tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91931122823447206252024-03-12T17:11:06.590-06:00The Tale Weaver - By J H BogranI never tell lies, I only write them.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193112282344720625.post-51676507121871210402013-04-04T16:03:00.003-06:002013-04-04T16:03:35.253-06:00We're moving to......the revamped website.<br />
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Because I couldn't find a bottom to actually just combine two sites, I exported the content of this blog over to my new website: <a href="http://www.jhbogran.com/">www.jhbogran.com</a><br />
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All new posts will be added to that site only.<br />
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Signing off now.<br />
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Thank you for stopping bye, and please, please, visit the new <a href="http://www.jhbogran.com/">site.</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193112282344720625.post-26952968390480257492013-03-24T18:02:00.000-06:002013-03-29T11:41:41.477-06:00A Return to Old found a homeGrabled Transmissions posted a short story of mine titled A Return to Old<br />
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<a href="http://garbledtransmission.com/2013/03/24/sci-fi-a-return-to-old/">http://garbledtransmission.com/2013/03/24/sci-fi-a-return-to-old/</a><br />
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I penned that story way before Pope Benedict VI resigned from his post, so don't come to me saying I jinxed him or that my story is a true account for the end of his papacy. :-)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193112282344720625.post-9908360882001645832013-02-23T23:39:00.001-06:002013-02-27T15:30:20.711-06:00Guest blog post <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Going Low Tech in a novel. a guest blog post at the Crime Fiction Collective. </span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193112282344720625.post-41316068838878315352013-01-18T11:43:00.001-06:002013-01-18T11:43:45.355-06:00Could James Bond be a Time Lord?<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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at no time better than our present is this theory more plausible, after a
fashion.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Let’s analyze the points of intersection of the two characters:</span></div>
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episode of Doctor Who aired in 1963. So at one year apart, they are roughly the
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The Doctor
uses a T.A.R.D.I.S., Bond always finds an Astor Martin.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Both have used
gadgets. Speaking of gadgets, don’t you think the breather device used in
Thunderball does look a bit like a stylized sonic screwdriver?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And what
about companions? Always pretty damsels-in-distress seem to populate the path
of both characters. As to the different levels of intimacy they reach with the
companions, I won’t comment to keep this post PG-rated. But they have certainly
fallen in love in more than one occasion: Rose Tyler and Joan Redferm for the
Doctor, and Tracy Di Vicenzo and Vesper Lynd for Bond. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Would you
like more tangible proof? I’ll give you two:</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1. Timothy
Dalton played both <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licence_to_Kill">James
Bond</a>, and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_End_of_Time">Lord
President of the Time Lords</a>! </span></div>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xU8_s_h4JFo/UPmJPYk3A_I/AAAAAAAAAog/6aGwo0FtrcU/s1600/End_of_Time_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xU8_s_h4JFo/UPmJPYk3A_I/AAAAAAAAAog/6aGwo0FtrcU/s1600/End_of_Time_2.jpg" /></a></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">2. Upon M’s
escape from Silva’s assassination attempt, James Bond swifts her away in his
DB5 and utters: “We’re going back in time.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Last year
we celebrated Bond’s fiftieth anniversary with an above-average excellent
movie, a side show of parachuting with the Queen of England into the Olympics
Opening Ceremony. Now things are gearing up for Doctor Who celebration that will,
or should, be quite memorable as well.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">So, what do you think?</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193112282344720625.post-90020111173613897402013-01-17T08:49:00.002-06:002013-01-17T10:13:28.130-06:00A couple of newsThe "I" Word, The anthology that collected thoughts from authors about words that inspire is now available at:<br />
<br />
The Fine Line official site:<br />
<a href="http://shop.editorial-consultancy.co.uk/e-books/the-i-word/" target="_blank">http://shop.editorial-consultancy.co...ks/the-i-word/</a><br />
<br />
Amazon UK:<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-I-Word-ebook/dp/B00B14ATJG" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-I-Word-ebook/dp/B00B14ATJG</a><br />
<br />
Amazon US:<br />
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<br />
As to why I'm announcing this, well, I'm one of the contributors, of course. :-)<br />
<br />
<br />
Also, I was recently interviewed by Indie Author Land. Check it out at:<br />
<a href="http://indieauthorland.com/2013/01/17/interview-with-j-h-bogran-author-of-deeds-of-a-master-archer/" target="_blank">http://indieauthorland.com/2013/01/17/interview-with-j-h-bogran-author-of-deeds-of-a-master-archer </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193112282344720625.post-41994079149454688122013-01-11T08:26:00.004-06:002013-01-11T08:26:51.004-06:00A last farewell for my old canine friendToday I'm a guest blogger at Cassidy's Jorney.<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This is not
