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The Things We Own Tell Stories

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Congratulations to Nelson Goforth for winning the Hint Fiction Film Contest this past weekend at the Vail Film Festival for his very short film "The Things We Own Tell Stories," based on Hemingway's six-word story. You can view the winning film below, but be sure to check out the official Hint Fiction Film Contest site as the rest of the finalists will be posted at some point soon.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvi_AV2SvGc

The Trilogy Continues Soon ...

(Note: I had been planning to release The Inner Circle sometime this month. But, well, life got in the way, and it's looking like the release will be sometime in July, if not August. I mean, I could release it this month, but it would be much too premature, as the book isn't ready yet [it's much longer and much more complex than Man of Wax]. My goal -- just as it always has been -- is to produce high quality books, and that's what I plan to do. So to be fair to you, the reader, and to me, the author, and to the book itself, The Inner Circle will be released when it's good and ready. Thank you for understanding.)

Update: I have begun reading a chapter of The Inner Circle every Friday until the novel's release. The first segment can be found here.

Time Is Running Out

You have until midnight Saturday night to enter these two exciting giveaways. (They're not exciting? No? Well screw you then!)

  • The first giveaway is a chance to win one of five copies of the paperback version of The Serial Killer's Wife via Goodreads.
  • The second giveaway is a chance to win a copy of the new issue of Needle, which features my story "Mr. Mockingbird Drive." Details on how enter here.

Have a great weekend.