LoeffelholzThe United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
Copyright 2010 Daren Hatfield; Used by permission. All Rights Reserved.
Click to enlarge... Doesn't do it justice, I assure you...this is the nearly-done version---just nudging the bullet-holes a bit, and putting something else in quotes.
I feel very lucky to have Daren as a friend---not to mention this site, without which, etc... -{
Check out my Amazon author page!Mark Loeffelholz
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Copyright 2010 Daren Hatfield; Used by permission. All Rights Reserved.
Click to enlarge... Doesn't do it justice, I assure you...this is the nearly-done version---just nudging the bullet-holes a bit, and putting something else in quotes.
I feel very lucky to have Daren as a friend---not to mention this site, without which, etc... -{
Fantastic cover - congrats to Daren on that. Can't wait to get hold of a copy.
Just one thing... For an expert with a S&W, I thought Oscar would carry the same piece - isn't that a Colt .38 on the front cover?
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Oh bugger! Just searched amazon to see if I could order a copy and found this. X-(
Don't panic though - when my novel came out in 1999 I realised that I shared my name with a phsycologist who writes textbooks for university coursework undertaken all over the world... I was absolutely gutted until the first royalty cheque, and then realised I was on a gravy train that is still rolling on over ten years later...
Amazon #1 Bestselling Author. If you enjoy crime, espionage, action and fast-moving thrillers follow this link:
Copyright 2010 Daren Hatfield; Used by permission. All Rights Reserved.
Click to enlarge... Doesn't do it justice, I assure you...this is the nearly-done version---just nudging the bullet-holes a bit, and putting something else in quotes.
I feel very lucky to have Daren as a friend---not to mention this site, without which, etc... -{
Wow, now that's awesome. Let's hope this debuts in the top 10, #1 preferred of course.
Some people would complain even if you hang them with a new rope
LoeffelholzThe United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
Oh bugger! Just searched amazon to see if I could order a copy and found this. X-(
Don't panic though - when my novel came out in 1999 I realised that I shared my name with a phsycologist who writes textbooks for university coursework undertaken all over the world... I was absolutely gutted until the first royalty cheque, and then realised I was on a gravy train that is still rolling on over ten years later...
Yeah, I found out about this a while back. It's funny---I was joking to someone that I ought to market B&A as a vampire book, since the title rather sounds like one, and they're completely ubiquitous now...then I find out there's already a vampire book out there, LOL. I'm doing the "look inside" option on Amazon as well. It won't be there quite yet---nearly, though. I expect to get the green light from the publisher at any moment, and we'll be rolling.
I'm not worried by "the other B&A" in the least. There's a rap album out called Blood & Ashes, as well, by some act I can't remember...but I don't think I'm competing with either of these markets, LOL.
And to answer your question about the gun...it was stock art, and cheaply bought Jade's very much a "pick up" man with his weapons in this one---in fact, ironically I think he shoots Colts more than S&Ws B-)
Check out my Amazon author page!Mark Loeffelholz
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
I like characters to pick up weapons. There's no obsession with what they use, adds realism and taylors the next scene to what the writer/director has in mind next. I'd like Bond to carry a holstered Walther PPK and use whatever he needs as and when he finds it.
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The dinosaurs haven't been forgotten, Loeffs... ?:)
Neighbours is spelt with a 'u'....
More seriously, I'd switch the green on the cover to a dirty yellow, green doesn't sell well (the reason magazines never use it on the cover) and the yellow would look odd and interesting in a noir context...
"This is where we leave you Mr Bond."
Roger Moore 1927-2017
LoeffelholzThe United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
The dinosaurs haven't been forgotten, Loeffs... ?:)
No, but they are indeed "gone," which is what that specific sentence is addressing. As for 'forgotten,' lots of things/people in the everglades have been covered up and forgotten, be assured!
More seriously, I'd switch the green on the cover to a dirty yellow, green doesn't sell well (the reason magazines never use it on the cover) and the yellow would look odd and interesting in a noir context...
The advice on the green is appreciated, but green is what it is. Daren made that selection, and I happen to love it...plus there's that whole double-meaning thingie with 'Jade,' so...if someone's not going to buy the book because there's green on the cover, c'est la vie. That's beyond my control, and not worth worrying about. I'm signing copies with a green marker, as well )
Check out my Amazon author page!Mark Loeffelholz
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
LoeffelholzThe United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
However, your point about the colour is an interesting one...but books seem to be a bit separate from magazines, at least in terms of perception---and it's far from absolute. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince features one of the greenest covers I've seen on a book in a while...then again, it's J.K. Rowling, and she likely ignores memos about cover colour
Check out my Amazon author page!Mark Loeffelholz
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
I've heard of JK Rowling, if she keeps plugging away, she might just make it...
