J H Bogran: 2013

And asked a very serious question: Are you a spy?

http://indieitpress.com/spy-us/

At Indie Author Land

http://www.indieauthorland.com/archives/6756

Glad to see the reviews starting to flow. This is a great start:

"This was a book that you have to read in one sitting. This story would make a great movie. With that being said, this is why I loved this book. The characters got a lot of empathy from me."

Read the full review here:

http://dealsharingaunt.blogspot.com/2013/12/firefall-by-jh-bogran.html

This was a book that you have to read in one sitting. This story would make a great movie. With that being said, this is why I loved this book. The characters got a lot of empathy from me. - See more at: http://dealsharingaunt.blogspot.com/2013/12/firefall-by-jh-bogran.html#sthash.BGAs3QM6.dpuf

I first ran into The Bookshelf Muse while browsing for an option to replace the word I couldn’t spell—I know, too lazy to move from the desk and go get the Thesaurus—anyway, the site looked phenomenal, filled with little bits of help to unstuck the stuck writer.

Now I’ll come clean and reveal something I haven’t told them before (well, I don’t think I have. As a fellow writer of mine states: I write, therefore I drink), not that I recommend combining writing under the influence, mind you. As I was saying, the other thing that I liked about them was the fact that they had become friends online, and later coaxed their families into having a joint vacation in order to mark the first face-to-face meeting. The place? Well, if you’re familiar with the blog you’d know the answer to that already, but if not, here it is: Disney World – Orlando. You just gotta trust a people willing to meet in the Magic Kingdom, I mean, how can you get it wrong? If you don't believe, here's some proof:

BTW: I snatched the pic from their site, so credit where credit is due.

As I am not selfish, after bookmarking their site I posted about my new-found writing tool to every writer’s group I belong to. Yes, that’s right, all three of them. Did I mention I’m a part-time hermit?

My stalking of Becca and Angela was thorough: I left comments on the blog, sent them emails, added them to Facebook, the whole nine yards. Then last year, and thanks to NANOWRIMO, I made my first guest appearance there. It was an open letter to Becca complaining about Angela’s lack of commitment on her writing assignment. But don’t trust me, here is the link. I sure hope you comeback after reading it.

You’re back so soon? Gee, you’re a faster reader than I am. The friendship continued to grow and last month they allowed me to write another post and even run a giveaway of my new novel Firefall.

At the time, I learned of this new crazy plan that the dynamic duo came up with: not only a release of two more books simultaneously, but also a change on their blog that could make the producers of Extreme Makeover proud.

Writing Helping Writers is more than a site, it is more than a cute name, or the promo gig for their book; it is, I believe, their life motto. As you can see from the badge below I’m very glad to be a part of this new evolved Bookshelf Muse.

Well, enough rambling. Here's all you need to know about their new site and promotion:

Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi at Writers Helping Writers (formerly The Bookshelf Muse) have added two more books to their Descriptive Thesaurus Collection: The Positive Trait Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Attributes and The Negative Trait Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Flaws. To celebrate, they are hosting a race, and not just any old race, either. It’s the…

Writing is hard, isn’t it? Create the perfect hook. Make your first page compelling. Craft an amazing 25 word pitch. Knock out a query that will blow an agent’s mind. On and on it goes. And sometimes, well, you just wish someone would help.

WISH NO MORE!

From October 21st until October 27th, Writers Helping Writers is posting an OPEN CALL for writers. You can fill out a form, requesting help with critiques, book visibility, social media sharing, blog diagnostics, advice and more.

An army of Amazing Racers are standing by (ME INCLUDED!) waiting to help with your submissions. How many people can we help in a week? Let’s find out! Did I mention there are Celebrity Racers too–amazing authors and editors who know their way around a first page. Maybe one of them will pick your submission to help with!

Each day this week, there’s an AMAZING giveaway, too. So stop in at Angela & Becca’s new Writers Helping Writers website and find out how to take advantage of this unique, pay-it-forward event for writers. I’ll see you there!

Go ahead, make our day!

Couple of days left to sign up for a FIREFALL giveaway in honor of Fire Prevention Week:

Just go the site below, scroll down to my novel & register:

http://thrillerwriters.org/bookgiveaway/?p=2496#

Since my main character is a former firefighter, I think he'd be happy I do my bit for Fire Prevention Week.

I'm giving away 2 copies of my new novel FIREFALL. Just go the site below, scroll down to my novel & register:

http://www.thebigthrill.org/giveaway/

Here's also the dedication to the novel where I also honor those brave men and women:

To every man and woman who has the courage to walk into a fire for reasons above and beyond a paycheck.

Richard Godwin made quite a thorough interview. Check it out here:

http://www.richardgodwin.net/uncategorized/chin-wag-at-the-slaughterhouse-interview-with-jose-bogran

The Bookshelf Muse: Tips on Upping The Stakes + GIVEAWAY: It's always great when we get Suspense & Thriller authors dropping in at The Bookshelf Muse, and today José Bográn is here to talk a...

Here: http://www.crimefictioncollective.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-interview-with-jh-bogran-author-of.html

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Firefall

by J.H. Bogran

Giveaway ends October 31, 2013.

See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to win

Lisa Haselton's Reviews and Interviews: Interview with thriller author J. H. Bográn: Thriller author J. H. Bográn is in the hot seat today. He’s here to tell us a little bit about himself and his writing, in particular, h...

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

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.

DIRECT LINKS:

Rebel E Publishers: http://rebelepublishers.com/about/our-books/firefall/

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More to come...

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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/

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.

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.

Today I’m running a combined promo with some of my titles at Amazon, I made the notices Twitter-friendly in case you’d like to help me by posting them to your media sites.

Both The Assassin’s Mistress and Deeds of a Master Archer are FREE through Aug/16:

In The Assassin's Mistress a hitman's love is tested to the limit. Will he make the sacrifice or the kill? http://amzn.to/R11xhk

One village, Two men, Three dragons, winner takes all. DEEDS OF A MASTER ARCHER, #suspense #fantasy http://amzn.to/PKEJ6b

Additionally, A Dozen Shorts and Treasure Hunt are at a bargain price of $0.99 for a limited time only:

A DOZEN SHORTS, for a limited time this eclectic collection will be at $0.99 http://amzn.to/1bZAHEk

Would 20 years in prison mean you can keep the stolen money? TREASURE HUNT by J.H. Bográn http://t.co/s1fV5aDoHl #thriller #action

Thanks,

Pages

Did a guest blog post at Indie It Press

Cool new interview...

Glowing review for FIREFALL

Writers Helping Writers

The giveaway ends soon!

Fire Prevention Week

Chin Wag at the Slaughterhouse

The Bookshelf Muse: Tips on Upping The Stakes + GIVEAWAY

New Review at the Crime Fiction Collective

Goodreads Giveaway of Firefall

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Firefall

by J.H. Bogran

Lisa Haselton's Reviews and Interviews: Interview with thriller author J. H. Bográn

Guest Blogging

Firefall´s Official Press Release

Participating in the Thriller Roundtable

FIREFALL is featured at The Big Thrill

Batman, Affleck & Miley

August Free and Bargains