my resolution list. I’m still working on mine. Although it would be pretty
simple: write more, lose weight, love more…you know, the same old, same old. </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Be warned:
the actual content of this post will border more in the realm of “ranting,” but
not quite there. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">If you have
read my previous posts you’d know by now I am a huge fan of movies. Now that we
are past the purported end of the world, I am grateful Hollywood producers did
not fall for such idiotic “predictions” and continued with business as usual. I’m
looking forward to several movies in 2013; my top five are Man of Steel, Iron
Man 3, and Star Trek into Darkness, A Good Day to Die Hard and The Great
Gatsby.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">From 2012,
my favorite has been Skyfall. Yep, I’m a diehard James Bond fan. The Avengers
was awesome, too. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t enjoy The
Dark Knight Rises, so sue me. At least, I managed to escape watching any of
the Twilight flicks. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And now,
for the “ranting” part of this post: What the heck is wrong with Hollywood
producers? Is there no end to their greed? I know a man won an Oscar for
claiming greed is good, but come on!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It all
began with the 7<sup>th</sup> Harry Potter book that they thought it would be
great to split tale into two admission tickets, two DVD’s (or Blue Rays), two
batches of games or action figures, etc. They succeeded because we ate it up.
Little did we know that a “Part 2” would soon become the new trend! New Dawn
soon followed suit, so did the people behind The Hobbit who boldly stretched the
300+ book into three movies! Today I learned they did the same trick to the
third book of the Hunger Games. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I say “trend”
because I harbor a small hope that the procedure would die down soon enough.
Hopefully. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">End of
Rant! </span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I'd love to hear your thoughts on the subject. </span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193112282344720625.post-21315017574875342112012-11-22T07:49:00.000-06:002012-11-22T07:49:10.941-06:00Where in the world is Angela?This week I'm a guest at The Bookshelf Muse. One of the owners, Angela Ackerman is telling the world she's deep into writing her novel for NaNoWriMo. However, some evidence proving the contrary has surfaced.<br />
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Is Angela running a NaNoWrimo Fraud?<br />
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You'd be the judge of that:<br />
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<a href="http://thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.com/2012/11/nanowrimo-i-dont-think-so.html">http://thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.com/2012/11/nanowrimo-i-dont-think-so.html</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193112282344720625.post-39954944218264864232012-11-15T10:34:00.001-06:002012-11-15T13:09:40.182-06:00Guest blogging at CFC!Today I discuss Murder Weapons and their relevance in the thriller genre at the Crime Fiction Collective:<br />
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<a href="http://crimefictioncollective.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-murder-weapon.html?spref=fb">http://crimefictioncollective.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-murder-weapon.html?spref=fb</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193112282344720625.post-2852883572593817752012-11-14T07:33:00.000-06:002012-11-14T07:33:10.284-06:00True CrimeToday I have a guest. Fellow writer Gina Fava had this wonderful idea of a blog exchange. Yesterday she hosted me at <a href="http://ginafava.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/quotes-oh-wonderful-quotes/">her blog</a>, and today she's sharing some thoughts with us about True Crime:<br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">True
Crime</span></b><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN-US">Two great things happened this weekend that coincided
perfectly to produce this post:</span><br />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US">My author
colleague and friend, J.H. Bográn, asked me to guest post this week on his
blog, and</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US">I'm fresh
off attending the 2012 <a href="http://www.crimebake.org/">New England Crime
Bake</a>.</span></li>
</ol>
<span lang="EN-US">How do these two events mesh?</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">When I first met J.H.<b><span style="color: #ffffcc;"> </span></b>Bográn
a couple years ago (we'd both attended Thrillerfest V), I learned that he is
the son of a journalist. But where his mother would have the opportunity
to write about true crime at every turn, the readers of J.H. Bográn's superb
short stories and novels will tell you that he prefers to stick to fiction.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">After attending a panel at the New England Crime Bake this
past weekend entitled, "Truth is Stranger than Fiction:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Writing True Crime," it got me to
thinking as a writer, why not consider the true crime genre? </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">How about these gems: </span><br />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><u><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.prestonchild.com/solonovels/monsterofflorence">The
