The World Outside The Window
9:18 AM PST, February 7, 2009
The new Anthology that I'm lucky enough to have a story in is available now. The World Outside The Window is a collection of fantastic stories by 19 talented Amazon Shorts authors who wrote within a main theme and the diverse results are sure to please readers with every preference.
Please give it a try, you won't be disappointed. It is widely available at all the ususal outlets including Amazon, the publisher link is below. Rebecca Buckley did a tremendous job compiling, editing and publishing a wonderful product. Lana M. Ho-Sheing was the original dreamer who posted the idea and E. Don Harpe took the project and ran with it. All involved worked together to produce this original and unique book.
http://www.rjbuckleypublishing.com/amazonanthology .htmlThe World Outside The Window

New Anthology Coming Soon

The World Outside The Window

Authors in order of stories:

FALLEN STAR, RISING STAR – Mark Terence Chapman

MISERY LOVES COMPANY – Pamela K. Kinney

ROSE’S QUESTION – D. K. Christi

SMILE – Anthony Waugh

THE SILVER LINING – Rebecca Buckley

THE BLACK ROSE – Woodrow Walker

SAYING GOODBYE TO MISS MOLLY – Morgan St. James

THE SPLIT MIND – Robert A. Meacham

NEAL’S NOEL – Jay Osman

THE MAILBOX – Larry L. Evans

STRANGE DREAMS – B.W. Philpot

ONLY THERE WAS NO WIND – Jim Wilsky

AUSTIN, MY HERO – Tory Lynn

ETUDE & SMOKE RINGS – Lana M. Ho-Sheing

TWILIGHT – Matthew Alan Pierce

THIS TIME FOREVER – Erin Gordon

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY – Curtis M. Hendel

HOUSE ARREST – Richard Lord

KILLING FROST – E. Don Harpe

Note: This is a themed anthology that was written by a talented group of Amazon Short authors. It was graciously published by Rebecca Buckley and her company RJ Buckley Publishing. Great stories all. Further information coming. Thanks to everyone involved, I'm proud to be a part of it. - Jim

It's About Time

*A reprint of my latest post on Amazon Shorts.

Really, it is about time isn't it. All about time.

I remember summer days, one day mind you, that used to seem endless. Laying on a soft carpet of green grass and watching clouds slip slowly by in that blue sky, it seemed to me that the day would never end. The clouds were as slow as everything else with life. Weeks were like months and months like a year. I wanted time to go faster then. I wanted to be out of school, I wanted my driver's license and I wanted it now. Everything, right now.

I had real life get in the way of fiction recently. Things happened. Not horrible, not good. Just things. Things I needed to focus on and take care of. I have missed writing badly and I'm coming back to it now because I have to. It's just too good to let go of.

This is no news flash to anyone over 30 or so, but I thought it was worth repeating. One of the ironies of life is that when you really want time, need time, it's as sparse as water in the Sahara. When you don't care about time or want it to speed by, you have a glut of it, all of it you need and then some. The kicker of course is that this is all age based. In August, I'll be another year older and the time or the pace of it seems to be flying faster and faster. Where the hell are the brakes on this thing?

I'm making a concerted effort to start writing again. A very serious effort because, well, it's about time. - Jim

New Anthology Coming Soon

I just got some great news from one of the best guys I know in the writing business, BJ Bourg. He's a helluva guy and has been very supportive ever since I was introduced to him several years ago.

BJ is the Founding Editor at Mouth Full of Bullets - a very successful Crime Magazine (his publication is available electronically and just recently in print as well) MFOB has been a hit from day one and last year I was lucky enough to get a story accepted there.

BJ wrote me an email saying he had decided to do a print anthology of the best stories in 2007. Somehow mine made it in .... and I really mean that. There are some big hitters in it including Frank Zafiro, John M. Floyd, Herschel Cozine, Guy Belleranti, Kimberly Brown, Sandra Seamans and a host of others with names that are highly recognizable in the Crime genre (and elsewhere for that matter). I'll have more on all of this later but here is another quick link to MFOB. Check it out, you won't be sorry.

http://mouthfullofbullets.com/

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Happy Holidays too. Best wishes in '08. Thanks for coming by. - Jim

New Amazon Short

"Dead Reckoning" is now up at Amazon Shorts. The link is below (right column) under the section 'stories finding good homes'. Give it a shot. Only 49 cents to download and please feel free to tell me there or here what you think of it. Feeling real industrious? You can write a review on Amazon. Thanks, Jim.

Buck Up Time

Well, it's been awhile since my last post .... again. Seems as if I haven't been very consistent here. This will be a short and very brief little check-in. I have been in a holding pattern with my writing. Still writing of course, hell I'll always write, but life has gotten in the way the last half of this year. Priorities are priorities. Explanations will follow but not right now. No, not right now because I always want this to be a positive place...and that just ain't where I'm at right now.

It's time for me to just Buck Up, or Cowboy Up, whichever you prefer. SO, I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and an even better Christmas...and YEAH, I said CHRISTMAS. Seriously, I wish everyone who reads this the best Holiday Season ever. That's probably it on here until 2008 - maybe. JJW

Two Months!

Wow, when I looked at the date of my last post I couldn't believe it. Time for an update on what's been going on:

*The book Oh, Enemy Mine which I've already outlined is due to be printed and released this month. I'm waiting on the details of that in terms of timing, availablity, etc. As soon as I have that I'll post it up. Once again the publisher will be Aisling Press and I'll have 3 stories in it. I will also be in some very good company - virtually surrounded by talented, accomplished writers who can't help but make me look better.

*I'll be submitting several new stories to Amazon Shorts in the very near future. Which stories those will be is not finalized yet but I'll let you know which ones I decided on in my next post.

*Speaking of Amazon Shorts, I am involved in a very interesting project that I hope comes off big. A group of current Amazon Shorts authors decided to put together an anthology of sorts. It has a central theme and there are 21 stories in all. The book, titled The World Outside My Window, will be printed and have approximateky 300 pages. There has been a proposal made to market it in conjuction with Amazon Shorts either directly or indirectly. But there will be a book either way. My story Only There Was No Wind has already been accepted. Looking forward to this and interested in finding out how it will be marketed. More to come on this as well.

AND that kids, is all I have for now. Be back soon - JJW