When I began writing I wanted to write stories that took the air from your lungs. Regardless of violence I wanted my work to be about language and place. About people that others didn't write about. I cared not for heroes because in the real world, more times than not, there are no heroes. I write about men and women getting by the best way they know how, using what they know, good or bad. I'm not a sentimental writer. You want hugs and kisses get on the Care Bear bus. You want action. Bad deeds and people pushed to the edge? Read my work. And the indie book sellers, they get that. And I thank them. Below are what a few had to say about my first book, Crime in Southern Indiana!
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Like a wild, non-stop ride in a bullet-ridden Ford pickup careening through the author's hometown of Corydon, Indiana. Most of the characters in these short stories are bad to the core, and the ones that aren't are usually victims. Meth heads, bare-knuckle fighters, weed runners and random evildoers populate this collection from Frank Bill, a rising star from the heartland. Don't think for a minute though that everything's black & white in these stories; they're hard-edged tales with a literate punch. This book is in a category all by itself. Wow!
Carl Hoffman, Boswell Book Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin"
http://www.boswell.indiebound.com/
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Carl & Matt, thanks again. You guys kick ass. Oh, I've a new friend on twitter. Ray Wylie Hubbard http://raywylie.com/ His music and other Texas Musicians have been a great influence over the years. Check this cat out, he's one of the great influences for singer/song writers like Hayes Carll http://www.hayescarll.com/ and Todd Snider http://www.toddsnider.net/fr_home.cfmand maybe even Ryan Bingham http://www.binghammusic.com/. Regardless, you can bet they all dig Ray. I sure as shit do.
Nice reviews Frank. Good on you. Indie bookstores are the best and the more the big box bookstores topple, I think the better the little outlets will do financially.
ReplyDeleteGreat reviews! And I'll take odds that they keep rolling in.
ReplyDeleteRay Wylie Hubbard has made some great music over the years. Snider is great, and Hayes Carll is definitely making his mark. I still haven't come around on Bingham, not sure why.
Frank, holy crap, thanks for using my blurb AND for having such an unbelievably awesome link to Warwick's on your page! I'm shocked & honored, sir.
ReplyDeleteI posted pretty much the same blurb over on my humble site, http://thebookcatapult.com, by the way.
Thanks again! Can't wait to sell the book!
Frank-Would you want to do a piece for HOW I CAME TO WRITE THIS BOOK on my blog? I usually run them on Thursdays. How about toward the end of Sept? If you are too busy, I well understand. Patti
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