Monster of Florence</a></span></u><span lang="EN-US">, by novelist Douglas
Preston and journalist Mario Spezi, about a real-life serial killer who
murdered couples in the Tuscan countryside,</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><u><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lara-Bricker-Author/108426809224672">Lie
After Lie,</a></span></u><span lang="EN-US"> by news reporter and criminal
defense investigator Lara Bricker, about a woman whose husband fatally
poisons her over time by slipping antifreeze into her Gatorade,</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><u><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.kateflora.com/">Finding Amy</a></span></u><span lang="EN-US">, by novelist and true crime writer, Kate Flora, a 2007 Edgar
nominee,</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><u><span lang="EN-US">Betrayal:
Whitey Bulger and the FBI Agent Who Fought to Bring Him Down</span></u><span lang="EN-US">, by Robert Fitzpatrick (the FBI agent) with Jon Land.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Learn more about Boston mobster Whitey
Bulger and his girlfriend at <a href="http://www.ginafava.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/fugitive-thrillers">http://www.ginafava.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/fugitive-thrillers</a>.)</span></li>
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<span lang="EN-US">While many true crime books are based on murder cases,
others delve into abductions, robberies, arsons, and political scandal.
Many stories spring from recent headlines. Some are based on years of
research into a historical case. Aside from the intrigue that drips from
the pages, lessons in FBI criminal profiling, national security, and child
welfare also may be gleaned from the facts. </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">The genre is factual, and legal fact-checking is a
priority, so self-publishing in this realm may prove disastrous for anyone
inclined to do so, as the integrity of real life victims as well as the rights
of those who've committed the crimes are in play.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's recommended to seek a traditional
publisher in this vein of writing.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">If you have a background in journalism, law, or criminal
justice, true crime stories may be already be part of your genetic code.
I'm not sure if I have J.H. Bográn convinced to write them, but I'm certain
that he's already a fan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Either way, I'm
grateful to my friend and colleague for letting me visit today, and it's been
great connecting with all of his readers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Be sure to stop by <a href="http://www.ginafava.wordpress.com/">Gina Fava's
Blog</a> anytime to say hello.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have you
tried your hand at true crime writing? Are there movies or books based in
true crime that you'd like to share?</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Born in
Buffalo, NY, and living in New England, Gina Fava has written award-winning
short stories, and is working to publish two suspense thrillers based in Rome,
Italy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An active member of MWA, ITW, and
SinC, she's also a Formula One fan and an avid blogger, and she loves to
research first-hand the Italian reds that her characters imbibe. Learn more at <a href="http://www.ginafava.com/">http://www.ginafava.com/</a></span><br />
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">My Friend <a href="http://dustyskull.com/blog/?p=88"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">D. Krauss</span></a> tagged me with these
questions. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking: why do I still call him a friend,
right? </span></strong><br />
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Here’s my reasoning. I was bored, my blog needed a
new post— it’s been a while, and besides, when I read the questions I thought
they’d be fun.</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<br />
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">What is the working
title of your book?</span></strong><br />
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Now that’s a tricky question. The current title is
“Highland Creek,” but my editor has made it clear we have to change it. So what
is it going to be called when it is released? At this point, your guess is as
good as mine.</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><br />
<br />
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Where did the idea
come from for the book?</span></strong><br />
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">To explain the where the idea came from I must first
tell you the book is about a former member of the FDNY who lost his family in
an air accident. Now he´s trying to piece his life back together. He gets a
last-chance job investigating insurance fraud, but of course, being a thriller,
he soon finds himself in danger.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The original idea for the main plot dealt with the
Nigerian scams (yes, we all get those emails), but that concept was scraped in
one of the early revisions. </span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><br />
<br />
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">What genre does
your book fall under?</span></strong><br />
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Are you asking if it is suspense, action-adventure or
thriller? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of the above, hopefully.
