Hi folks,
Today I'm blogging about a blog. I've joined a great band of authors in a team blog called
ACME AUTHORS LINK. Our members write in such diverse fields as mystery, humor, romantic suspense, and romantic comedy, even a how-to book on writing.
I've just posted my blog contribution today. It's about how much I hate & love writing.
I invite you to visit ACME AUTHORS LINK.
http://acmeauthorslink.blogspot.com
WEEKLY SCHEDULE:
Monday - Norm Cowie
Tuesday - Todd (T.A) Stone & Terri Stone
Wednesday - Morgan Mandel
Thursday - Deb Larson
Friday - Robert W. (Rob) Walker
Saturday - Margot Justes
Sunday - In progress - rotating authors.
HOPE YOU CAN STOP BY SOON.
Morgan Mandel
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Panel This Saturday, March 17, 2007, 2-4 Palatine Library
All Are Invited!
SAT, MARCH 17, 2007, 2-4pm
PALATINE PUBLIC LIBRARYNEW AUTHORS PANEL
HOSTED BY MYSTERY ON LOAN CLUB
Call 847-358-5881 ext 132 to register
or on-line at www.palatinelibrary .org
Panelists include:
Morgan Mandel, Gail Lukasik, Jennie Spallone, Sean Chercover, Gerard Murrin, Marsena Konkle, Stephen Lindley
Hope to see some of you there.
You'll still have time for corn beef and cabbage afterwards!
Morgan Mandel
SAT, MARCH 17, 2007, 2-4pm
PALATINE PUBLIC LIBRARYNEW AUTHORS PANEL
HOSTED BY MYSTERY ON LOAN CLUB
Call 847-358-5881 ext 132 to register
or on-line at www.palatinelibrary .org
Panelists include:
Morgan Mandel, Gail Lukasik, Jennie Spallone, Sean Chercover, Gerard Murrin, Marsena Konkle, Stephen Lindley
Hope to see some of you there.
You'll still have time for corn beef and cabbage afterwards!
Morgan Mandel
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
TWO WRONGS BY MORGAN MANDEL IS #6 IN THE 2006 PREDITORS And EDITORS POLL!
I'm happy to announce that my mystery, TWO WRONGS by Morgan Mandel, finished #6 in the 2006 Preditors And Editors Poll. I was very happy and surprised with the results. Now I have also have a cool graphic added to my website showing I ended up in the top 10.
To check out my newly revamped website, you can go to www.morganmandel.com
The link to the P And E poll results is http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/perpoll.htm
Thanks to everyone who voted for my book. I appreciate your support.
All the best,
Morgan Mandel
To check out my newly revamped website, you can go to www.morganmandel.com
The link to the P And E poll results is http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/perpoll.htm
Thanks to everyone who voted for my book. I appreciate your support.
All the best,
Morgan Mandel
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
LOVE IS MURDER VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE.COM
Hi Folks, I'm finally through with the enormous project of uploading all of the videos I took from the Love Is Murder Mystery Conference.
You can access them by going to youtube.com and doing a search for morganmandel (one word) Or you can go to my website at http://www.morganmandel.com and visit the LoveIsMurder2007 page. Below all the photos is a list of the videos available with the individual links. Those featured in my videos are welcome to use the links on their websites.
The Love is Murder Mystery Montage features authors, publishers and an agent; Morgan Mandel, Barbara D'Amato, David J. Walker, John Helfers of Five Star, Joe DeMarco of Mysterical-E, Karen Syed of Echelon Press, Terry Burns of Hartline Literary Agency, Ken Bruen, Charlaine Harris, Nancy Pickard, Anne Perry, Silva Foti, Ophelia Julien, Hanley Kanar.
Individual videos available are: Tasha Alexander, Robert W. Walker, Morgan Mandel, Kelle Z. Riley, Margot Justes, S.D. Tooley, Luisa Buehler, Todd Stone, J.A. Konrath, Hanley Kanar, Sarah Wisseman & Molly MacRae, Steve Mandel, Dave Case, July Hyzy, Raymond Benson, Jim Doherty, Bob Goldsborough. Also included are two versions of my book trailer for TWO WRONGS by Morgan Mandel.
All the best,MORGAN MANDEL
You can access them by going to youtube.com and doing a search for morganmandel (one word) Or you can go to my website at http://www.morganmandel.com and visit the LoveIsMurder2007 page. Below all the photos is a list of the videos available with the individual links. Those featured in my videos are welcome to use the links on their websites.
The Love is Murder Mystery Montage features authors, publishers and an agent; Morgan Mandel, Barbara D'Amato, David J. Walker, John Helfers of Five Star, Joe DeMarco of Mysterical-E, Karen Syed of Echelon Press, Terry Burns of Hartline Literary Agency, Ken Bruen, Charlaine Harris, Nancy Pickard, Anne Perry, Silva Foti, Ophelia Julien, Hanley Kanar.
