden (Richland, WA USA) Ted Krever’s Mindbenders was a wonderful surprise. It took me all … Continue reading →
September 11th didn’t just force changes to government policy – it forced all of us, for awhile, to see the world with new eyes. Life could come to a cruel and sudden end over issues you might have paid no … Continue reading →