Of course, there is a bit of romance mingled in there. </span></strong><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></b><br />
<br />
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Which actors would
you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?</span></strong><br />
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Jason Statham could play the lead, if he can manage
to lose the Brit accent. Jennifer Connelly for the female lead. The bad guy,
I’d propose Gael García Bernal. </span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><br />
<br />
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">What is the
one-sentence synopsis of your book?</span></strong><br />
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Former firefighter and widower Sebastian Martin
enters a new job investigating fraud but ends up strapped to a chair enduring
torture at the hands of a former KGB trainee. </span></strong><br />
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Phew, that was tough!</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><br />
<br />
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Will your book be
self-published or represented by an agency?</span></strong><br />
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Highland Creek, or whatever the title will be at the
time, will be released by Rebel E-Publishers. They are an up and coming
publisher who accepts un-agented authors.</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><br />
<br />
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">How long did it
take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?</span></strong><br />
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I wrote the first chapter in 2006, the finally typed
THE END in 2010. Don’t worry, the book is not overly long, it just happened
that life got in the way of my daily goals.</span></strong><br />
<br />
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">You don´t believe me? Look at the NANOWRIMO patch:</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">What other books
would you compare this story to within your genre?</span></strong><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The damaged hero is
reminiscent of James Bond after becoming a widower in On Her Majesty’s Secret
Service, or the first half of Lewis Perdue’s Daughter of God or even Ken
Follett’s Triple. Did I mention my book is a thriller?</span><br />
<br />
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Who or What
inspired you to write this book?</span></strong><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The book’s underlying theme
is “second chances.” This will be my second novel length work in English, thus
my second chance at it. I found inspiration in my desire to become a better
writer, device more complicated plots, and last but not least, to finish the
damn thing. </span><br />
<br />
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">What else about
your book might pique the reader’s interest?</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Exotic
locations! Half the book’s story happens in different cities of Honduras,
however, many of those places are viewed from a foreigner’s perspective. It was
quite tricky to take every-day landscapes into exotic locations. Well, not
really. The place is beautiful to begin with. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/tami.parrington"><span lang="ES-HN" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-HN;">Tami Parrington</span></a></span></div>
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questions about your current WIP (Work In Progress) on your blog </span></em><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193112282344720625.post-26872968180009378512012-10-06T23:33:00.001-06:002012-10-06T23:33:10.561-06:00Book giveaways<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="Default" border="0" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.bksp.org/upload/images/icons/icon1.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" title="Default" /> <strong>Deeds of a Master Archer first promo weekend</strong></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I've scheduled to give away <a href="http://amzn.to/PKEJ6b" target="_blank">Deeds of a Master Archer</a> for two days at Amazon. The story will be free on Saturday Oct/06 and Sunday Oct/07. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you could post to Facebook and Tweeter I'd be eternally grateful. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Here's a short Tweet, ready to copy paste:</span></div>
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One village, Two men, Three dragons, winner takes all. DEEDS OF A MASTER ARCHER, #free today. <a href="http://amzn.to/PKEJ6b" target="_blank">http://amzn.to/PKEJ6b</a></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As a companion, I scheduled <a href="http://amzn.to/R11xhk" target="_blank">The Assassin's Mistress</a> to go Free on Sunday only. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Here's the suggested Tweet:</span></div>
