Thai Day reviewed Heart Talk on Monday 31 July 2006, and concluded, “Heart Talk is an interesting reference and would make a good gift...

Last Sunday I flew to Phnom Penh. One of those fifty-five minutes flights that now make even the most exotic place accessible. Changes...

Success brings in the lawyers faster than failure. CBC Arts files a report about a court battle of film rights to a novel. A case in ...

It is in my hands. Heart Talk. Like a new baby. Is she ever beautiful. If you want to deeper your understanding of what is below the...

I have had several replies about my earlier blog discussing the importance of originality. The most thoughtful of the comments came...

The CBC Words at Large has posted a feature article about Canadians who have won international awards for crime fiction. According to...

If you wish to add your 2 cents to any of the blog entries, there is now a readers comment box. Click on and pass along your thoughts....

One of the best reviewers in Asia is Mark Schreiber, who pens reviews for The Japan Times. His most recent offering comes under the...

I’ve been asked what books I have been reading (and I’ve expanded this books that I have in the pipeline from amazon). Readers are...

Here is an idea for a book: When a Lawyer Needs A Lawyer The local newspapers reported that Chuwit Ramovisit and 129 associates had been...

I will finish the second draft in two weeks. Meanwhile, the new cover design has been approved. I appreciate the many comments and...

Over at Jiro Kimura’s The Gumshoe site comes the news that “Michael Connelly won the Maltese Falcon Award from The Maltese Falcon Society...

Jeffrey Cohen has done both. He’s been a reviewer and he’s a novelist. His perspective on getting a bad review is interesting. The...

Colin Cotterill’s latest novel in his award winning series titled Disco for the Departed will be released on 1st August 2006. The advance...

If you are in Bangkok on Friday 7 July 2006, please drop in at the The Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand around 7.00 p.m. I will...

Like many writers I check on the amazon.com rankings of my books. Mostly this is an ego-driven, time wasting exercise, taking away from...

I am one third of the way through the second draft of The Risk of Infidelity Index. It amazes me how the process of writing a second...

Grumpy Old Bookman has an insightful summary of Victorian morality and the knock on effect it had on newspapers, magazines and books ...

Many authors find it tough to find a conventional publisher for their fiction. With thousands of writers competing for a few slots on...

Amazon.com has a place for reviewer comments. And reviewers are entitled to make their views known. I respect and indeed encourage...