CW Hawes - Author: June 2023

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

My Interview with Ivo Lettercast

Today, I’m re-sharing my interview with Ivo Lettercast on Indie Author Connection from 2 years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ270hyXppY

I talk a bit about my philosophy regarding what it means to be a writer and I perform a reading from my cosmic horror novella Nightmare in Agate Bay.

The interview was great fun, so I thought I’d dust it off and share it again. I hope you enjoy it.

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You can get a copy of Nightmare in Agate Bay on Amazon.

Hope you enjoy the interview. Comments are always welcome. And until next time, happy reading!

CW Hawes is a playwright; award-winning poet; and a fictioneer, with a bestselling novel. He’s also an armchair philosopher, political theorist, social commentator, and traveler. He loves a good cup of tea and agrees that everything’s better with pizza.

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Men Lying Dead in a Field

Richard Schwindt is no stranger to writing fabulous fiction. And he’s definitely no stranger to writing marvelous mysteries.

Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles

Men Lying Dead in a Field is his second contribution to the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles series. His first book, The Shine from a Girl in the Lake, is an exciting serial killer mystery thriller and is available on Amazon.

Men Lying Dead in a Field is available on Amazon and is only 99¢ for a limited time.

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What’s It About?

Dr. Michael Kurelek is caught unawares when his father appears in Magnolia Bluff, just released from sniper duty in Ukraine.

When a stranger turns up dead shortly after, shot through the heart in a field outside of town, Mike needs to act.

His investigation will place him in the sights of a deadly adversary. Everyone has a secret, but someone is killing psychologists, and Michael Kurelek could be next on the list.

I’m looking forward to reading this ASAP. It’s going to be one heck of a mystery thriller.

Richard Schwindt

If you haven’t read the fiction of Richard Schwindt, you are in for a treat. He brings to his storytelling a unique psychological insight that is based on his many years working as a social worker and as a therapist.

You can find all of his fiction and non-fiction on Amazon.

And a good place to start is with The Death in Sioux Lookout Trilogy. These are great mysteries you really don’t want to miss.

The Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles series now numbers 14 books. And more are coming. One each month.

You can start the series with Men Lying Dead in a Field, or, if you want to start at the beginning, you can do so with Death Wears a Crimson Hat.

Comments are always welcome! And until next time, happy reading!

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Death in Small Town America

Now that is a title for a blogpost! It is also the focal point for the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles — where the happening place is the town cemetery.

Magnolia Bluff

What makes the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles series unique is that the books are written by a group of authors known as the Underground Authors.

Each author writes a mystery set in Magnolia Bluff, Texas. The author has his or her own cast of characters, and may draw on the characters and places created by the other authors.

Over time we have built and peopled a living town in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. Well, it certainly seems real to us and our readers.

And in two weeks Book 14, Men Lying Dead in a Field, goes live. You can pre-order Richard Schwindt’s book right now on Amazon.

Another addition to the life and times of Texas’s most famous (or infamous) small town.

How It Started

Back in 2021, I was at a virtual writers conference and it was there that I learned of the multi-author series concept.

On the heels of the successful launch of our short story anthology, Beyond the Sea, I brought the multi-author series concept to my fellow Underground Authors.

After numerous emails, nine of us decided to give the idea a try. And thus Magnolia Bluff was born.

We had so much fun in 2022, we decided to continue the series in 2023. And now we have 12 authors all set to continue the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles in 2024.

Wyldwood Books

For myself, I will say that not in my wildest dreams did I imagine the series would take off, let alone be a success.

Part of the success, I think, is due to the absolutely awesome covers created by Crispian Thurlborn of Wyldwood Books.

His imagination is phenomenal and his drive to create the perfect cover for your book is unrelenting. He isn’t satisfied with less than the best.

The Series to Date

Summer is upon us. Now is the time to not only take an actual vacation, but take a virtual one as well. Magnolia Bluff. The perfect vacation of the mind. Just watch your back.

Here are the books in series order. Click or tap on the title for a description and buy link.

Death Wears a Crimson Hat by CW Hawes

Eulogy in Black and White by Caleb Pirtle III

The Great Peanut Butter Conspiracy by Cindy Davis

You Won’t Know How… Or When by James R Callan

The Flower Enigma by Breakfield & Burkey

The Shine From a Girl in the Lake by Richard Schwindt

The Dewey Decimal Dilemma by Linda Pirtle

JUSTICE by Kelly Marshall

Born and Bred Texan by Jinx Schwartz

The Dog Gone Diamond Dilemma by Linda Pirtle

When Bad Things Happen to Good Mice by Cindy Davis