It seems everyone is blogging about the death of Robert Parker, one of the most prolific writers in modern times. I’m joining in. Parker’s Spenser and Jesse Stone novels sold millions of copies and the characters were immortalized not only on page but in television series.
I met Parker five years ago at a conference in [...]

I signed up for Facebook because every author I know is also on the site. Maybe they know something I don’t know…like thousands of people will see my profile, my witty weekly offering, and buy my books?
Nah. That didn’t happen. What did happen is that people I don’t know want to be [...]

Publisher’s Weekly gave me a great review in their early September edition. Now I don’t know what to do. For my November release of Stuff To Spy For, they used words like Crazy, Wacky, and “laugh out loud moments.” And that’s exactly what I was going for. So what do I do? [...]

Are you taking a vacation this year? I know some people who are staying home. The economy, you know. And I totally understand that we all are doing with less these days. Or maybe we have the same or more, but we’re conserving our money. Finally saving some it. [...]

What makes a book special to you? What makes it stand out?
After years of book discussions with readers, I still find it interesting as to what elements a book has to have to give it a special place in someone’s library.
Jay, who writes a blog on this site, says he wants a [...]

Twitter anyone?
I’m just getting my feet wet…or my tweeter twitted, or something like that. If you log on to Twitter.com, and check out donbrunsbooks, you can see my daily two sentence blog about where I am, what I’m doing and random thoughts.
Who cares?
So far, without really reaching out, [...]

Most authors dislike the question ‘Where do you get your ideas?’. I mean, it’s like asking a person ‘where do you get your food?’. It’s all around you. At a restaurant, in a grocery store, on the vine, in the trees…
Authors get their ideas everywhere. Newspapers, on a plane, from a [...]

January 19, 1809, the father of the modern mystery was born in Boston. 200 years have passed, and still the accolades roll in. Edgar Allen Poe waxed poetically about the Raven, The Masque Of The Red Death, The Bells, The Telltale Heart, and The Murders In The Rue Morgue.
Yesterday I had the opportunity [...]

Barnes and Noble are suffering one of the worst years in their history. Borders is trying to sell. No one is buying. Books A Million is down 9% and one publisher has instructed its staff to buy NO MORE MANUSCRIPTS.
Why is business so bad? It’s bad everywhere. And most of it [...]

So I’m working on a book, and staring at the original portrait of a nude black woman with three faces. It’s a fascinating piece…by jazz aritist Miles Davis. And while I glance around the library with its rolling ladder,vaulted ceiling and wet bar, I see an original self portrait of Vicent [...]