tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:06:19 +0000ethicspaperworkcalendarperfectionismaddictionillnessworking at homebeersadreddingmeatweekendsnewsbugsbooksodorsstuffpokerbathingshoppingahabedtimebossesbargainsubscribehome officemanhoodphonewarsummertravelcell phonestaxeslaundryhermithome designe-mailfamilysportsbaldnessangerpetscarsblogsrantvoicemailkidshumorexerciseweatherfacebookdoctorrednecksreadingTVFirepowermorningsnamesguysseminarboogensacronymseconomybrainlanguagepocketsmemorygravityschooljunkcomputersworkingmannersfurnitureplumbingdietmovieyardworkseniorsswimmingmarijuanaholidaystallteefinsanitycaliforniaslothpaintingnoiseconferencesbathroomscleaningstupidcookingmovingbuzzwordssolituderulesgizmosprofanitysanta cruzorganizationappliancesbeachflying monkeysguiltreal estatemarriageaginghoroscopeswider worldhelpsleepsexheadlinescrimeclotheschoresco-workersnerveseyeballsrewritingdrivingoverheardbubbatechnophobiascienceelvishome repairsgremlinsgermsbirthdaystressrecyclinghouseworkvacationtraumasdorkpoliticsboozegarageplantsparentingpartymusicgamese-bookswifeHarquizcritterstelemarketerstimekindletrashdreamsklutzself-publishingfoodjokequotesdentistmenscrewedcoffeephobiasemergencytyposteenstrafficsnowwritinghealthcommutingfatmanagementbig businessmoneyhttp://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)Blogger967125blogspot/stevebrewerhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702.post-8188359600255355073Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:07:00 +00002012-01-26T08:07:53.785-08:00self-publishingcrimee-bookskindlebookswritingMy hard-boiled short story PAYOFF is now a free e-book via Smashwords. Click here to see it. Smashwords allows you to download such stories to virtually all e-readers, including Kindle. PAYOFF was written originally for DAMN NEAR DEAD (Busted Flush Press), an anthology of "geezer noir" featuring protagonists who are senior citizens. In PAYOFF, a 77-year-old heist man named Eddie gets approached http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~3/gCq9Vy_DG3M/free-short-story-more.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~4/gCq9Vy_DG3M" height="1" width="1"/>http://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/2012/01/free-short-story-more.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702.post-2727865321492351143Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:24:00 +00002012-01-17T09:24:56.469-08:00rulesself-publishingrewritinge-booksfacebookkindlebooksreadingwritingI'm pleased to announce a second edition of my 1000 Rules for Successful Living, now available via Kindle and Smashwords. To start the new year off right, I revamped the e-book to include some of the more recent entries in my long-running list of twisted adages and fractured advice. The new edition is truly a "best of" list, including such gems as: It takes two to tango, but you can pirouette http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~3/5KUlqWf9HxM/new-rules-for-new-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~4/5KUlqWf9HxM" height="1" width="1"/>http://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-rules-for-new-year.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702.post-6732861693413582145Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:10:00 +00002012-01-12T10:10:26.479-08:00newscrimeA tip for the Deputy Barney Fifes of the world: If you leave a suspect in your patrol car, make sure he can't drive it away. Police in northwest Indiana are still on the lookout for a man who stole a cop car, then had the audacity to use the police radio to ask headquarters how to remove his handcuffs. He also asked whether the car had a cigarette lighter. The car was later found submerged in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~3/Yo19ob1q5Rk/youre-doing-it-wrong.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~4/Yo19ob1q5Rk" height="1" width="1"/>http://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/2012/01/youre-doing-it-wrong.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702.post-1984223891555941602Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:32:00 +00002011-12-29T11:32:23.456-08:00self-publishingnewsbubbae-booksworking at homefacebookkindlebooksgizmosAmazon.com says it sold more than 4 million Kindle e-readers in December, and I was one of the lucky ones who received a Kindle Fire from Santa. I've played around with my new Kindle so much, I gave myself a pain -- aching neck and shoulders from hunching over the full-color screen. I've learned to look up occasionally and swivel my head around to keep from freezing up. Already, I've downloadedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~3/rriM7K4p6VE/ready-aim-kindle-fire.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~4/rriM7K4p6VE" height="1" width="1"/>http://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/2011/12/ready-aim-kindle-fire.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702.post-5507873301832595410Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:27:00 +00002011-12-22T11:27:46.854-08:00self-publishinge-booksworking at homecalendarbooksholidayswritingMay you all be with your loved ones this Christmas season, and may the new year bring you everything you desire. We're delighted to be back in New Mexico this year, and to have both of our sons (who still live on the West Coast) here for the holidays. I've taken the week off from work after finishing the first draft of a new Bubba Mabry novella. Rewrites to come after Christmas, as well as http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~3/v1O2hRchQFM/happy-holidays.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~4/v1O2hRchQFM" height="1" width="1"/>http://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/2011/12/happy-holidays.