tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55157505617577736382024-03-14T06:29:22.716-04:00Mad Scribblings From the EdgeThis blog is mostly about my forays into the writing world, as well as anything else I feel like discussing! Feel free to join in. -jasonjason kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785326617644732414noreply@blogger.comBlogger295125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515750561757773638.post-85236140231082711362014-09-02T17:15:00.000-04:002014-09-02T17:15:03.716-04:00So what the hell have I been doing?Maybe I've mentioned this previously, maybe I haven't. But when I went on long-term disability leave from work due to some serious health issues, I left with a definite plan on how I wanted to spend my free time now that it wouldn't be consumed by work. specifically, each morning would go like this: write about 500 words of the sequel to my debut novel, Badge of Lies. Then narrate an auedio episode of The Dark Inspectre. It was an ambitious schedule, I will admit, one that I knew would require quite a bit of discipline.Well, I am happy to say that I have been kicking ass. I've written abou 35 pages of the sequel, which I consider to be a little less than half. The secret is that most of my waking hours, the plot and dialogue are running around in my head, so i'm constantly working on it anyway. And I've recorded 72 Dark INspectre episodes. Considering there are 76 total, I'd say that's pretty damn good.So, yeah, I've been busy, writing the further adventures of Detectiive Frank Arnold and recording the travails of the Dark InSpectre.I must say, I'm pretty proud of myself for keeping to the schedule I set when I went on disability. It certainly helps that I find the actual writing so enjoyable, and that every time I sit down, after a few minutes it just starts to flow.<br />
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In other news, I'm still waiting o hear something definitive from my publisher on how they want to handle my next two manuscripts, True Mastery and The Dark Inspectre. I know 5hey will be publishing them, but apparently decisions still need to be made on the best way to handle them. The editor in chief asked me to wait 2-4 weeks for further details. So fingers crossed. And in the meantime, I'll just do what all writers do, keep scribbling away!jason kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785326617644732414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515750561757773638.post-37303616429276807752014-06-02T09:10:00.002-04:002014-06-02T09:10:21.422-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKeyzb55AxvSCiSyQVNSOPijrmuihHzajjIRfcIqvh_x1vkFHsbTmsVyU_363Wr94AK8j9W-aBQaRHQlYRZisJHHY3oJPQLS_lkCN3uNISCNnuB72DQEahWPyYNz_yM2H6n-0w23CiA0/s1600/PSP_CreativeContributor003.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
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My publiisher, Pro Se Poductions, has asked me and other authors to add this litle graphic on our various blogs and web sites for some marketing ooomph! So yay!<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKeyzb55AxvSCiSyQVNSOPijrmuihHzajjIRfcIqvh_x1vkFHsbTmsVyU_363Wr94AK8j9W-aBQaRHQlYRZisJHHY3oJPQLS_lkCN3uNISCNnuB72DQEahWPyYNz_yM2H6n-0w23CiA0/s1600/PSP_CreativeContributor003.jpeg" /></a><br />jason kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785326617644732414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515750561757773638.post-33197957144917129322014-05-20T21:00:00.000-04:002014-05-20T21:00:14.754-04:00Dark InSpectre newsIt was a simple facebook message from my editor over at Pro Se Press: The Dark InSpectre is moving forward. That's all I needed to hear. I've been excited about it for days. Turns out my editor has been buried in her wedding preparations and will get back to me in June about the manuscripts I have on hold at Pro Se. One is a YA fantasy, and the other is my noir sci fi series, The Dark InSpectre. So I've been way amped ever since I got that message, especially since I haven't heard anything fro Pro Se in a while.<br />
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In other news, It looks like in a couple of weeks I'll be able to start narrating all the episodes of The Dark InSpectre I haven't gotten to yet. I bought a spiffy new digital voice recorder just for the project. That way I can send all of the audio episodes to my friend Paul Cole who plays them on his radio station program up in Rockland Maine. And that also means something else I'm totally psyched about: audio disc. That's right, it's going to happen. There will be an audio disc of the Dark Inspectre. Paul has already expressed enthusiasm for promoting it. I haven't really talked about it with Pro Se, but why wouldn't they be into it, too?<br />