Individual videos available are: Tasha Alexander, Robert W. Walker, Morgan Mandel, Kelle Z. Riley, Margot Justes, S.D. Tooley, Luisa Buehler, Todd Stone, J.A. Konrath, Hanley Kanar, Sarah Wisseman & Molly MacRae, Steve Mandel, Dave Case, July Hyzy, Raymond Benson, Jim Doherty, Bob Goldsborough. Also included are two versions of my book trailer for TWO WRONGS by Morgan Mandel.
All the best,MORGAN MANDEL
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Love Is Murder Mystery Conference Feb 2-4
Hi folks,
If you haven't signed up yet, please do so and soon. The Love is Murder Mystery Conference, held at the Wyndham O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois, on Friday, Feb. 2 through Sunday, Feb 4, will be really special. (Don't worry you'll have time to get home for the Super Bowl on Sunday)
The lineup includes not only master writing classes, panels, a banquet and award ceremony, but also such fun things as handwriting analysis by a polygraph expert and weapons demonstrations by the Chicago Swordplay Guild.
I, Morgan Mandel, will appear on a romantic suspense panel from 9-10 on Saturday Feb 3 with such great authors as Nancy Pickard, Linda Palmer, Laura Caldwell and Tasha Alexander.
Authors in attendance and on the program, to name a few, are Ken Bruen, Anne Perry, Barbara D'Amato, Robert W. Walker, David J. Walker, Raymond Benson, Max Allan Collins, T.A. Stone, Carolyn Haines, Charlaine Harris, Sarah Wisseman. There are many more, too many to even mention.
Don't delay. Go to www.loveismurder.net today.
There's still time to get in!
Morgan Mandel
PS If you haven't seen by video book trailer yet, please click on the link in my previous post and take a look. Thanks for your interest.
If you haven't signed up yet, please do so and soon. The Love is Murder Mystery Conference, held at the Wyndham O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois, on Friday, Feb. 2 through Sunday, Feb 4, will be really special. (Don't worry you'll have time to get home for the Super Bowl on Sunday)
The lineup includes not only master writing classes, panels, a banquet and award ceremony, but also such fun things as handwriting analysis by a polygraph expert and weapons demonstrations by the Chicago Swordplay Guild.
I, Morgan Mandel, will appear on a romantic suspense panel from 9-10 on Saturday Feb 3 with such great authors as Nancy Pickard, Linda Palmer, Laura Caldwell and Tasha Alexander.
Authors in attendance and on the program, to name a few, are Ken Bruen, Anne Perry, Barbara D'Amato, Robert W. Walker, David J. Walker, Raymond Benson, Max Allan Collins, T.A. Stone, Carolyn Haines, Charlaine Harris, Sarah Wisseman. There are many more, too many to even mention.
Don't delay. Go to www.loveismurder.net today.
There's still time to get in!
Morgan Mandel
PS If you haven't seen by video book trailer yet, please click on the link in my previous post and take a look. Thanks for your interest.
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Book Trailer for TWO WRONGS by Morgan Mandel
Hi everyone,
I've just completed the creation of my first book trailer, called Two Wrongs by Morgan Mandel.
You're invited to come and take a look. It can be found at YouTube at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HALqHlrcSU
or you can see it on my newly revamped website home page at www.morganmandel.com
Hope you like it,
Morgan Mandel
I've just completed the creation of my first book trailer, called Two Wrongs by Morgan Mandel.
You're invited to come and take a look. It can be found at YouTube at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HALqHlrcSU
or you can see it on my newly revamped website home page at www.morganmandel.com
Hope you like it,
Morgan Mandel
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Kudos For the Great Program with the Borders Book Buyer
On Saturday, Oct 28 I attended a wonderful program sponsored by Chicago-North Romance Writers of America at the Oak Brook Library. The guest speaker was Susan Grimshaw, the romance buyer from Borders/Waldenbooks.
The program was a real eye-opener. I was amazed at how she bends over backwards to promote authors, even to the extent of helping them get better book covers. She was very enthusiastic and obviously enjoys her work. I had no idea how much goes on behind the scenes before a book is even published. It's wonderful to have someone at a chain store so willing to help authors.
Morgan Mandel
Saturday, October 21, 2006
New Reviews
Great News!
On Friday, I managed to nab two good reviews for Two Wrongs by Morgan Mandel. As every author out there knows, reviews are worth their weight in gold.
Just wanted to share a bit of them with you.
This morning Joyce Laabs, the reviewer for The Lakeland Times in Wisconsin published a review saying:
"''Two Wrongs' make a very 'right' book. "Two Wrongs" (Hard Shell Word Factory) by Morgan Mandel is a great read. It is a tale of murder and revenge, deftly woven by Mandel."
