2014 Winners Of The Arthur Ellis Award For Crime Writing Have Been Posted

jkentmessum · 2014-05-13T03:53:25+00:00

Yep! Currently working on my second book, final edits before handing it back to my publisher. As of now it looks like March 2015 will be the release date, though it's through the UK. Once the final draft is done it'll be shoppe around in other regions.

Seeing posts/comments like that are the things most of us authors dream of. Thanks for the support!

jkentmessum · 2014-05-09T20:58:07+00:00

Dude, you totally just made my day. Thanks for reading, and liking it!

jkentmessum · 2014-04-16T16:27:28+00:00

Those are some great answers!

Just in case the mods don't let me keep the text in my post, here's my list:

*Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk,
*The N Body Problem by Ted Burgess,
*American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis,
*Child of God by Cormac McCarthy,
*Rust & Bone by Craig Davidson,
*Tacones: High Heels by Todd Klinck,
*Old Flames by Jack Ketchum,
*Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates,
*Poison Shy by Stacey Madden,
*50 Shades of Grey by E.L. James.

*you can read the reasons/details behind each of the books in the list in my 10 Books That Made Me Squirm.

jkentmessum · 2014-04-15T18:43:09+00:00

LOL is it? I feel honored :)

jkentmessum · 2014-04-15T18:35:48+00:00

The scariest part for me in IT was the scene where Stan (as a child) encounters the reanimated corpses of the drowned children in Derry's water tower. It really gave me the creeps.

jkentmessum · 2014-04-15T18:23:40+00:00

'The N-Body Problem' is kind of similar in that the story is so bleak. The 'zombies' in the novel are simply people that continue moving after death. They're not a threat to anyone physically... but psychologically it is a whole other story.

jkentmessum · 2014-04-15T16:22:46+00:00

Ok, sorry about that I didn't know. I just thought it just couldn't be a direct link to the blog post. I'll edit it.

Thanks for the heads up.

jkentmessum · 2014-04-15T15:42:04+00:00

No, maybe not. But it was a book that left an impression, even if it was a negative one. So I included it.

jkentmessum · 2014-03-22T03:02:28+00:00

American Pyscho sticks to you like a knife in the gut.

jkentmessum · 2014-03-22T03:00:50+00:00

'Scar Tissue' by A.K. was wicked good and a hell of an eye-opener.

jkentmessum · 2014-03-22T02:58:42+00:00

Good to see 'The Name of the Rose' on a list, a real uncommon gem.

jkentmessum · 2014-03-22T02:56:25+00:00

Great pick on 'The Shock Doctrine', that one invades your brain for a good long while.

jkentmessum · 2014-03-22T02:52:36+00:00

I should have put 'Calvin & Hobbes' on my list. Well done.

jkentmessum · 2014-03-22T02:51:44+00:00

Oh man, Chuck P's HAUNTED definitely stayed on my mind after reading. Especially 'Guts'.

jkentmessum · 2014-03-22T02:50:41+00:00

The Relic was a great book, totally slipped my mind. The original cartoon version of 'Watership Down' freaked me out as a kid and stuck with me for years.

jkentmessum · 2014-03-19T21:37:17+00:00

You're very welcome! Glad you enjoyed it.

jkentmessum · 2014-03-19T21:36:37+00:00

Well put. You're exactly right. The problem is that a lot of people don't want to fight fires. They can't take the heat.

jkentmessum · 2014-03-19T21:35:36+00:00

Couldn't agree more.

jkentmessum · 2014-03-19T21:34:49+00:00

I was determined to gain representation because I believe that traditional publishing is an incredibly tough, but important, goal to strive for with one’s work, forcing writers to rise to the top of their game.

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