Guest Blogging

Here are three blogs that I'm visiting this month:

Had an interview here on 9/17:
http://www.kathleenkaskawrites.blogs...-firefall.html


And on 9/18 I'm guess blogging about research and why I write in English it this site:
http://travelswithkaye.blogspot.com/...-h-bogran.html


On Friday  9/20 I will be visiting Nancy J. Cohen's blog.
http://nancyjcohen.wordpress.com/2013/09/20/creating-realistic-characters/


On Saturday 9/20 fellow author D.Krauss interviewed me. The results were somewaht hilarious. Hope you enjoy it too
http://dustyskull.com/blog/?p=1133

On 9/24, I came clean about my addiction to research and why I stopped short of stealing a vehcile:
http://tinawhittle.blogspot.com/2013/09/car-theft-and-other-dangerous-research.html

Firefall´s Official Press Release

Media Release

FIREFALL

JH Bográn

A missing child. An international ring of ruthless thieves. A devastated man.

New York City firefighter, Sebastian Martin, seeks sanctuary in spiralling alcoholic oblivion following the loss of his wife and child in an air crash. Consumed by rage and resentment, directed against his brother and uncle, he takes a last-ditch job in Dallas, Texas, investigating insurance fraud.

Probing a fraudulent claim for a dead child, and another for a missing husband, takes Sebastian to the heart of crime, where he attracts the deadly attention of ruthless international car thieves, uncovers interlinked murders, and is tortured at the hands of a former KGB agent. In uncovering the facts, Sebastian learns his own truth.

Honduras and three other countries provide the exotic backdrop to this edge of the seat thriller.

About the Author

J. H. Bográn, born and raised in Honduras, is the son of a journalist. Ironically, he prefers to write fiction rather than fact. His genre of choice is thrillers, but he likes to throw a twist of romance into the mix. His works include novels and short stories in both English and Spanish. He’s a member of the Short Fiction Writers Guild and the International Thriller Writers where he also serves as the Thriller Roundtable Coordinator and contributing editor of their official e-zine The Big Thrill.

You can learn more on his website: www.jhbogran.com or follow him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jhbogran and Twitter at @JHBogran.

E-Book 5.99   Paperback  15.99 USD

Paperback: ISBN-13: 978-0-6158831-5-1, 
ISBN-10: 0-615-88315-X

Epub ePub ISBN: 9781301456161

Fiction/Crime/Thriller

Available from Rebel e Bookstore (on website), Amazon, Smashwords, iTunes, Kobo, Waterstones, Pulp Books, Barnes & Noble, Exclusive Books and to order from most other book stores.

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 More to come...

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Participating in the Thriller Roundtable

Author John F. Dobbyn and myself are discussing the use of pets in the thriller genre. It seems there are lots of cat lovers out there...:-)

http://www.thebigthrill.org/2013/09/september-9-15-are-pets-just-frills-in-thrillers-tell-us-your-favorite-thrillers-where-a-pet-was-an-essential-part-of-the-plot/

FIREFALL is featured at The Big Thrill

My upcoming novel, FIREFALL, that will be released on 09/15/13, was featured this month at The Big Thrill.

http://www.thebigthrill.org/2013/08/firefall-by-j-h-bogran/

I've been a contributor to the e-zine for three years, and this it the first time I am in the opposite end of the questions.

Batman, Affleck & Miley

All this hype about Ben Affleck casted as the new Batman has been making the rounds since its release, only replaced by the Miley Cirus MTV VMA awards (All I’m going to say about the latter is that I hope no teddy bears were injured in the making of that show).

But back to Affleck. Hardcore fans have put up a fight, as usual. Can’t blame them as I think we, as readers or spectators, pretty much feel invested in those characters.

Of all the buzz, I can sum up the defense of Ben lies on three pillars:

1. He’s a competent actor.

2. He’s an above-average writer &

3. He’s the flavor of the year as a director.

All excellent points, I actually agree with all of them.

The case against him lies in bombs like Pearl Harbor, Gigly and, dare I say, Daredevil?

To me, however, the only objection I find against Affleck is the same I raised when Chris Evans was casted as Captain America: He’d already played another superhero! Since we live in the days post “An Inconvenient Truth”, I know green and recycle are the norm, but come on, couldn’t they find other actors to play the roles? Maybe Henry Cavill can recommend another great British actor to play Batman.

In my opinion, there should be a rule forbidding actors to play more than one superhero.

Some purists my plead that Robert Downey Jr. played an excellent Sherlock Holmes and Iron Man, and I wouldn’t argue, but Sherlock isn’t a superhero.

If they wanted to cast an older actor to make the role of a seasoned crime fighter against the newbie, then I would have recommended Jim Caviezel, not only is he a great actor, but he and Cavill played father and son in The Count of Monte Cristo.

However, the announcement has been made making the decision real. I trust Ben to pull an excellent job despite the bad comments against him.