Yeah, she's a real trooper. Never give up, never give up...poor kid.
Check out my Amazon author page!Mark Loeffelholz
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
LoeffelholzThe United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
Got word last night that Daren's final version of the cover has been approved by Outskirts Press...I have approved the pricing, and the interior/exterior files...and "Blood & Ashes" is now printing The next word I get will be that the book has been published...stay tuned...
-{ (How not to drink excessively today? That is the question...)
Check out my Amazon author page!Mark Loeffelholz
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Mr MartiniThat nice house in the sky.Posts: 2,703MI6 Agent
Congrats Loeffelholz!!!
Some people would complain even if you hang them with a new rope
LoeffelholzThe United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
Today I formally initiated the submission process for Amazon Kindle. The Kindle edition should be available on Amazon.com in the next 3 weeks. God willing, the actual book will be available before that
This has been an eye-opening process...
Check out my Amazon author page!Mark Loeffelholz
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
LoeffelholzThe United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
Well... :v [gulp]
I've always been determined that AJB would be where the news first breaks...so here goes.
The book is published, as of today...although, as I've learned, everything happens at its own pace; availability on Barnes & Noble, Amazon, etc., is still unfolding as I type this...but right now, although the tabs don't work yet ( X-( ), here's my website with the publisher:
Meanwhile, I'm processing orders at my own website, http://oscarjade.com , in the order I've received them (pre-orders first, naturally). Please keep in mind that the delivery time for signed copies will be a bit extended, as I need to place orders with the publisher...but I DO ship internationally. If a signed copy isn't a big deal, watch the link above or your favourite online bookseller's website for availability as it unfolds (in excruciatingly apparent slow motion!)...
Thanks to all for your interest, and/or patient indulgence over the past few months....
Now I'm off to uncork a bottle of Moet & Chandon with Mrs. Loeffelholz -{
Check out my Amazon author page!Mark Loeffelholz
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Looks great, Loeffs (and so does your art, Daren)--are you going to make autographed copies available?
Thanks HB, tss, Pen, Tony...and, of course, Daren---whose artwork has been blazing a trail of interest in the book since it was first unveiled B-)
And yes, Hardy---signed copies are available, exclusively, at http://oscarjade.com :007)
Check out my Amazon author page!Mark Loeffelholz
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
LoeffelholzThe United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
If Amazon doesn't have the cover art up in a reasonable amount of time, I'll investigate...but I'm told that these things often happen in increments...eventually, I'll have the "look inside" option on both sites.
Check out my Amazon author page!Mark Loeffelholz
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
LoeffelholzThe United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
edited July 2010
The Kindle Edition of Blood & Ashes has now gone live at Amazon.com, priced at $5.99:
If someone buys it this way, please let me know how it goes, how it looks on the unit, etc. Thanks!
Check out my Amazon author page!Mark Loeffelholz
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
LiamNow where was I? Let me see...Posts: 50MI6 Agent
Congratulations! Looks great! What a tremendous achievement!
I'm not young enough to know everything.
Wilde
LoeffelholzThe United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
Thanks very much, Liam! A belated welcome to AJB, and I sure hope you check out my book. If you like it, please tell all your friends...
Here's the press release for B&A, slated to move on Monday morning, 2nd August 2010, at precisely 10:43 AM, Central Daylight time. For economic reasons (my own ;% ) it will get a regional distribution, centered in Illinois, U.S.A....but it will be seen by all news organizations, magazines, media outlets, etc. We'll see where it takes us:
“Blood & Ashes” heralds literary debut of private eye Oscar Jade
Retro-style Mystery/Action Thriller set in Miami Beach, circa 1941
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, August 2nd, 2010/"Blood & Ashes" - Oscar Jade, a hardboiled sleuth in the gritty tradition of Philip Marlowe and Mike Hammer, makes his debut today in "Blood & Ashes." It’s an action-packed mystery novel set in Miami Beach, Florida, at the dawn of America's entry into World War Two---and make no mistake: Jade means business.
