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NeilPlakcy

  1. All Untreed Reads books on sales at BooksonBoard (including 13 of mine!): bit.ly/AvaSmZ
  2. Watch my friend Steve Greenberg's new show on Food Network, INVENTION HUNTERS, tonight!
  3. Timetable problems in my current revision. What happens when you tear a book apart & then revise.
  4. SNL Amazon parody re: 50 Shades of Gray: nbc.com/saturday-night…. Very funny!
  5. 1st day of summer break. As soon as I get caught up I can relax! (hopefully before August)
  6. Fabulous review for ZERO BREAK: romancing-the-book.com/2012/04/review…
  7. Nice review for my Cleis Press anthology Model Men from Night Owl Reviews: erotica.nightowlreviews.com/nor/Reviews/Te…
  8. @jasunmark @neilplakcy you and me both! I'm thinking Brian Yang from Hawaii Five-O as Kimo.
  9. Excerpt from Zero Break: glfictionexcerpts.blogspot.com/?zx=1304ee5c47…
  10. @abidulka @neilplakcy Yes, lots of fun & sold some books!
  11. Getting ready for Zero Break launch party Sat 3-5 @ Stonewall Library in Ft. Laud.
  12. @authornoel @neilplakcy Thanks, Cherie! I love MLR and feel very fortunate to be a part of the family.
  13. @MissySuzy11 See if your library has The Melting Pot Book of Baby Names-- great resource! Also can google for "Russian Baby Names" etc.
  14. Yowza! Zero Break, the newest Kimo mystery, launches today. Buy e-book from the MLR website & get an extra short story. tinyurl.com/zerobreak
  15. All five of my Loose Id books are 20% off this week for Read an Ebook Week: loose-id.com/Our-Authors/Ne… (you'll see the discount at checkout)
  16. Citing tweets in academic papers: theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
  17. Writing about my inspiration for the forthcoming ZERO BREAK: thebigthrill.org/2012/02/zero-b…
  18. Leaving soon for #Sleuthfest; have to be there at 3:15 for the excursion to the shooting range.
  19. New blog post on the eight cognitive characteristics of career criminals: mahubooks.blogspot.com/2012/02/8-cogn…
  20. Just in time for Valentine's Day, my new short story from MLR: mlrbooks.com/ShowBook.php?b…