Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Disappointed by CROSS RHODES: GOLDUST, OUT OF THE DARKNESS

Of every wrestling book that has been released, I've looked forward to none as much as CROSS RHODES. Dustin Rhodes grew up the son of a wrestling legend, quickly became a star, and transformed into one of wrestling's greatest characters during the WWF Attitude era; I thought he would have an amazing story to tell. 

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Excerpts from The Somebody Obsession


Here's a sample of my upcoming book, available January 24.  These are excerpts from pages 1-104.  You can preorder now at my website.

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When my book, THE SOMEBODY OBSESSION: A NOBODY’S DESPERATE JOURNEY TO THE SPOTLIGHT, is released January 24, it will be available in print and Kindle formats.  The cost will be $12.95 for the print version and $2.99 for the Kindle version.

I know I’m going to sound like an Amazon salesman here, but I love doing business with the company as a consumer (did 90% of my Christmas shopping on their site) and as a writer.

Saturday, November 27, 2010

THE SOMEBODY OBSESSION on Facebook

Here's the link. 'Like' it to keep updated on my latest book's news, reviews, etc.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Review of J.A. Konrath's SHAKEN

Shaken (Jacqueline Shaken by J. A. Konrath

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


SHAKEN was the first book I've read from author J.A. Konrath, but it certainly won't be the last. Part of his Jacquelyn "Jack" Daniels series, the book is a great standalone thriller that never left me feeling lost because I hadn't read the previous titles in the series.

I was hooked within the first few pages. Although the book bounced around quite a bit, Konrath did it so well that I only had to stop once or twice to remember which story I was following at a given time. SHAKEN had the pace of an Alex Cross novel. The short chapters nudged its stories one step closer to the payoff, when Konrath masterfully tied it all together during the edge-of-your-seat conclusion.

One minor fault was the names of two important characters, Daniels' closest allies Harry and Herb. I had to stop a half-dozen times to sort them out. But it's a very small annoyance in an otherwise excellent novel that inspired me to put the rest of the books in the series on my Amazon wish list.

Highly recommended!

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Decisions, Decisions

When writing an autobiography, there are so many decisions to be made, some which can make or break a book:
Which stories should I tell, which people should I include, and which should I omit?
Who will I upset and who will I infuriate?
How do I balance exposition and editorializing?
How will readers respond?
How will my son feel about this book when he reads it one day?
By the time the final draft was finished, there was only one thing that mattered to me: writing the most honest, accurate account of my story that I could.


Saturday, November 20, 2010

THE SOMEBODY OBSESSION is ahead of schedule.

After a two-day marathon, I've finished the interior and cover layouts for my autobiography, The Somebody Obsession: A Nobody's Desperate Journey to Stardom. I should have a proof copy in my hands within a week.

My first book, The Story of a Nobody and the Pursuit to Become a Somebody, was released in 2004. My upcoming book is a new and, I believe, much improved telling of my story.

Why release another version of the same story? Several reasons.