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And then of course there's the sequel to Badge of Lies which I have to get back to. Here's the title: Pick and Roll. Yeah, I got a lot of projects for May and June. Time to get down to work!jason kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785326617644732414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515750561757773638.post-28158003730567540952013-12-12T15:39:00.000-05:002013-12-12T15:39:19.830-05:00What's Up!Hello all, I"ve been away for a while, but as some of you may know, I've been dealing with some rather serious health issues that have taken up a lot of my time and energy. But that doesn't mean I haven't been semi-active in the writing game!<br />
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First of all, my ever-lovin' series The Dark InSpectre has been submitted and accepted for publication by my publisher, Pro Se Productions, the home of my debut novel, Badge of Lies. I've taken all the episodes of Dark InSpectre, woven them together, and made a single novel out of it. It will be coming out in 2014 after the usual editing process with my publisher. So Yay for Jack Garrett and friends!<br />
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I also submitted a new short story to a magazine for the first time in a while. I should be hearing back in another month or two. It's a dark historical fantasy with the best title I"ve ever come up with: The Vivisectionist's Daughter. Is that cool or what? I really hope it gets picked up.<br />
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And I now officially have a couple of Amazon reviews for Badge of Lies, and they're good! I'm so thrilled I can't even tell you. I can tell by the names of the reviewers that they were readers of my Dark InSpectre series who I managed to turn onto Badge of Lies. So the lesson is: e-marketing works! And if someone likes your stuff, they generally like your stuff!<br />
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Here's the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Badge-Lies-Jason-Kahn-ebook/product-reviews/B00DC6Z4MS/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_summary?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=byRankDescending" target="_blank">link</a> to the reviews.<br />
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Oh and speaking of Badge of Lies, the guy who runs the audio-narrated episodes of Dark InSpectre on his radio show has put together an ad for Badge of Lies that will go at the end of his pod cast. It's so cool, an ad for my book on the radio! I've heard it and it's awesome, he'll let me know when it airs.<br />
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So what's next? The long awaited sequel. As I"ve discussed before, I have to get my ass in gear and start writing again. It's been tough given my health, but I've got an opening scene that needs to get on paper. From there, the sky's the limit. Stay tuned...jason kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785326617644732414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515750561757773638.post-697523666279061152013-08-05T10:34:00.000-04:002013-08-05T10:34:06.034-04:00Mad Scribblings Interviews Author Aaron Smith<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Today I’m talking
with Aaron Smith, a fellow Pro Se Press author whose book, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nobody dies For Free</i>, just came out in June. Aaron was kind enough
to answer a few questions about his influences and what makes him tick as a
writer. Read below and be enlightened!<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Q: When and how did
you start writing fiction?<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Aaron: <o:p></o:p></b><br />
I think I was born with a writer’s brain in the
sense that I’ve been making up stories for as long as I can remember, but it
took me thirty years to realize I could actually be a writer! In 2008, I answered
an ad that Ron Fortier had posted, looking for pulp writers for Airship 27
Productions. I wrote a short <br />
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sample piece—flash fiction is what it would be
considered—although I don’t think I knew the term at the time. It was about a
vampire having an argument with Adolph Hitler! Ron liked the sample and asked
me if I wanted to contribute a story to his upcoming Sherlock Holmes anthology.
