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Scott Von Doviak @vondoviak.bsky.social · 4h

I contributed thoughts on my three favorite Elmore Leonard novels to The Hard Word in honor of the man's centenary. www.thehardword.org/single-post/...

TEN FAVORITE ELMORE LEONARD BOOKS FROM ME AND THREE FROM PEOPLE WHO MATTER

This Saturday, October 11th, will be the hundredth year of Elmore Leonard, a writer who had influence on both western and crime writers as well as other artists. To celebrate and pay respects, I asked...

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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 17h

NOW AVAILABLE: Some say the world will end in fire or flood. 15 short stories from some of the best crime fiction writers today, including @cwblackwell.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK

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Zakariah Johnson 🪕 @zakariah.bsky.social · 14h

This week I read an anthology I was blessed enough to be in: ON FIRE AND UNDER WATER: A CLIMATE CHANGE CRIME FICTION ANTHOLOGY. Stories focus on the fact that the disaster isn't coming, it's here. Features a who's who of award-winning indie crime writers.
www.rockandahardplacemag.com/on-fire-and-...

Cover of the book paired with an author photo of contributor Zakariah Johnson.

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Zakariah Johnson 🪕 @zakariah.bsky.social · 14h

I absolutely loved Blackwell's story in this anthology. His grasp of that the future is here, today, is stunning in its perceptiveness.

Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 17h

NOW AVAILABLE: Some say the world will end in fire or flood. 15 short stories from some of the best crime fiction writers today, including @cwblackwell.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK

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Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 14h

Totally. I’ve had the same thing happy to me several days this week.

Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 16h

Read this excerpt and tell me you don’t want to read more. One of 15 excellent stories that shows the consequences of climate change through the lives of everyday people.

Available everywhere in paperback and ebook.

Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 17h

NOW AVAILABLE: Some say the world will end in fire or flood. 15 short stories from some of the best crime fiction writers today, including @cwblackwell.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK

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Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 16h

I think so. Reviewers for traditional media, such as newspapers and magazines, may be fewer than years before, but there is a whole network of reviewers on Instagram and TikTok.

Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 1d

Nice! Can’t wait to listen!

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Radiocubb @radiocubb.bsky.social · 1d

Crime Ink:Iconic
House of Mystery Radio Show on NBC
Guest Writers ; Greg Herren, Robyn Gigl, Marco Carocari, John Copenhaver

Full Interview:
shows.acast.com/houseofmyste...

Buy the Book!
johncopenhaver.com
www.marcocarocari.com
www.gregherren.net
robyngigl.com

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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 1d

NOW AVAILABLE: Some say the world will end in fire. Some say flood. 15 short stories from some of the best crime fiction writers today. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social Listen to E.A. Aymar and order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK

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Angel Luis Colón @angelluiscolon.com · 9d

Just in time for spooky season, my YA horror novel is free to read for ALL of October over at simonteen(dot)com!

#spoookyreads #spookyseason

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Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 1d

The paperback of On Fire and Under Water is now available on @bookshop.org and is on sale! Support your local independent bookstore and grab a copy.

tinyurl.com/fbeux58s

On Fire and Under Water on sale for $12.08.

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Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 2d

Really digging it. Great tone.

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Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 2d

Yep. And longer for me. Only got paid once, in December, 2023.

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Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 4d

Can very much confirm this is crime fiction that matters. Grab your copy and tell a friend.

Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 4d

TODAY: Some say the world will end in fire. Some say flood. 15 short stories from some of the best crime fiction writers today. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social Listen to Jordan Harper and order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK

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Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 2d

Pretty fun one, and shows early on you’ve got the chops.

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Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 3d

Lee Greenwood put me to sleep 35 years ago when I was a kid and my dad sang his dumbass song in church.

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Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 3d

D&O not paying its authors on the way out has taken over the feed, and good! But if you’re looking for something else, check out this convo @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social and I had about On Fire and Under Water. Thanks!

James D.F. Hannah @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social · 3d

When the bell tolls, it tolls for thee at That Noise at 2 AM, where we’re talking to @curtisippolito.bsky.social about his climate change anthology, ON FIRE AND UNDER WATER.

open.substack.com/pub/jamesdfh...

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Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you. I have found that tool so unreliable. And the majority of sales for my title was ebook.

Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 3d

Respect.

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Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 3d

My only royalty payment was in Dec. 2023. I have to believe I sold issues (including royalties owed on the paperback issue) since then. But how would I know since they never answer emails and never send sales reports.

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Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 3d

Agree. They owe me as well and have yet to answer my emails. They said back in April that they would get back to us in June w/ an accounting. Never did. Do they owe much in royalties from Stealing Paradise? Likely not, but it’s the principle that matters. Always pay your authors. Pretty simple.

Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 3d

Do not buy my books from Amazon or Down and Out Books directly. I will not get paid. I should get paid, as per my contract, but in an email from D&O I’ve been told ‘no further payments will be issued.’
It absolutely blows it is ending this way, but man, pay your authors what they are owed.

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Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 3d

Read for all the reasons you’d expect and one you might not: a meet-cute moment with a writer hero of ours.

James D.F. Hannah @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social · 3d

When the bell tolls, it tolls for thee at That Noise at 2 AM, where we’re talking to @curtisippolito.bsky.social about his climate change anthology, ON FIRE AND UNDER WATER.

open.substack.com/pub/jamesdfh...

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Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks for having me, man!

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Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 4d

YES!

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