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In THE ASSASSIN'S MISTRESS, a random encounter leads to love, deception, passion, and murder. <a href="http://amzn.to/R11xhk" target="_blank">http://amzn.to/R11xhk</a> #free #kindlefree #rt</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The plan is that if all goes well on Sunday, I may add an extra day for both, but we´ll see. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Thanks to all.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193112282344720625.post-33700427384873272312012-09-30T18:58:00.000-06:002012-09-30T18:58:35.324-06:00The perfect way to top a SundayTreasure Hunt has a new review! And a remarkably great one!<br />
Here's the link:<br />
http://thecelebritycafe.com/reviews/2012/09/what-treasure-do-you-seek<br />
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Okay, not much left to say, except THANK YOU CelebrityCafe!!!<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193112282344720625.post-32483463256861155132012-09-27T10:32:00.000-06:002012-09-27T10:32:05.910-06:00I ran into Doctor Who<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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settled on “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_%28Doctor_Who%29">Rose,</a>” the first episode of the re-launched series. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although I’ve heard of the series and the cult
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Easy to
understand the legion of fans. I like the camera angles, the writing, the
little details. Not one info-dump during the entire show. We got to meet the
characters gradually. </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193112282344720625.post-51956056899716258022012-09-21T15:51:00.004-06:002012-09-21T15:51:50.134-06:00Deeds of a Master Archer is LIVE!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZaqCWPfpptY/UFzhPaSxu0I/AAAAAAAAAis/1QHKHLskYqE/s1600/deeds_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZaqCWPfpptY/UFzhPaSxu0I/AAAAAAAAAis/1QHKHLskYqE/s320/deeds_large.jpg" width="211" /></a>Former marine Douglas Rhodes and tech wizard Tom Stevenson started the
day struggling to move a washing machine in suburban California, but
they'll have to finish it in a strange land battling dragons.<br />
When they inadvertently interrupt the sacrifice to calm the local
dragons’ appetite, they become the besieged village’s last line of
defense against the flying fire-spitting terrors. <br />
Forget finding a way home, now they fight to stay alive!<br />
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Get your copy <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009DPAO7C/?tag=wwwjhbogranco-20" target="_blank">HERE!</a><br />
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<b>Early Reviews</b></div>
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If you enjoy movies and books like Journey to the Center of the Earth
and Timeline, “Deeds of a Master Archer” will drop you in the middle of
the action where two modern friends find themselves ´duck out of water´
in a medieval world, where the fantastic does exist. <br />
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-Pammela K. Kinney, author of Spectre Nightmares and Visitations and Haunted Richmond II.</div>
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I love how the story started in the modern day, real world and then
jumped into such a fantasy world filled with dragons! It kept me
engaged. <br />
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-Eileen Cruz Coleman, author of Taker of Light.<br />
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</b><br /> Feel free to post to Facebook or twitter post. Below is an easy fit for twitter: <br />
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Deeds of a Master Archer: 2 guys start the day with menial tasks, but end up fighting dragons. #fantasy #kindle #action <a href="http://amzn.to/PKEJ6b" target="_blank">http://amzn.to/PKEJ6b</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193112282344720625.post-33266016782201038982012-09-18T10:04:00.002-06:002012-09-18T10:04:36.247-06:00Media release for METER MAIDS EAT THEIR YOUNG<div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">METER MAIDS EAT THEIR YOUNG</span></i></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">EJ Knapp</span></b><img align="left" alt="Text Box: " height="258" hspace="12" src="http://65.55.175.87/att/GetInline.aspx?messageid=886b3908-00c7-11e2-a7fc-00237de4a660&attindex=2&cp=-1&attdepth=2&imgsrc=cid%3aimage003.png%4001CD94DC.6880A630&cid=27f6762f4c950a85&shared=1&blob=MnxpbWFnZTAwMy5wbmd8aW1hZ2UvcG5n&hm__login=jhbogran&hm__domain=hotmail.com&ip=10.4.71.8&d=d1217&mf=0&hm__ts=Tue%2c%2018%20Sep%202012%2016%3a03%3a26%20GMT&st=jhbogran&hm__ha=01_a9bec76ef7ed213c1b5da5aba68c094d4855e31c326992febd60ad50c62737c1&oneredir=1" width="177" /><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Parking
meters, the bane of every driver’s existence, could prove fatal for
Teller, an award-winning investigative journalist. Returning to his home
town after a twenty-year absence, Teller investigates the mysterious
appearance of the Meter Mangler, a hooded vandal who is trashing parking
meters. The Mangler is fast becoming a local hero to the town, a town
being crushed beneath the oppressive thumb of the Department of Parking
Enforcement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">With
the death of his best friend, Teller turns his attention to the
secretive DPE, a government entity which exacts Draconian measures
against anyone unfortunate enough to need a parking space. Commuters are
in an uproar, businesses have fled and the downtown shopping area is a
ghost town. The people are up in arms. The town is a powder keg.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">As
