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The Getaway Car, A Practical Memoir About Writing and Life by Ann Patchett

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Joe Flood

The questions I get most about writing are the practical ones. What do you write with? Where do you write? How do you find time to write? Answers to these questions are supplied by novelist Ann Patchett in The Getaway … Continue reading →

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Chat with Me on May 12 About Murder In Ocean Hall

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Joe Flood

Join me on May 12 at 3 PM for an online chat about my novel Murder in Ocean Hall. My mystery about the murder of the world’s most famous ocean explorer is the first book club selection of the Independent … Continue reading →

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Borrow My Books and Keep Me in Beer Money

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Joe Flood

There’s a reason why Amazon is such a titan in the e-book world – it delivers income to writers. It does so seamlessly, easily and without authors having to do anything. You don’t have to hound publishers for checks or … Continue reading →

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Harry Crews: Write the Truth

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Joe Flood

Harry Crews is one of those authors I wish I read more of. His New York Times obituary describes his books as being filled with freakish, swaggering, outsized personalities. Born poor, and raised rough, he’s the type of writer that … Continue reading →

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Books That Are Too Long: Swamplandia!

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Joe Flood

My favorite books are short ones. The Great Gatsby is a slim 180 pages. That’s all it takes for Fitzgerald to recreate the Roaring 20s and give us the quintessential American striver. Ernest Hemingway is a master of economy, using … Continue reading →

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Free Kindle Books – All Weekend Long

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Joe Flood

In honor of my Irish heritage, you can get Kindle versions of both of my books for free all this weekend. Don’t Mess Up My Block is my newest novel. It’s a funny parody of self-help books that examines the … Continue reading →

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Don’t Mess Up My Block Advances to Second Round of ABNA

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Joe Flood

My new book, Don’t Mess Up My Block, has advanced to the Second Round of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (ABNA). ABNA brings together talented writers, reviewers, and publishing experts to find and develop new voices in fiction. The 2012 … Continue reading →

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First Chapter – Don’t Mess Up My Block

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Joe Flood

Here’s the first chapter of my new novel, Don’t Mess Up My Block. This fictional work is a satire of self-help books and is a funny, fast read. Check it out! A Street Corner Epiphany All business success rests on something … Continue reading →

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My New Novel – Don’t Mess Up My Block

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Joe Flood

I’ve written a second novel. Don’t Mess Up My Block is a funny parody of self-help books like The Secret and Who Moved My Cheese. Here’s the description: The secret to success is to not let other people “mess up … Continue reading →

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What It Was by George Pelecanos

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Joe Flood

I live a block off 14th Street, the setting for much of George Pelecanos’s gritty crime novel, What It Was. Set in 1972, it’s a fascinating read for anyone who likes books set in the Washington “beyond the monuments.” Watergate … Continue reading →

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