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Coffee Break

Posted by Sharon A. Austin at 8:03 AM
October-- I'm preparing to put my second novel on Amazon. It should be available in a couple of days. The story, a standalone mystery, is the first in a series.

The first draft of Book 2 is complete.

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New Book Releases For October

Posted by Sharon A. Austin at 1:07 PM
CRAVE: A Novel of the Fallen Angels by J.R. Ward
http://jrward.com/

THE REVERSAL by Michael Connelly
http://www.michaelconnelly.com/

AMERICAN VAMPIRE Vol. 1 by Scott Snyder, Stephen King, and Rafael Albuquereque [illustrator] http://www.daemonsbooks.com/2010

GREAT HOUSE by Nicole Krauss
http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=16245

THE UNIDENTIFIED by Rae Mariz
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3126853.Rae_Mariz

BEAUTIFUL DARKNESS by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
http://beautifulcreaturesthebook.com/

THE LOST HERO: The Heroes of Olympus, Book One by Rick Riordan
http://www.rickriordan.com/

THE SCORCH TRIALS [Maze Runner Trilogy] by James Dashner
http://www.jamesdashner.com/

THE TEMPLAR SALVATION by Raymond Khoury
http://www.raymondkhoury.com/home/index.asp

CRESCENDO by Becca Fitzpatrick
http://beccafitzpatrick.com/

THE CONFESSION by John Grisham
http://www.jgrisham.com/

LIFE by Keith Richards and James Fox
http://www.daemonsbooks.com/2010/

From: http://www.daemonsbooks.com/2010/10/04/new-book-releases-october-2010/
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Serial Quiller Now Available

Posted by Sharon A. Austin at 4:29 PM
It's official! My novel, SERIAL QUILLER, a psychological thriller, has gone live on Amazon Kindle. [linked in right column]

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Moved by the success of her debut novel, twenty-six-year-old BJ Donovan of New Orleans, Louisiana, can't handle the thoughts of being a one-hit wonder and never feeling special ever again. Using her position as the executive chef and owner of a popular restaurant in the French Quarter to blend in with the community, she embarks on a killing spree, with the aid of voodoo magic, and uses details of the murders to help sustain her best-seller status with a planned thriller series.

While the body count rises—from her brother's girlfriend, found mutilated at an abandoned farmhouse, to an undercover cop murdered in a dark alley on the riverside—BJ tries to remain above suspicion as she continues to write the wrongs in her world.

SERIAL QUILLER is the first in the Bad Mojo series.

Copyright 2010 Sharon Austin All Rights Reserved


Halloween Favorites

Posted by Sharon A. Austin at 10:45 AM
[1920] The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
[1932] The Old Dark House
[1943] The Seventh Victim
[1953] War of the Worlds
[1960] Psycho
[1973] The Exorcist
[1974] Texas Chainsaw Massacre
[1975] Jaws
[1978] Halloween // Dawn of the Dead
[1979] Alien // The Brood // Salem's Lot
[1980] Gates of Hell // The Changeling
[1982] The Thing

[1984] Nightmare on Elm Street
[1989] Pet Sematary
[1991] The Silence of the Lambs
[2000] Ju-on
[2001] Session 9
[2002] Mothman Prophecies // 28 Days Later // The Ring
[2003] Janghwa, Hongryeon (A Tale of Two Sisters)
[2004] Saw
[2005] The Descent // Wolf Creek
[2006] Hostel // Pan's Labyrinth
[2007] Rec
[2008] Shutter // The Eye
[2009] Book of Blood // The Grudge 3 // Trick 'r Treat
[2010] Let Me In // My Soul To Take

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Scary Good

Posted by Sharon A. Austin at 6:28 AM
IT by Stephen King
KOKO by Peter Straub
GHOSTS by Noel Hynd
THE RATS by James Herbert
DARK GODS by T.E.D. Klein
GHOST STORY by Peter Straub
THE TRICKSTER by Muriel Gray
SONG OF KALI by Dan Simmons
HELL HOUSE by Richard Matheson
BLACK ANGEL by Graham Masterton
BY REASON OF INSANITY by Shane Stevens

THE NIGHT OF THE RIPPER by Robert Bloch
THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE by Shirley Jackson
THE WOMAN IN BLACK: A Ghost Story by Susan Hill

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Interesting Screenwriting Blogs

Posted by Sharon A. Austin at 11:10 PM
The Artful Writer http://artfulwriter.com/

Johnaugust.Com http://johnaugust.com/

By Ken Levine http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/

Running With My Eyes Closed http://www.jillgolick.com/

Writing For Performance http://robinkellyuk.blogspot.com/

BBC Writersroom http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/writersroom/

Cyber Screenwriter http://cyberscreenwriter.blogspot.com/

The Screenwrightist http://www.screenwrightist.com/

Suite101: Writing For Stage/Screen http://www.suite101.com/writingforstagescreen

From: http://thedailyreviewer.com/top/screenwriting/1
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Time For A Change

Posted by Sharon A. Austin at 9:53 PM
This is my favorite time of the year. Autumn leaves are much more colorful than spring flowers. Gone are the heat, haze and humidity of a long, hot summer. The days are fair and fresh, and I can see clearly, now.

The ordinary life is not for me. Knowing I am about to embark on another adventure makes me very happy.

Ebooks have provided an opportunity for new writers to get their own books in the marketplace without depending on someone else to do it for them.

In the next few days, I'll have a book on Amazon Kindle. I can keep my title and my rights. Have full control of the cover art. And, I don't have to wait an additional year and a half for the book to become available.

I need to replace my photo in the right column. After a lifetime of blonde hair, I changed it to auburn [reddish-brown]. I really like the new 'fall' look.

Wallander has arrived. PBS Masterpiece Mystery - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/wallander/index.html

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