I was blown away. My first writing job and it gets published and involves my
all-time favorite fictional character! <br />
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So that started it and the ball kept rolling and
I’ve been writing ever since and never want to stop. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Q: Who or what are
some of your influences?<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Aaron:<o:p></o:p></b><br />
Well, I truly believe that all creative people are
influenced on some level by almost everything they’re exposed to, whether it’s
something they like or hate, but to narrow it down to books and other forms of
entertainment, I’d certainly have to list the following writers: Ian Fleming,
H.P. Lovecraft, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert E. Howard, Roger Zelazny, JRR
Tolkein, Bram Stoker, Isaac Asimov, Stan Lee and all his collaborators, Agatha
Christie, and Edgar Rice Burroughs. I should also mention the original Star
Trek series, the films of Alfred Hitchcock and Otto Preminger, the Universal
and Hammer horror movies, and a lot of the music I’ve listened to over the
years which ranges from jazz of the ‘30s and ‘40s to Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd,
and the Beatles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Q; Your latest
release, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nobody Dies For Free</i>, is
available from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Tell us a little about it and
where the inspiration came from.</b><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Aaron:<o:p></o:p></b><br />
I think it was inevitable that I would eventually write a
spy novel. After all, I’ve loved the genre since I saw my first James Bond
movie at the age of seven. So <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nobody Dies
For Free </i>was inspired by a lifetime of enjoying that type of story and is
influenced by the Bond novels and movies, the writing of Tom Clancy and John
LeCarre, the Jason Bourne movies, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mission:
Impossible</i>, the British spy series <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Spooks</i>,
and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Taken</i>, which is easily my
favorite action movie of the past decade or so. Those are the influences I’m
aware of, but I’m sure other stories I’ve encountered, whether in books or in
films or comics or wherever, played a part in the book coming together, too. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nobody Dies For
Free </i>is the story of Richard Monroe. He’s been a CIA operative for years,
loyal to his country and skilled in the ways of espionage. He’s been stationed
in Paris for some years and fallen in love with a French woman. He takes early
retirement and marries her, intending to stay in France and enjoy a danger-free
life. But when we first see Monroe, he’s on the steps of the Paris Opera,
cradling his dying wife in his arms. Somebody’s shot her. Monroe goes a little
off the deep end after this and uses his skills to track down the assassin. He
kills the hitman who shot his wife, but ends up being caught and thrown into a
Turkish prison. He’s soon sprung and brought back to the United States where
he’s recruited back into the clandestine services, but there’s a difference
this time. He won’t be working for a publicly known agency like the CIA or FBI,
but will instead be a lone agent reporting to a mysterious supervisor who will
assign him to missions too secret or sensitive to ever be made public. Monroe’s
mode of operation is staying as far under the radar as possible, using no
gadgets or over-the-top technology, but relying instead on just a car, a gun,
and his wits. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nobody Dies For
Free </i>is my first full novel for Pro Se Press, a wonderful New Pulp company
for whom I’ve done several short stories in the past. It’s available in print
or as an e-book for Kindle or Nook.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Q: What else do
you have coming out that you’d like to talk about?<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Aaron:<o:p></o:p></b><br />
Just last week, the latest issue of Pro Se
Presents magazine was released. In that, you’ll find the newest story to
feature my detective character Lieutenant Marcel Picard. The last Picard story,
which came out in the same magazine several issues ago, got some of the best
reviews I’ve ever received for my work. Something about Picard, who is a former
professional hockey player who now catches killers, seems to have really
attracted a set of followers among the readers of New Pulp. <o:p></o:p><br />
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A few months ago, Airship 27 Productions released <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Quatermain: the New Adventures</i>, in which
Alan Porter and I each wrote a novella about H. Rider Haggard’s classic
character Allan Quatermain. <o:p></o:p><br />
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And over the next few months, I have two more
novels coming out. In August will be <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Across
the Midnight Sea</i>, which is the sequel to my first vampire novel, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">100,000 Midnights.</i> <o:p></o:p><br />
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Then, right around Halloween, my horror novel, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Chicago Fell First </i>will be released.
This one’s about zombies and how a small group of strangers are brought
together in the face of tragedy and chaos. <o:p></o:p><br />
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This has been my busiest year as a writer. It’s
tiring at times, but it’s also great fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Q: What about
writing do you find the most challenging, and how do you deal with these
issues?<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Aaron: <o:p></o:p></b><br />
As much as I love writing, I’ll admit that it has
its rough points. It can be hard to find time to get the writing done when you
have to work a day job (as most writers do, despite what you see in the
movies), but the solution, I find, is discipline. Set a goal for yourself, say,
a thousand words a day, and stick to it unless it is literally impossible not
to. No excuses unless circumstances make it absolutely unavoidable. <o:p></o:p><br />
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Then there’s rejection, which can sometimes be
hard to accept, but you have to keep in mind that the editor or publisher who
rejects your story is judging a series of words on paper, not judging <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">you </i>personally. If he doesn’t like it,
maybe the next editor will. <o:p></o:p><br />
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There are a lot of frustrations that go with
writing, such as worrying that your books aren’t selling well enough, or having
