FRIDAY ROUND-UP

The world didn't end (sorry Mayans) and our authors kept on promoting. Check out the sock puppet interview with budding filmmakers, find out who hangs out in cowboy bars, meet a spunky senior and a wild woman—all at this week's Round-Up!

JOHN BRANTINGHAM, author of the soon to be published “Mann of War,” has a sock puppet interview up with the college students making the trailer. Apparently, there was a freeway escapade and dead students littering the campus, but my question is: How does a sock puppet swallow coffee?

http://johnbrantingham.blogspot.com/

STEPHEN BRAYTON, author of “Alpha,”started out on radio but found writing more to his liking. LORNA COLLINS gets more info in her interview.

 http://lornacollins-author.blogspot.com

Speaking of LORNA, she's the “spunky senior” highlighted this week over at 

http://spunkyseniors.blogspot.com/ 

“What's a nice woman like you. . . .” LESLEY DIEHL, author of “Dumpster Dying,” and about-to-be-released “Grilled, Chilled and Killed,” gets inspiration from hanging out in cowboy bars. Don't believe me? Check out her interview at http://novelspaces.blogspot.com/2012/12/guest-author-lesley-diehl-research-in.html  There's a book drawing as well. Yahoo! 

Is SUNNY FRAZIER, author of the Christy Bristol Astrology Mysteries, really talking about being a “plotter” or a “pantser” over at Buried Under Books, or something much, much more? 

http://www.cncbooks.com/blog/2012/12/18/pantsing-through-life/

At the Crimewriters blog, Sunny nabbed the headlines and explains why she has a foul opinion of  obscenity in novels for acquisitions.

www.crimewriters.blogspot.com    

DENNIS GRIFFIN (Vegas Vixen) interviewed MORGAN ST. JAMES (Who's Got the Money?) on True Crime blog radio. They discussed humor in mysteries.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/insidelenz/2012/12/19/crime-wire  

JOHN LINDERMUTH, author of Pennsylvania mystery “Fallen From Grace,” and “Practice To Deceive” has an interview posted at

http://kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com/2012/12/review-fallen-from-grace-by-j-r.html 

MARJA MCGRAW, author of  “Bogey Nights” and “Bogey's Ace in the Hole,” talks about the real life inspiration for Bubba's Ghost.

http://evelyncullet.com/author-marja-mcgraws-real-life-experience/#comment-435

Over at her own blog, Marja asks if personal habits can tell a person's state of mind.

http://www.marjamcgraw.com

Wild woman of the week is MARILYN MEREDITH, who introduces another wild woman, Tempe Crabtree.

http://wildwomenauthorsx2.blogspot.com/2012/12/meet-tempe-crabtee-and-marilyn-meredith.html

You can hear Rabbi ILENE SCHNEIDER (author of “Unleavened Dead”) speaking at the Jewish Writers' Conference at Beth El Hebrew Congregation in Alexandria, VA on You Tube. Go to approximately 45:00 on the time scale to listen.

http://youtu.be/rpruPrOLeIo

Don't forget to check out the December issue of Tricks of the Trade. MORGAN ST. JAMES has a Christmas story to share as well as many other terrific articles.

http://writerstricksofthetrade.blogspot.com/