BRING DOWN THE FURIES, the second Quint Mitchell Mystery took the top spot, a Gold Medal in last night Florida Authors & Publishers Association President’s Awards. Quint knocked out the judges and the competition, and Parker was there to take home the gold, saying he felt like an Olympic champion. read more…
Posts Tagged ‘Bring Down the Furies’
The Suspense is Killing Me
The following first appeared in The Florida Writer, the official member magazine of the Florida Writers Association, in my column, The First Million Words.
“I had to force myself to finish it.”
The speaker was a woman I met at a party recently, and she was telling me of a book she’d read that hadn’t read more…
Contest Winner
Congratulation to Penelope Merriweather, winner of the “Like Parker Francis” contest. As I said in my last post, the contest generated over 350 new Likes to the official Parker Francis Facebook page, spurred, perhaps, by the prize of an autographed copy of BRING DOWN THE FURIES. Penelope’s number was chosen read more…
I “Like” You, Too
On December 20 I kicked off a new contest I called the Drive to 205, a blatant attempt to add more Likes to my Parker Francis Facebook page. At the time I had only 95 Likes and was feeling despondent. I said I hoped to double the current number to 205 in read more…
Playing God
Writers hold an awesome power in their hands. We’re able to create “storybook people” from the depths of our imagination. I like to think of it as playing God. Of course, with great power comes great responsibility, and I take the people-building process quite seriously. I hope my readers appreciate read more…
Barnes & Noble Signing
Saturday, January 12 – 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
10280 Midtown Parkway (St. Johns Town Center)
Jacksonville, FL