parking meters spring up everywhere, and uniformed thugs cruise the
streets in Cushman carts like hungry wolves seeking prey, Teller
struggles with the ghosts of his past and his growing attraction to his
blue-haired lodger while staying one step ahead of a growing threat to
his life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">If
you like Michael Connelly , Carl Hiaasen , Elmore Leonard, James Hall,
James Lee Burke you’ll enjoy EJ Knapp’s stylish, witty and engaging
style.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">‘Hell,
it seems, is populated by corrupted politicians, bent businessmen and
meter maids. And a sorry place it will be. Knapp takes a swipe at the
tyranny of the state from a wholly unexpected angle. Fast and punchy, he
lambasts bureaucracies’ easy pillaging of our public spaces. Sometimes
the seemingly mundane has the ability to explode into murder and riotous
mayhem, to be investigated by a series of intriguing characters and
leaving a crumpled pile of official vehicles in its wake.’ – <b>Andrew Brown</b>, author of <b><i>Inyenzi, Solace, Coldsleep</i></b></span><b><i> Lullaby, Refuge </i>and<i> Street Blues.</i></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">ISBN: </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">978-0-9869871-8-2</span></b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></i><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> eBook US$ 4.99 ($3.99 from Rebel e website)</span></b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">ISBN: 978-0-9869871-9-9 Paperback US$ 17.99 </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Available
from: Rebel e Online Bookstore, Amazon, iTunes, Kobo, Waterstones
online, Barnes & Noble online, Exclusive Books online and to order
from book stores. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">295 pages : 8 x 5 ins paperback</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Target market: Thriller</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">To arrange an interview please contact <a href="mailto:jayne@rebelepublishers.com">jayne@rebelepublishers.com</a> </span></b></div>
<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Read an excerpt:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> http://rebelepublishers.com/wp-content/sample_chapters/meter_maids_eat_their_young.html</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193112282344720625.post-26808071690372520992012-09-14T21:53:00.000-06:002012-09-14T21:53:15.338-06:00The Assassin's Mistress escapes! I mean, she goes freeWell, I already professed the love to my country with a nice little blog describing a <a href="http://thetaleweaver.blogspot.com/">virtual tour</a> of my five-star piece of heaven on Earth.<br />
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How could I top that?
How about a free day?<br />
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Well, yeah!
The Assassin's Mistress goes free, for one day only, on September 15.
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Here's the direct link.<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">I'd appreciate any tweet or RT about it. :-)</span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193112282344720625.post-9688096805857164242012-09-11T09:05:00.004-06:002012-09-14T21:54:20.452-06:00Take a tour to Honduras<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
vestiges of a Mayan settlement, towns reminiscent of the Spanish Colony,
beaches with fine white sand and swaying palm trees, a diver’s paradise amidst
the second largest coral reef in the world. You can find all that in the little
five-star country where I live. Let me give you a short guided tour of Honduras, Central America.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Let’s take
care of the basics first: Christopher Columbus discovered Honduras on his fourth trip America in
1502. The name Honduras
means an old Spanish form of saying “deep” or “The deeps.” It comes from an
expression of the great explorer himself. The ship sailed out of troubled
waters near our coast and he mused: “Thank God for freeing us of these deep
waters.” Or in proper Spanish</span><span lang="ES-HN" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-HN;">: “Gracias a Dios que hemos salido de estas <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">honduras</i>.” </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The country
is by tradition an agricultural heaven that exports coffee, bananas, tobacco,
and more recently watermelons and other non-traditional products such as fish,
shrimp. In recent years we’ve become a major player in the textile industry
that blossomed during the mid 90’s. Why do I bring up the textile? I owe the
plug. It is my day job after all. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">For the
official, government-sanctioned (read <s>boring</s>, official) details, you can
follow this <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honduras">link</a>. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">For the
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">San Pedro Sula</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> is the Honduran version of New
York City. It is not without reason that that the city
is dubbed: “The Honduran Industrial Capital.” Yep, all major businesses,
factories, commerce are gathered in the edge of the Sula Valley.