She also called it a "page-turner -- filled with suspense." If you'd like to see the rest of her review, it can be found at
http://lakelandtime s.com/books. php
I also managed to get one more Amazon.com review, which I was happy to receive, from D. Rittle who wrote:
"TWO WRONGS is an intriguing mix of emotion and action. The fast pace of the novel makes it a page turner, keeping the reader in suspense until the very end. Unexpected plot twists make this a must read. I couldn't put it down. Mandel does a great job of getting into the psyche of the two main characters. This is definitely an author to keep an eye on."
It feels good to have my book appreciated.
Morgan Mandel
On Friday, I managed to nab two good reviews for Two Wrongs by Morgan Mandel. As every author out there knows, reviews are worth their weight in gold.
Just wanted to share a bit of them with you.
This morning Joyce Laabs, the reviewer for The Lakeland Times in Wisconsin published a review saying:
"''Two Wrongs' make a very 'right' book. "Two Wrongs" (Hard Shell Word Factory) by Morgan Mandel is a great read. It is a tale of murder and revenge, deftly woven by Mandel."
She also called it a "page-turner -- filled with suspense." If you'd like to see the rest of her review, it can be found at
http://lakelandtime s.com/books. php
I also managed to get one more Amazon.com review, which I was happy to receive, from D. Rittle who wrote:
"TWO WRONGS is an intriguing mix of emotion and action. The fast pace of the novel makes it a page turner, keeping the reader in suspense until the very end. Unexpected plot twists make this a must read. I couldn't put it down. Mandel does a great job of getting into the psyche of the two main characters. This is definitely an author to keep an eye on."
It feels good to have my book appreciated.
Morgan Mandel
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Juggling writing with life
Well folks,
It's not always easy to juggle writing with everyday life. Maybe some folks are better at it than others. All I know is to get one thing accomplished I often have to give up the other. This weekend I did yard work, then cleaned house because my surroundings were too out of order for me to bear them any more.
I'm happy with the results in that hemisphere, but unhappy I spent precious time away from my writing and marketing. Next time it will probably be the reverse. I'll work on my writing and let the house go instead. Then I'll feel happy again at what I accomplished, but sad I don't have well-ordered surroundings.
That's the game I have to play to do what I love doing. It's worth it.
Morgan Mandel
It's not always easy to juggle writing with everyday life. Maybe some folks are better at it than others. All I know is to get one thing accomplished I often have to give up the other. This weekend I did yard work, then cleaned house because my surroundings were too out of order for me to bear them any more.
I'm happy with the results in that hemisphere, but unhappy I spent precious time away from my writing and marketing. Next time it will probably be the reverse. I'll work on my writing and let the house go instead. Then I'll feel happy again at what I accomplished, but sad I don't have well-ordered surroundings.
That's the game I have to play to do what I love doing. It's worth it.
Morgan Mandel
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Hi everyone out there
To everyone out there in cyberspace,
I can't promise to blog every day, so that's why my blog is called All I have to say.
First I should introduce myself. I'm Morgan Mandel, a mystery and romance author, with one published mystery, TWO WRONGS, still available at www.hardshell.com, www.amazon.com and by order at bookstores. I've also completed a romantic comedy called GIRL OF MY DREAMS, which I hope to find a home for soon, as well as a romantic suspense called DEADLY DREAMS.
Presently I'm working on a medical thriller, which I am doing my best to make my breakthrough novel.
I didn't get much chance to work on my new book this week. I'm still playing catch- up after being spoiled a week on vacation in Wisconsin, enjoying warm weather, lots of good meals and my weakness: penny and nickel slot machines.
I'm not exactly in the mood for returning to my day job, doing the laundry and paying the stack of bills sitting on the kitching table, but life goes on. I better get to some of it now.
All the best until next time,
Morgan Mandel
I can't promise to blog every day, so that's why my blog is called All I have to say.
First I should introduce myself. I'm Morgan Mandel, a mystery and romance author, with one published mystery, TWO WRONGS, still available at www.hardshell.com, www.amazon.com and by order at bookstores. I've also completed a romantic comedy called GIRL OF MY DREAMS, which I hope to find a home for soon, as well as a romantic suspense called DEADLY DREAMS.
Presently I'm working on a medical thriller, which I am doing my best to make my breakthrough novel.
I didn't get much chance to work on my new book this week. I'm still playing catch- up after being spoiled a week on vacation in Wisconsin, enjoying warm weather, lots of good meals and my weakness: penny and nickel slot machines.
I'm not exactly in the mood for returning to my day job, doing the laundry and paying the stack of bills sitting on the kitching table, but life goes on. I better get to some of it now.
All the best until next time,
Morgan Mandel
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