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Love is Murder Mystery Conference

Posted January 22, 2015 by Joel Goldman & filed under Book Reviews, Crime Fiction, crime fiction conference, Crime fiction exhibit, Crime fiction fun, How to write, romantic suspense, Story Telling, suspense novels, Writing Crime Fiction, Writing Crime Thrillers.

Whether you’re a fan of romance thrillers or you’re trying to break into mystery writing, you won’t want to miss this year’s Love is Murder Conference in Chicago. Just two weeks away, this annual romance thriller conference will be held this year from February 6 – 8 and offers a great setting for writers, fans,… Continue Reading Love is Murder Mystery Conference »

2014 Edgar Award Winners

Posted June 5, 2014 by Joel Goldman & filed under Book Reviews, Competition, Crime Fiction, Crime Novels, Reading fiction, Uncategorized.

It was an exciting night in New York when the winners of the 2014 Edgar Awards were announced by the Mystery Writers of America at a gala celebration last month. Acclaimed mystery writers Robert Crais and Carolyn Hart received the Grandmasters Award, and the Egdars also heralded the arrival of some exciting new voices… Continue Reading 2014 Edgar Award Winners »

How to Write a Great Book Review

Posted March 6, 2014 by Joel Goldman & filed under Book Reviews.

Evaluating a book by writing a book review simply comes down to sharing your personal thoughts about the work once you’ve read it. But writing a helpful and authoritative book review requires more than your subjective opinions. You need to include some objective facts about it also. The purpose of a review is typically focused… Continue Reading How to Write a Great Book Review »

Look What I Found In My In-Box

Posted October 2, 2012 by Joel Goldman & filed under Book Reviews.

I always enjoy hearing from readers, writers, fans and anyone else who stumbles across my books, blog or website or who think they recognize my photo on America’s Most Wanted, The Bachelor or So You Think You Can Dance. Most people are very polite and, happily, complimentary.

Authors Stepping Up

Posted September 7, 2012 by Joel Goldman & filed under Book Reviews.

Author ethics, or rather the lack of them, have been big news the last couple of weeks. First came the revelation that some bestselling self-published authors had paid for hundreds of favorable reviews on Amazon.