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Vets-Better off Dead?

Ted Krever: Writing and other forms of torture Posted on July 23, 2011 by ted kreverJuly 25, 2011

For the past two years, America has lost more soldiers to suicide than in combat. And the figures are actually slanted to minimize the numbers–several services only list suicides by soldiers specifically on active duty, do not list soldiers detached … Continue reading →

Posted in The World, Uncategorized, veterans stories | Tagged afghanistan war, Iraq War, ptsd, real life, veterans | Leave a reply

My Vet Story from ‘Mindbenders’ (Part One)

Ted Krever: Writing and other forms of torture Posted on July 13, 2011 by ted kreverJuly 25, 2011

I received an email last week from a woman who got a copy of ‘Mindbenders’ in a GoodReads giveaway. I posted it then but here it is again, in case you missed it (I have a reason so bear with … Continue reading →

Posted in e-books, My Books, The World, Uncategorized, veterans stories, Writing | Tagged e-books, mindbenders, oil, ptsd, real life, war | Leave a reply

About Iraq, PTSD and ‘Mindbenders’

Ted Krever: Writing and other forms of torture Posted on July 7, 2011 by ted kreverJuly 25, 2011

If you ‘re looking for my dispatches from Thrillerfest, they appear directly below this post: Those of you who’ve read ‘Mindbenders’ know that the character who tells the story, Greg Hirsch, is a PTSD Iraq vet. I did a bunch … Continue reading →

Posted in Mind Power, My Books, Reviews, The World | Tagged meaning, mind power, mindbenders, ptsd, real life, writing | 1 Reply

The Gospel of Neil (Part One)

Ted Krever: Writing and other forms of torture Posted on July 1, 2011 by ted kreverJuly 1, 2011
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Just to get business out of the way first: The 99 cent sale on my thriller ‘Mindbenders’ is going on for ONE MORE WEEK! F. Paul Wilson, author of the Keep (NY Times bestseller!) and the Repairman Jack novels, says … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Else, Music, Reviews, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged art, creativity, music, real life, rock n' roll, the youthful fountain, words, writing | 3 Replies

‘Green’ Trailer

Ted Krever: Writing and other forms of torture Posted on June 24, 2011 by ted kreverJune 26, 2011

The book isn’t as long as ‘War and Peace’ but the trailer is. Sorry. Don’t Forget – the ‘Mindbenders’ ebook is still on sale for 99 cents! And if you buy a trade paperback version of ‘Green’ or ‘Mindbenders’ (just … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Sale!!!, e-books, My Books, The World, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged Big Sale!!!, dignity, e-books, Green, Iraq War, Ireland, mockingbird, oil, paperbacks, publishing, real life, video trailer | Leave a reply

The Critics Are Wrong (Always)

Ted Krever: Writing and other forms of torture Posted on June 15, 2011 by ted kreverJune 15, 2011

I have a discussion group on Amazon called Thriller, Suspense and Mystery Writers and Readers (See! You’re a member already!). Here’s a link. We had a little fracas the other day with a typical Internet type, the kind who seems … Continue reading →

Posted in e-books, Everything Else, Reviews, The Digital World, The World, Uncategorized | Tagged art, criticism, critics, publishing, real life, story, words, writing | 2 Replies

The Power of Genre

Ted Krever: Writing and other forms of torture Posted on June 9, 2011 by ted kreverJune 10, 2011

I’ve mentioned this before: I grew up in a household that had a reverence for ‘culture’, culture with an Old World reverence. Opera. Plays. Musicals were a step below, movies and popular music below that. Literature was right up at … Continue reading →

Posted in e-books, My Books, Reviews, Writing | Tagged absurdity, art, business, characters, e-books, Green, mindbenders, publishing, real life, story, words, writing | 2 Replies

The Strange Case of Gato Barbieri

Ted Krever: Writing and other forms of torture Posted on June 5, 2011 by ted kreverJune 5, 2011

When I was in college, Gato Barbieri was all the rage. ‘Last Tango in Paris’ came out in the middle of my college years and, if you see the film today, the music is the only thing that holds up. … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Reviews, The World, Uncategorized | Tagged art, boilerplate, music, real life | 5 Replies

Long Road to a Story

Ted Krever: Writing and other forms of torture Posted on May 29, 2011 by ted kreverMay 29, 2011

Every novel is an Odyssey for the author. My book ‘Green’ began with a simple premise and a clear course ahead. It ended nine years and a thousand miles later, at a destination with little resemblance to the one I … Continue reading →

Posted in e-books, My Books, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged characters, e-books, Ireland, lovers, real life, story, writing | 1 Reply

Mind Power 1

Ted Krever: Writing and other forms of torture Posted on May 21, 2011 by ted kreverMay 21, 2011
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I was fascinated by the powers of the mind long before my research for ‘Mindbenders.’ But I’ve realized I should be sharing some of the research directly here, because it explains that the outlandish things I have Max Renn, my … Continue reading →

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