too many ideas to devote enough time to each of them (yes, sometimes too much
inspiration can feel like a bad thing!), or the long periods of waiting between
writing a story and having it come back from editing, and then the other waiting
between preparation and publication. All these things can be hard to deal with,
but I find that, most of the time, the good outweighs the bad. We writers are
the brave ones who throw ourselves out there where the world can see all the
crazy things that go on inside our heads. We give the most intimate thing
imaginable to our audiences: the contents of our minds! And sometimes we get
lucky and they give something back, like a nice review, a comment about
enjoying the book, or just the simple act of buying a copy. <o:p></o:p><br />
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So yes, being a writer can be challenging, but
it’s the peripheral stuff that’s hard, never the pure act of writing. That’s
sheer joy, release, maybe even destiny for those of us who can’t imagine ever
stopping. That’s why we do it, I think. At least I know that’s why I do it. The
story has to come out and live beyond the womb that is the writer’s mind. <o:p></o:p><br />
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So I guess that’s the best way to deal with the
difficulties. Just keep writing. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thanks for your time Aaron and best of luck in all your future endeavors!</b><br />
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<strong>Here are a few links to find out more about Aaron's writing:</strong><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b><br />jason kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785326617644732414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515750561757773638.post-83417268364824232892013-07-21T11:55:00.000-04:002013-07-21T11:55:33.499-04:00What Now Brown Cow?Let's review where things stand. <br />
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Point one: My debut novel, Badge of Lies, came out last month. I couldn't be more psyched about it. It's gotten one positive review so far and hopefully more are on the way (it's only gotten 1 review total at this point).<br />
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Point two: I've already edited and submitted the entire Dark InSpectre series to my publisher and am waiting to hear back about it. It's TBD as far as what kind of format they want to publish it in: digest? webisodes? doesn't really matter to me. I consider it a totally unique vision and am just excited to see it out there in some form.<br />
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So where does that leave me in terms of what I'm working on? Well, the Dark InSpectre is finished, the last episode posted a few weeks ago. that's done. As I said, I'm just waiting to hear back from my publisher. Once I do, I'm sure there'll be edits, etc. Which will be all normal and good.<br />
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But that's not new material. I'm a writer. Writer's write. What's next? Has to be a sequal to Badge of Lies. I have a couple ideas chasing around in my head that seem promising, but they haven't quite gelled into a coherent whole. but more importantly, I have an opening scene, and I know that's where I need to start. <br />
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The problem? My health has not been good lately, and that could be a problem moving forward, especially if I'm trying to get back to writing regularly. But whatever, writer's write. I've got an opening scene, that's where I'll start. Where it takes me....? Well, that's the whole fun of it, isn't it?jason kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785326617644732414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515750561757773638.post-74737617306681152352013-07-11T11:17:00.000-04:002013-07-11T15:16:30.522-04:00The Reviews Are In! (Well, one anyway)Got my first review of Badge of Lies from Nadine over at her My Addiction Blog. <br />
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I'm very grateful to Nadine for taking the time to read my book, and happy to report that it's a good review. It's hopefully the first of many more, but this one will always be special cuz it's my first novel, and my first review. So yay, warm fuzzies all around! <br />
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What makes this novel so intriguing – at least for me - is the fact that Jason Kahn went out of his way to throw readers into the explicit truths of not only the main character but also that of the friend – Mitch Connell, who he mourns. The story is weaved majestically between the faltered main character and his obsession to unravel the secrets his friend had tried to carry to his grave.<br />
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And a <a href="http://my-addictionbooks.blogspot.com/2013/07/review-badge-of-lies-jason-kahn.html" target="_blank">link to the whole review</a>. Check it out!jason kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785326617644732414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515750561757773638.post-25648705269170214562013-07-02T08:22:00.000-04:002013-07-02T08:22:08.901-04:00Interview with Yours TrulyFriend and fellow author Kelly Harmon was nice enough to post an interview with me over at her blog supporting my new novel, Badge of Lies. Check it <a href="http://kellyaharmon.com/badge-lies-jason-kahn/" target="_blank">here</a>.jason kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785326617644732414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515750561757773638.post-69870939425526371152013-07-01T15:23:00.000-04:002013-07-01T15:23:40.564-04:00The Final DIS<br /><a href="http://www.darkinspectre.com/in-plain-sight-episode-76-secrets-and-wounds" target="_blank">The final episode</a> of the Dark InSpectre is now online, in which our story comes to a close, and our hero learns new secrets and finds comfort in old friends. <br /><br />Here’s an excerpt: <br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">
Franken looked at me and though his face gave nothing away, it was like the nervous anxiety coming from his brain could’ve fueled my Intera 6 for a month. “Jack,” he said. “I just want to know, do I need to worry about you?”<br /><br />That caught me off guard. What the hell was he talking about? And why was he scared to death right now? A sudden memory came to me, a deep voice in my head during the fire, like someone’s mind was reaching out to me. Everything clicked, all the little clues that I had failed to recognize. <br /><br />I looked him in the eyes, choosing my words carefully, letting him know his secret was safe. “No, sir. Even if I knew what you were talking about, which I don’t, you would never have to worry about me.” <br /><br />He smiled, patting me gently on the shoulder as he rose. “Thank you,” his voice hitched for a moment, “I knew I could count on you.”</blockquote>
<br />Check the episode <a href="http://www.darkinspectre.com/in-plain-sight-episode-76-secrets-and-wounds" target="_blank">here</a>. <br /><br />Enjoy!
