The MTS Braggatorium

Liz! I am so happy for you!

Thank you so much, you guys. You are wonderful, every single one of you!

Oh my gosh, Liz! I'm so happy for you!

ZOMG awesome news Liz! And everyone else!

onesecondglance said:

Incredible! Amazing! Running out of superlatives!

You earnt this. Good on ya.

I trust you already got good and drunk when you found out, but have another one on me...

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Fabulous, phenomenal, superb, marvelous, stupendous, primo, rad.....


Way cool, Liz. Just remember the little people when you get to the top.

Free books!

My second mystery novel, A STUDY IN DETAIL, will be released by Five Star Mysteries on March 11. After distributing ARCs to potential reviewers, I have 4 ARCs with no home. If anyone wants an ARC, send me an email to [email protected] with your postal address and I'll be glad to send you one. Here's the writeup for STUDY, as well as one of the early reviews.

Paul is a simple outdoorsman with a volatile artist wife—until Marta disappears and her body is never found. Paul finds a message in her last painting telling him that she faked her death to draw attention to her paintings.

An insurance investigator questions a $5M policy Marta took out shortly before her death and an enforcer shows up demanding that Paul pay him the $5M Marta stole from his casino. A gallery in Arizona claims to have new Marta paintings.

Paul goes to investigate, followed by the insurance investigator, the enforcer, and a young new-age girl determined to help Paul forget his dead wife.

“Recommended for romance and mystery readers seeking something different… The dialogue is fresh, original and witty…and the twists of plot will keep even the most seasoned mystery reader thinking.”
—D. Donovan, Midwest Book Review

Congrats to all again on the recent Braggatoria. Lots of great news! Here’s more:

My new flash mystery “The Owl Clock Murder” is free to read at Over My Dead Body!

Storyline: Whodunnit? Cop supersleuth Detective Janessa Ann Harley unscrambles the clues.

Best wishes,
Peter DiChellis

Congrats, MikeG and pdichellis!

Congratulations on the upcoming publication, MikeG! March is coming up faaaaast...

And well done on the story, pdichellis!

Congratulations to all!

Ditto the same! So proud of our little group.

I haven't been here for a while and I've missed such good news.

Huge congrats, Liz, MikeG and pdichellis!!!



You people totally rock!!!

Congratulations Mike and Peter! Merry Christmas to EVERYONE!

This pre-publication comment made my day...

It’s hard to think of a better New Year’s gift than this pre-publication comment by L.A Times best-selling author, Robert Ellis: “Joey’s Place reads like a labor of love — Vegas style — with the weight of the world spinning round and round on a roulette wheel stacked with bullets. I couldn’t put it down.”

(I met and worked with Bob at John Truby's old writer studio back in the day, and it gave me immense pleasure to think I could entertain him with a tale he enjoyed while on a holiday vacation.)

Very nice, JWNelson! Must feel really good!

JWNelson said:

It’s hard to think of a better New Year’s gift than this pre-publication comment by L.A Times best-selling author, Robert Ellis: “Joey’s Place reads like a labor of love — Vegas style — with the weight of the world spinning round and round on a roulette wheel stacked with bullets. I couldn’t put it down.”

(I met and worked with Bob at John Truby's old writer studio back in the day, and it gave me immense pleasure to think I could entertain him with a tale he enjoyed while on a holiday vacation.)

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Woozer! That's just great.

Congrats, JWNelson!



May 2015 bring you all even greater success.

Ooh, what a great review! Congratulations and here's hoping it's the first of many more!

Really nice, JWNelson! Congratulations!

These messages first thing in the morning make the whole day....

From a pre-publication reader who is a successful author: "Hey, you're a damn good writer. It's almost 2:30 a.m. and I'm still reading. Enjoying it ["Joey's Place"] a lot."

lizmonster said:

Really nice, JWNelson! Congratulations!

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Many thanks. A nice boost to my efforts on the prequel.

Awesome JWNelson! My sister lives in Vegas. You need to do a signing there so I have an excuse to try to visit her, plus nab a signature.

wonderactivist said:

Awesome JWNelson! My sister lives in Vegas. You need to do a signing there so I have an excuse to try to visit her, plus nab a signature.

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Thank you! I will definitely be investigating Las Vegas' still-existing book stores along with its readers groups and clubs interested in local crime fiction. Having grown up in town during the 60's and 70's (my parents resided there from 1963 to 2002), I am looking forward to going home to "pitch" my first crime novel.

My new crime-comedy flash story “More to Huff” is free to read at Shotgun Honey.

Storyline: The misadventures of two losers trying to stay stoned.

Best wishes,
Peter DiChellis