Author Mark Loeffelholz describes his hero as “a cruel man with a kind face, so people tend to underestimate him.” He's a down-and-out private detective who lives in a one-room apartment above the beachfront Pelican Bar & Grill. Two days after Pearl Harbor, after he is rejected for military service, he takes on a beautiful client who claims her husband wants her dead---and soon finds himself entangled in a violent conflict between rival factions of a New York crime family.
"I wanted Oscar Jade to be an antidote for the modern day," says Loeffelholz. "He exists in a time before DNA testing, cell phones and the internet. In his world, the line between right and wrong is still pretty clear. A man is as good as his word...and the bad guy usually gets what's coming to him." Political correctness is out the window, too: Jade will do whatever it takes to get the job done. "He's not afraid to use 'enhanced interrogation techniques,'" Loeffelholz adds with a laugh. He says that he got the idea for the Jade novels from his father. "My dad had just finished reading a Mickey Spillane book, and he told me I ought to try writing an old-fashioned private eye story," he says. "And once I got started with it, I knew I was onto something. There’s a lot going on inside this guy. Jade keeps a lot of secrets, even from me!"
"Blood & Ashes" is published by Outskirts Press and is available at all major online book retailers, such as Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com, as well as the author's website, OscarJade.com.
About "Blood & Ashes" Mark Loeffelholz is a screenwriter and novelist who lives in Springfield, Illinois. "Blood & Ashes" is the first in a planned series of Oscar Jade thrillers set in the 1940s.
Contact: Mark Loeffelholz - Author, "Blood & Ashes"
Check out my Amazon author page!Mark Loeffelholz
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
LiamNow where was I? Let me see...Posts: 50MI6 Agent
Thanks for the welcome! I'll be sure to check out "Blood & Ashes", most interesting character this Jade.
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Copyright 2010 Daren Hatfield; Used by permission. All Rights Reserved.
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I feel very lucky to have Daren as a friend---not to mention this site, without which, etc... -{
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
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Fantastic cover - congrats to Daren on that. Can't wait to get hold of a copy.
Just one thing... For an expert with a S&W, I thought Oscar would carry the same piece - isn't that a Colt .38 on the front cover?
http://apbateman.com
Don't panic though - when my novel came out in 1999 I realised that I shared my name with a phsycologist who writes textbooks for university coursework undertaken all over the world... I was absolutely gutted until the first royalty cheque, and then realised I was on a gravy train that is still rolling on over ten years later...
http://apbateman.com
Wow, now that's awesome. Let's hope this debuts in the top 10, #1 preferred of course.
Yeah, I found out about this a while back. It's funny---I was joking to someone that I ought to market B&A as a vampire book, since the title rather sounds like one, and they're completely ubiquitous now...then I find out there's already a vampire book out there, LOL. I'm doing the "look inside" option on Amazon as well. It won't be there quite yet---nearly, though. I expect to get the green light from the publisher at any moment, and we'll be rolling.
I'm not worried by "the other B&A" in the least. There's a rap album out called Blood & Ashes, as well, by some act I can't remember...but I don't think I'm competing with either of these markets, LOL.
And to answer your question about the gun...it was stock art, and cheaply bought
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
http://apbateman.com
Neighbours is spelt with a 'u'....
More seriously, I'd switch the green on the cover to a dirty yellow, green doesn't sell well (the reason magazines never use it on the cover) and the yellow would look odd and interesting in a noir context...
Roger Moore 1927-2017
No, but they are indeed "gone," which is what that specific sentence is addressing. As for 'forgotten,' lots of things/people in the everglades have been covered up and forgotten, be assured!
Not in Chicago, which is where Hoz lives B-)
The advice on the green is appreciated, but green is what it is. Daren made that selection, and I happen to love it...plus there's that whole double-meaning thingie with 'Jade,' so...if someone's not going to buy the book because there's green on the cover, c'est la vie. That's beyond my control, and not worth worrying about. I'm signing copies with a green marker, as well
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Roger Moore 1927-2017
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
http://apbateman.com
Yeah, she's a real trooper. Never give up, never give up...poor kid.
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
-{ (How not to drink excessively today? That is the question...)
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
This has been an eye-opening process...
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
I've always been determined that AJB would be where the news first breaks...so here goes.