jason kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785326617644732414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515750561757773638.post-48216412463726114622013-06-24T11:59:00.001-04:002013-06-24T11:59:40.449-04:00Oh Yeah, My Novel's Out!Did I mention my novel, Badge of Lies is out? I couldn't be more psyched about it. It's out in both e-version and paperback.<br />
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Check it out on Amazon <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Badge-of-Lies-ebook/dp/B00DC6Z4MS/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372089360&sr=1-1&keywords=badge+of+lies" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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It's been a long journey getting this book published, and I'm thrilled I found a great home with my publisher, Pro Se Press and all the editorial staff who have helped usher the manuscript into people's hot little hands. <br />
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I hope everyone who wishes to buys a copy and enjoys the ride!jason kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785326617644732414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515750561757773638.post-32196464395516081132013-06-17T14:25:00.003-04:002013-06-17T14:25:36.848-04:00DIS 75 Gets Penultimate<a href="http://www.darkinspectre.com/in-plain-sight-episode-75-the-mob-turns" target="_blank">Episode 75</a> of the Dark InSpectre is now online, in which our hero and the bad guy finally settle their differences, permanently.<br /> <br />Here’s an excerpt:<br /> <br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">
Suddenly I was back in my own body, staring up at Heske, who was looking around, fear and uncertainty on his face. Then his features started shifting. It was like each persona forced itself to the surface for an instant, replaced with another, and I realized this was how they were fighting. Alone, none of them was strong enough to keep Heske submerged. But together…<br /> </blockquote>
<br />Check the episode <a href="http://www.darkinspectre.com/in-plain-sight-episode-75-the-mob-turns" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /> <br />Just 1 Episode Left!jason kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785326617644732414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515750561757773638.post-75703728974066565702013-06-03T20:02:00.002-04:002013-06-03T20:02:56.300-04:00DIS 74 Faces the Fire<a href="http://www.darkinspectre.com/in-plain-sight-episode-74-the-all-consuming-fire" target="_blank">Episode 74</a> of the Dark InSpectre faces the fire. <br />
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There was a buzz and a fizzle. And then nothing. Heske looked at the gun, then he looked at me, eyes narrowing.<br /><br /> I swallowed. My first thought was that my old buddy Hank would be sorely disappointed in me for screwing up the trick he’d taught me. My second thought was that it was time for plan B. I dropped into a crouch and rushed at Heske, lowering my shoulder as he tossed the gun aside and reached for his knife. My shoulder met his mid-section in the same instant I felt a hot pain lance through my gut. </blockquote>
jason kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785326617644732414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515750561757773638.post-75424409529937981192013-05-23T16:26:00.000-04:002013-05-23T16:26:15.571-04:00Shit's Gettin RealSaw a blurb on the Pro Se Facebook page about a novel by one Jason Kahn. Seems like it will be unleashed the first week in June. That's right, my book's bout to drop! In the meantime, Pro Se Publications is going to do some promotion and try and get a few reviews. I'm doing the same. I'm starting by running a few review web sites by my editor at Pro Se, and if she's cool with them, she'll send me a digital copy that I can submit around. Time to drum up some press and spread the buzz. Woohoo!<br />
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jason kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785326617644732414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515750561757773638.post-60801133257836068872013-05-22T18:06:00.001-04:002013-05-22T18:06:45.567-04:00Cover Up!This looks like the official cover of my novel. It's coming. Get ready.<br />
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jason kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785326617644732414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515750561757773638.post-63946595297065159872013-05-13T12:02:00.000-04:002013-05-13T12:02:08.543-04:00Episode 73 Online!