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702.post-193571640636785892Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:17:00 +00002011-12-10T11:17:41.572-08:00self-publishingcrimee-booksbooksholidayswritingIf you're a fan of short stories (or if you have such folks on your Christmas list), I've got some great recommendations for you. Daniel Woodrell's "The Outlaw Album" continues the great work he's done in such novels as "Winter's Bone" and "Tomato Red." These are hard-boiled stories about hard-bitten people in the Ozarks and they're not for the faint of heart, but, dang, they're good. The same http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~3/7ZcGToczomA/new-shorts-for-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~4/7ZcGToczomA" height="1" width="1"/>http://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-shorts-for-christmas.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702.post-3088910938864319041Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:43:00 +00002011-11-27T10:43:34.091-08:00self-publishingbubbabargaincrimeshoppinge-bookskindlebooksholidayswritingHoliday shopping is upon us again, and there's no better remedy than my Christmas novella, "Sanity Clause." Bumbling private eye Bubba Mabry is hired to keep an eye on the Santas at an Albuquerque mall. This is harder than it sounds because Santa Claus has always given Bubba the creeps. Plus, he must suffer through mobs of greedy shoppers, shrieking children and Christmas Muzak. When one of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~3/rW_fT3RFROs/ho-ho-ho-for-holidays.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~4/rW_fT3RFROs" height="1" width="1"/>http://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/2011/11/ho-ho-ho-for-holidays.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702.post-2038691569957172152Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:21:00 +00002011-11-16T07:21:22.316-08:00crimemoneyaddictionbooksheadlinesmarijuanaeconomyself-publishingcaliforniae-booksbig businessreddingwritingMy crime novel THE BIG WINK is looking more and more like a snapshot of history. On Tuesday, the City Council in Redding, CA, voted to ban medical marijuana dispensaries, effective Dec. 1. I wrote THE BIG WINK while we were living in Redding in 2009. It was a wild time in Northern California, with everyone jumping on the medical marijuana bandwagon while the feds looked the other way. Thirty http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~3/Cxqgdq7_Xao/cannabis-crime-and-big-wink.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~4/Cxqgdq7_Xao" height="1" width="1"/>http://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/2011/11/cannabis-crime-and-big-wink.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702.post-7009098335152228220Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:09:00 +00002011-11-03T12:02:24.921-07:00rewritingbubbabargaincrimee-bookshumorbooksworkingwritingGood luck to all of you who are participating in National Novel-Writing Month, and keep on cranking out those words. Remember, you can always fix them later. When is National Novel-Editing Month? I've never done NaNoWriMo, though I'm coincidentally working on a new novel as it gets under way. I started writing a new Bubba Mabry novel, PARTY DOLL, on Oct. 13 and, after some stops and starts, I'm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~3/fgIO8IbFeNI/whoa-its-nanowrimo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~4/fgIO8IbFeNI" height="1" width="1"/>http://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/2011/11/whoa-its-nanowrimo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702.post-5019380675924207042Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:34:00 +00002011-10-18T09:34:10.553-07:00self-publishingmovingcrimebeache-booksbookssanta cruzreadingwritingI'm always delighted to announce the publication of a new short story. I haven't written that many over the years (the novel being my comfortable preference), and usually only produce short fiction when asked. That was the case with this new one, "Surf City," which I wrote for my pal Brian Thornton, editor of WEST COAST CRIME WAVE, the new anthology from BSTSLLR.com. Brian asked if I had a West http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~3/QiF8FVrtjYE/west-coast-crime-wave-launches.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~4/QiF8FVrtjYE" height="1" width="1"/>http://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/2011/10/west-coast-crime-wave-launches.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702.post-8205341879858348988Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:08:00 +00002011-10-17T06:08:04.403-07:00self-publishingblogsrewritingnewsbubbacrimee-bookskindlebooksreddingwritingmovieAuthor and book blogger Sean Patrick Reardon has discovered my crime novels, and he really likes them. He wrote about them on his blog recently, and today he features a Q&A with me. He asked good questions, and the answers are full of information about my latest books and upcoming projects. Click here to read it. Thanks, Sean!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~3/YlE2w2kZcxY/check-out-this-q.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~4/YlE2w2kZcxY" height="1" width="1"/>http://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/2011/10/check-out-this-q.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702.post-1465935163159150532Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:44:00 +00002011-10-12T10:44:51.653-07:00rewritingmovingFirepowerbubbacrimeshoppinge-booksworking at homebookswritingNow that we're fully relocated in Albuquerque, it's time to catch up on the paying work. Lots to report: I'm busy promoting the three novels published in the last few months -- CALABAMA, THE BIG WINK and LOST VEGAS. Those novels and FIREPOWER, which came out a year ago, are $2.99 each via Kindle and Smashwords. All my other crime novels, including the Bubba Mabry series, have been marked down tohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~3/XsCWS2pNYNg/work-work-work.