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">By the way,
the whole country is one big mountain range, so don’t expect to see anything
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">For night
life, we have plenty of bars, discos. Heck, there is even a drive through can
where you can get your beer. Sports are big here, too. There are two
official-size soccer stadiums with games almost every week. By the way, when a
Honduran says “sport”, he 99% of the time we mean “soccer.” There are other
sports, we know, but they don’t take a large piece of our heart as football
does. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Now, when
we talk beach, we have some paradise landscapes that could redefine the
postcard business. Really, I mean it. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Take the
city of Tela, for instance, just an hour by land
from San Pedro Sula.
There is a hotel complex with houses dating from the banana plantation right by
the beach. It’s the perfect place for a weekend getaway. On your way from your
cabaña, you can pay a Garifuna to braid your hair in the Bo Derek-famous style.
Just don’t become a cliché by running down the beach when they’re done.
Speaking of Garifunas, they make the best coconut based bread in the world (or
maybe it’s the only, not sure.). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A few years
ago, I took my Korean boss on a day trip to Copan Ruins. We walked about the
archaeological park, looked at the stelaes, you know, we completed the tour.
Afterwards I asked him what he thought, he said the place was nice but he could
not see pass the polished rocks. I guess he didn’t grasp the historical
significance of it. Anyway, Mayans and their calendar are popular due to the
over-exposed 2012 calendar. Last year I had the opportunity to consult with a
real Mayan expert named Ricardo Agurcia. He told me the “end of the world”
stuff was nonsense. Basically, and I’m paraphrasing here, is the end of a cycle.
Pretty similar to what happens on the day after December 31<sup>st</sup>, you
throw away the last year calendar a hang a new one on its place. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tip of advice: when you get to Copan, get a tour guide
to tell you what the rocks actually mean.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Well,
regardless of the part of the country that you decide to visit, you will always
find a couple of things to be truth: kind and gentle people willing to bend
over backwards to please the visitor. The other thing is that even though we
have a currency named after a national hero “Lempira,” most places will be glad
to take your dollars</span></div>
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I forget, there’s something interesting about Lempira. He was a native rebel
leader opposing the Spanish invasion. He gained such popularity that the
Spanish ordered him eliminated. Two guards waving a white flag enticed Lempira
out while a sniper hid behind a horse. The sniper promptly took the native out. </span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193112282344720625.post-30527694152572730412012-08-01T07:48:00.001-06:002012-08-01T07:48:55.449-06:00Website hiatusI used to have two websites, jhbogran.net and jhbogran.com. Now I think it is time I consolidate and revamp them. So, in the mean time (And also due to some website hosting issues with my current provider), my blog will be my home on the web.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193112282344720625.post-33250667885106641882012-07-31T14:32:00.000-06:002012-07-31T14:34:52.107-06:00Celebrating forty years with a new cover<br />
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was last Saturday, so this is my first post in the fourth decade of my life. I
received an early present. The talented <b>Rachel Cole</b> from <b>Littera Book Designs</b>
achieved the impossible--capture the essence of my story--and delivered a terrific cover for my new release,
Deeds of a Master Archer. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The short story will hit the Kindle store around the
end of August, so stay tuned.</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193112282344720625.post-58917806813069128952012-07-02T08:34:00.000-06:002012-07-02T08:36:26.098-06:00Literary Fireworks for Independence Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>4th of July Literary and Thriller Fireworks Free ebooks 2012</b><br />
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A group of literary and thriller authors will make their ebooks free on July 3-4 2012 <br />
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Download the full list by cutting and pasting this URL into a browser:<br />
<a href="http://amzn.com/lm/R2WOWYEBBT2Q8E" target="_blank">http://amzn.com/lm/R2WOWYEBBT2Q8E</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193112282344720625.post-9798966900102007432012-06-25T10:46:00.000-06:002012-06-25T10:46:52.512-06:00Cool new interviewGrand thriller writer from NZ Cat Connor sat me in the spotlight for a deep probing interview:<br />
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http://catconnor.blogspot.co.nz/2012/06/interrogation-of-jose-bogran.html<br />
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What's my underwear has to do with it, really?<br />
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