Post from Lee Goldberg
Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 9:33 pm
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Author Christa Faust is so happy that her new book has found a home with Hard Case Crime, who been enthusiastic supporters of hers and published her previous books to great acclaim, that she has tattooed their logo on her…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Monday, February 1, 2010, 1:42 am
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Amazon recently stopped selling titles from Macmillan and its subsidiaries because the publisher refuses to abide by a $9.99 cap on prices for ebooks. Today, Amazon grand poobah Jeff Bezos released a statement on the matter saying that he’d eventually…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Saturday, January 30, 2010, 5:45 am
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Kevin Weiss, the CEO of the vanity press Author Solutions, posted a video on YouTube asking the Mystery Writers of America, Science Fiction Writers of America, and the Romance Writers of America to meet with him to discuss all the…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 6:53 pm
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The HMSS blog tipped me to this terrific spoof of the CASINO ROYALE pre-credits and opening title sequence.

Post from Lee Goldberg
Tuesday, December 29, 2009, 6:25 am
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My old high school buddy Christine Ferreira sent me this hilarious email exchange, which comes frighteningly close to many that I’ve had with people who’d like me to work for free. Here’s an excerpt: From: Simon Edhouse Date: Monday 16…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Saturday, December 26, 2009, 3:03 am
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Two things got me thinking today about the challenges of adapting a book to the screen — my friend John Rogers’ blog posts on the subject and the movie UP IN THE AIR, which I loved. I’ve written a few…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Wednesday, December 23, 2009, 10:20 am
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You have to see this eye-opening compilation video that shows how inventively and frequently green screen is being used on TV, and not just for big effects sequences, but simple walk-and-talks down a residential street.

Post from Lee Goldberg
Thursday, December 17, 2009, 1:56 am
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It’ s not unusual to see magazines that are a year or two old in the waiting room at the doctor’s office. But that’s nothing compared to what Alan Barer found in the waiting room at Eisenhower Medical Center in…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Tuesday, December 15, 2009, 6:16 am
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Many thanks to the Davy Crockett Almanack for leading me to The Tainted Archive, and their post on “How to Emulate THE SAINT On A Limited Budget.” The tips include: 3- You must maintain an air of mystery. To truly…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Saturday, December 12, 2009, 7:12 am
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There’s a terrific interview with my brother Tod over at The Writers Inner Journey. Here’s an excerpt: “That I am able to ruminate on these rather dark issues for great lengths of time is somewhat disturbing in that I think…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 4:13 am
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Author Laura Lippman, who will be MWA president next year, commented on her blog about the reaction among self-published authors to MWA’s decision. She wrote: As the incoming MWA president, I have no voting rights, no role in policy-making. I…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Monday, December 7, 2009, 9:55 pm
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Author Sandra Ruttan has blogged at length on numerous sites about her problems with the MWA taking an ethical stand against Harlequin’s business practices. She writes, in part: However, in all of this, do you notice what isn’t discussed? What…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Monday, December 7, 2009, 3:55 am
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Harlequin seems to be tripping over itself lately with one public relations blunder after another. First, they start up a vanity press program and use the editors of their traditional publishing imprints to recommend it to rejected authors. As if…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Sunday, December 6, 2009, 10:08 am
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The reaction to MWA’s delisting of Harlequin has been overwhelmingly positive. I wish I could share with you the dozens of emails I’ve received from authors, many of them published by Harlequin, expressing their support for the MWA’s action. But…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Sunday, December 6, 2009, 3:54 am
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Novelist James Reasoner said some very nice things on his blog about my movie FAST TRACK: NO LIMITS, which is now out on DVD. He said, in a part: Katie needs money to save her garage, and her only real…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Sunday, December 6, 2009, 3:49 am
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There’s a Q&A interview with me today over at the MAYHEM & MAGIC blog about me and my latest MONK novel. Here’s a peek: Lee, tell us about a bit about your latest book and your writing schedule [...]My writing…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 2:22 am
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I was pleased to discover today two great reviews for MR. MONK IN TROUBLE, which comes out tomorrow. Author, blogger, and man-about-town Bill Crider wrote, in part: The relationship between Monk and Natalie has always been as interesting to me…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Saturday, November 28, 2009, 1:41 am
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Back in the mid-80s, when I was still a freelancer writer, I wrote hundreds of articles for STARLOG and their sister magazines, including FANGORIA, COMICS SCENE, and ALLURE, their feeble attempt at their own version of PLAYGIRL. Just what the…

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Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 11:35 pm
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The Red Adept blog reviews the Kindle edition of my 1985 novel .357 VIGILANTE #2: MAKE THEM PAY and was far kinder to the book than I had any right to expect. Here’s an excerpt from the review: The storyline…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Monday, November 23, 2009, 6:45 pm
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Bookgasm’s Bruce Grossman gave my brother Tod’s new book OTHER RESORT CITIES a rave review today. Here’s an excerpt: The people who populate these stories could totally exist in our society and probably some do. They are just like you…