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~4/XsCWS2pNYNg" height="1" width="1"/>http://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/2011/10/work-work-work.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702.post-4359988636433296212Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:01:00 +00002011-10-08T12:01:41.450-07:00newsmovingworking at homeWe will now end radio silence and report that the Brewers' move to New Mexico has been a success. We're unpacked and put away, so it looks and feels as if we've been in our new house much longer than, um, five days. Our house overlooks Summit Park, in a leafy neighborhood north of the University of New Mexico. Within walking distance of both Nob Hill and UNM, where I resume teaching part-time inhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~3/fL31MFOfT4k/resettled-in-albuquerque.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~4/fL31MFOfT4k" height="1" width="1"/>http://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/2011/10/resettled-in-albuquerque.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702.post-485389111306540549Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:43:00 +00002011-09-23T05:43:14.091-07:00self-publishingcrimee-bookskindlebookswritingHere's another sample from my new crime novel. The start of Chapter 2: >>Nick Papadopoulos couldn't concentrate on what Lola was saying. A fluorescent light above their corner booth was dying, and the buzzing and flickering drove him crazy. The whole damned casino was falling apart. The interior hadn't been updated since the Starlite was built forty years earlier, and it still looked like http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~3/lS5XDVfo8uE/another-excerpt-from-lost-vegas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~4/lS5XDVfo8uE" height="1" width="1"/>http://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/2011/09/another-excerpt-from-lost-vegas.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702.post-7050610646431781154Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:44:00 +00002011-09-21T05:46:11.035-07:00self-publishingcrimecaliforniae-bookskindlebooksreadingwritingHere's the opening of my crime novel LOST VEGAS: >>Tony Zinn's attention wandered during the heist. This was supposed to be the big payoff -- quick-cut scenes of the robbers in action, their plan coming together right before the audience's eyes -- but Tony thought the movie was bullshit. Another improbable thriller in which nobody gets hurt, the crooks have hearts of gold and the crime somehow http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~3/LfSNmwj6U2k/sample-my-new-heist-novel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~4/LfSNmwj6U2k" height="1" width="1"/>http://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/2011/09/sample-my-new-heist-novel.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702.post-4889131776805814259Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:13:00 +00002011-09-17T07:13:37.100-07:00self-publishingnewsFirepowercrimee-booksworking at homehumorkindlebooksmarijuanawritingMy E-book Empire is complete -- for now -- as I've published LOST VEGAS, my latest crime novel, on Kindle and Smashwords. LOST VEGAS is the story of a casino heist, but with a twist: The casino owner hires the robbers to rip off his establishment. Just when it looks as if he might get away with it, another small-town casino owner and his giant Samoan sidekick jump into the fray. LOST VEGAS is anhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~3/HWebDdaAuWM/how-i-published-3-books-in-3-months.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~4/HWebDdaAuWM" height="1" width="1"/>http://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-i-published-3-books-in-3-months.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702.post-4603027749032158034Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:15:00 +00002011-09-13T06:43:30.940-07:00insanitymovinge-booksworking at homebookswritingKelly and I are moving back to Albuquerque, NM, at the end of the month, and look forward to getting reacquainted with our many friends there. We've found a wonderful house near Summit Park, within easy walking distance of the University of New Mexico, where I'll be teaching part-time, beginning in January. I taught in the Honors Program at UNM for several years before we moved to California in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~3/KGBmDpvPMik/baq-to-abq.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~4/KGBmDpvPMik" height="1" width="1"/>http://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/2011/09/baq-to-abq.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702.post-2273164586744905442Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:30:00 +00002011-09-11T07:30:41.285-07:00e-booksfacebookkindlebookswritingOver on Facebook, we've created a Steve Brewer author page where you can get my latest book and publishing news. Check it out at www.facebook.com/stevebrewerauthor. The latest posting there is the cover art of my upcoming crime novel, LOST VEGAS. All you Facebookers please go "like" my author page. Thanks!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~3/xSF5scb1YZg/new-site-for-book-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~4/xSF5scb1YZg" height="1" width="1"/>http://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/2011/09/new-site-for-book-news.