The book is published, as of today...although, as I've learned, everything happens at its own pace; availability on Barnes & Noble, Amazon, etc., is still unfolding as I type this...but right now, although the tabs don't work yet ( X-( ), here's my website with the publisher:
http://outskirtspress.com/webpage.php?ISBN=9781432759346
Meanwhile, I'm processing orders at my own website, http://oscarjade.com , in the order I've received them (pre-orders first, naturally). Please keep in mind that the delivery time for signed copies will be a bit extended, as I need to place orders with the publisher...but I DO ship internationally. If a signed copy isn't a big deal, watch the link above or your favourite online bookseller's website for availability as it unfolds (in excruciatingly apparent slow motion!)...
Thanks to all for your interest, and/or patient indulgence over the past few months....
Now I'm off to uncork a bottle of Moet & Chandon with Mrs. Loeffelholz -{
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
mountainburdphotography.wordpress.com
http://apbateman.com
Oscar Jade at Amazon.com
I noticed that they don't have a pic of the cover up; it's a relatively easy matter to upload one if you'd like.
Once again, congrats and good luck.
Thanks HB, tss, Pen, Tony...and, of course, Daren---whose artwork has been blazing a trail of interest in the book since it was first unveiled B-)
And yes, Hardy---signed copies are available, exclusively, at http://oscarjade.com :007)
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?r=1&ISBN=1432759345
Cheaper too!
If Amazon doesn't have the cover art up in a reasonable amount of time, I'll investigate...but I'm told that these things often happen in increments...eventually, I'll have the "look inside" option on both sites.
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Ashes-Debut-Thriller-ebook/dp/B003XIJ6IS/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1280417920&sr=1-5
If someone buys it this way, please let me know how it goes, how it looks on the unit, etc. Thanks!
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Wilde
Here's the press release for B&A, slated to move on Monday morning, 2nd August 2010, at precisely 10:43 AM, Central Daylight time. For economic reasons (my own ;% ) it will get a regional distribution, centered in Illinois, U.S.A....but it will be seen by all news organizations, magazines, media outlets, etc. We'll see where it takes us:
“Blood & Ashes” heralds literary debut of private eye Oscar Jade
Retro-style Mystery/Action Thriller set in Miami Beach, circa 1941
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, August 2nd, 2010/"Blood & Ashes" - Oscar Jade, a hardboiled sleuth in the gritty tradition of Philip Marlowe and Mike Hammer, makes his debut today in "Blood & Ashes." It’s an action-packed mystery novel set in Miami Beach, Florida, at the dawn of America's entry into World War Two---and make no mistake: Jade means business.
Author Mark Loeffelholz describes his hero as “a cruel man with a kind face, so people tend to underestimate him.” He's a down-and-out private detective who lives in a one-room apartment above the beachfront Pelican Bar & Grill. Two days after Pearl Harbor, after he is rejected for military service, he takes on a beautiful client who claims her husband wants her dead---and soon finds himself entangled in a violent conflict between rival factions of a New York crime family.
"I wanted Oscar Jade to be an antidote for the modern day," says Loeffelholz. "He exists in a time before DNA testing, cell phones and the internet. In his world, the line between right and wrong is still pretty clear. A man is as good as his word...and the bad guy usually gets what's coming to him." Political correctness is out the window, too: Jade will do whatever it takes to get the job done. "He's not afraid to use 'enhanced interrogation techniques,'" Loeffelholz adds with a laugh. He says that he got the idea for the Jade novels from his father. "My dad had just finished reading a Mickey Spillane book, and he told me I ought to try writing an old-fashioned private eye story," he says. "And once I got started with it, I knew I was onto something. There’s a lot going on inside this guy. Jade keeps a lot of secrets, even from me!"
"Blood & Ashes" is published by Outskirts Press and is available at all major online book retailers, such as Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com, as well as the author's website, OscarJade.com.
About "Blood & Ashes" Mark Loeffelholz is a screenwriter and novelist who lives in Springfield, Illinois. "Blood & Ashes" is the first in a planned series of Oscar Jade thrillers set in the 1940s.
Contact: Mark Loeffelholz - Author, "Blood & Ashes"
oscarjade@onemain.com
http://oscarjade.com, http://outskirtspress.com/bloodandashes
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Wilde
I haven't read it, but there's nothing to stop me posting one of course....
Be afraid, Mark Loeffelholz, be very afraid...
Roger Moore 1927-2017
Great, but will they be personalized; i.e., "To Hardyboy, without whom none of this would be possible, even the printing, ink, and binding"?