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702.post-6546080377529448359Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:23:00 +00002011-09-02T14:23:49.121-07:00self-publishingpartynewscrimecaliforniae-bookshumorbooksmarijuanawritingpoliticsThere's some pretty broad comedy in my new crime novel THE BIG WINK, which explores the medical marijuana industry in far Northern California. But I didn't dare write a scene as outlandish as this: This weekend, in Oakland, there's a huge marijuana festival scheduled to take place in front of City Hall. It's all legal. Just like the farmers market in your town, except all the products center on http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~3/jekRPamVQ8w/cant-top-reality.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~4/jekRPamVQ8w" height="1" width="1"/>http://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/2011/09/cant-top-reality.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702.post-3516541850208855794Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:48:00 +00002011-08-29T13:48:05.683-07:00self-publishinge-booksbooksreadingwritingHere's an excerpt from my latest crime novel, THE BIG WINK, told from the point-of-view of a sleazy character as his gang robs a cannabis dispensary: >>Sonny Tucker pointed his gun at the black gal's face, but he had to reach up to do it. She must've been six feet tall. The athletic type, wearing sneakers and loose warm-ups. He didn't like the look in her big brown eyes. Lot of thoughts churninghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~3/VO5Qj2uThNE/taste-this-marijuana-novel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~4/VO5Qj2uThNE" height="1" width="1"/>http://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/2011/08/taste-this-marijuana-novel.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702.post-570949643532309030Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:24:00 +00002011-08-27T06:24:41.626-07:00newscrimestupidToday's tip for aspiring criminals: When fleeing after a bank holdup, it's a good idea to look over your shoulder once in a while and make sure no one is following you. Two robbers in Brownsville, PA, forgot this important lesson, and were promptly arrested after a motorist followed them home from the robbery, then told police of the robbers' location. Full story here. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~3/oyWfSEIgsfQ/youre-doing-it-wrong_27.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~4/oyWfSEIgsfQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/2011/08/youre-doing-it-wrong_27.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702.post-1397072919020026708Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:45:00 +00002011-08-22T06:45:05.844-07:00self-publishingnewsFirepowere-bookskindlebooksreadingwritingNearly all my published novels now are on sale as 99-cent e-books. Everything I read about e-books says successful self-published authors are the ones who use the 99-cent price point, and I want to catch that wave. The sale features books published before 2010 -- essentially everything previously printed on paper. (The one exception is BOOST, which is offered as an e-book by a different http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~3/CJlu9Huu8Mo/big-e-book-sale.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~4/CJlu9Huu8Mo" height="1" width="1"/>http://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/2011/08/big-e-book-sale.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702.post-3576752274502874908Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:14:00 +00002011-08-19T06:14:57.109-07:00self-publishingcrimee-bookshumorbooksmarijuanareadingwritingThe beginning of my crime novel THE BIG WINK: >>There once was a woman named Kwanzaa DuPont who went to the store to buy marijuana. It was her first visit to a cannabis dispensary, and she felt fluttery inside as she steered her silver Saab into the tidy parking lot The dispensary occupied a stucco storefront shaded by two lop-sided oaks. The flat-roofed building was one of those downtown http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~3/OplXSTk6Sb0/sample-my-new-marijuana-novel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~4/OplXSTk6Sb0" height="1" width="1"/>http://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/2011/08/sample-my-new-marijuana-novel.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702.post-940635340211645547Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:04:00 +00002011-08-18T07:04:20.782-07:00newse-bookskindlebooksreddingreadingwritingMy hillbilly noir novel CALABAMA is featured on the latest posting of "My Book, The Movie," the website where authors speculate about the film versions of their books. I suggest that the young actor Ryan Gosling, who has done such amazing work in recent years, would be perfect to play Eric Newlin, the slacker antihero of CALABAMA. Click the link to see more. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~3/yOYZXySG4Io/calling-ryan-gosling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~4/yOYZXySG4Io" height="1" width="1"/>http://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/2011/08/calling-ryan-gosling.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927335469212041702.post-8818929858411512797Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:53:00 +00002011-08-15T08:53:27.795-07:00self-publishingcrimee-bookskindlebookswriting"Steve Brewer is like the evil offspring of Don Winslow and Elmore Leonard. His wit and warped perspective make for a rare and wonderful reading experience. He’s done masterful work before, but Brewer’s outdone himself with THE BIG WINK." --Reed Farrel Coleman, three-time Shamus Award-winning author of HURT MACHINE That means a lot coming from my friend Reed, one of the giants of contemporary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~3/XxoCHqO-Mkw/great-new-blurb-for-big-wink.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Brewer)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/stevebrewer/~4/XxoCHqO-Mkw" height="1" width="1"/>http://stevebrewer.blogspot.com/2011/08/great-new-blurb-for-big-wink.html