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I reached the upper floor and moved down the dark hallway toward the light spilling through the half opened doorway at the end of the corridor. I passed the kids’ rooms, swearing to myself I’d be back for Ian and Collin soon. Then I was at the door, willing myself to keep going, to override the paralyzing fear at what would happen if I screwed this up. <br /><br />I nudged the door open with my toe and in one motion swung into the room, pivoting to the right as I pointed the gun straight ahead, ready to fire away. <br /><br />What I saw made me freeze in my tracks, my blood running cold. </blockquote>
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I have to say that I am very glad to be doing this. It's something I've wanted to do for a while, and now with a book coming out, I'll need it for promotional purposes, my Amazon author page, Goodreads author page, etc.<br />
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And especially now that....the editor at my publishing house wants to see the Dark InSpectre! Yes! As I said previously, I pitched the series to her now that I've written the last episode. And she wants to take a look! So I'm gong to put all the episodes together in one document. Counting both story arcs, that's 93 episodes. Yeah, quite a lot! Then I'm going to give it a quick read through to add in all the language my original publisher wouldn't allow (read: cursing), and of course sex up the sex scene. <br />
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What I don't know is how this will affect any audio version they may want. I'm already narrating the existing series for the Rockland, Maine radio station that's airing them. If Pro Se Press wants an audio version, too, will I have to re-record after it goes through editing? We'll see, but that's a minor concern. I'm so psyched at the possibility of the series coming out in book form. I've been working on the thing for like 5 years, and in my humble opinion it's probably the best, coolest story I've written.<br />
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And in other news....my editor tells me that Badge of Lies is on the docket for publication and she expects to see it within the next month! Now, I'm not exactly sure what that means in terms of hitting stores, etc, but I know good news when I hear it. My f#$*ing novel is coming out! So <a href="mailto:f@#%">f@#%</a> yeah!jason kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785326617644732414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515750561757773638.post-3122932870290915172013-05-04T20:18:00.001-04:002013-05-04T20:18:31.154-04:00The Spoken WordI've been off this past week, and one of my main tasks has been to catch up on narrating audio episodes of the Dark InSpectre. Paul Cole, who runs the radio show in Rockland, Maine, that broadcasts my episodes, has been nice enough to agree to make them radio-ready after I narrate them. So it's up to me to keep sending them. It's helpful to understand the numbers here. There are a total of 76 episodes of the latest story arc of the Dark InSpectre. This past week, I narrated 19 new episodes, ending with episode 41. So, yeah, I've still got a ways to go. But I did bite off a nice chunk, which felt good. <br />
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Doing the audio recording reminded me how tedious the work is, but it's also a very good exercise. Reading each of these older episodes helps keep the story fresh in my mind, and also brings to the surface minor errors in the text that can be corrected. What's also interesting is that there are little nuances that are apparent when reading the text that can be lost when the words are spoken, like who's talking, and when passages are thought vs. spoken aloud. So I occasionally have to throw in an extra word or phrase to make these things clear. <br />
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What really has me curious is what's going to happen when my publisher gets back to me regarding the whole Dark InSpectre series. If they pick it up in some form, will they also pick up the audio episodes? What would happen after the series undergoes editing? Which will surely happen. Would I then have to re-record every episode? That would suck. Out of about 90 episodes between the two story arcs, I've narrated about half. Doing them over again would, well, be a lot. <br />
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But I'd certainly do it. I'd do whatever it takes cuz an audio book for the Dark InSpectre would just be so cool. Of course, I still have to hear back from my publisher about all this, so until then it's all just idle speculation. In the mean time, I'll just keep on working in my makeshift recording studio, which consists of a 15-dollar baffle I got from Wal Mart, a digital audio recorder I use for work, and my computer. Pretty advanced stuff, I know. jason kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785326617644732414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515750561757773638.post-75285983311062315182013-04-29T10:40:00.000-04:002013-04-29T10:40:33.678-04:00DIS 72 Goes Home<a href="http://www.darkinspectre.com/in-plain-sight-episode-72-into-the-fire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 72 </a>of the Dark InSpectre is now online, in which our hero rushes home, but not to a warm welcome.<br />
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I hadn’t realized it but I’d unconsciously stood, every muscle tensed like I was ready to throw down. The mere thought of that psycho near Mary and the kids was enough to make me want to vomit. The back of my head felt like it’d been split open, my skin was flame-licked and my lungs were raspy and fragile like glass. But I set my jaw and started moving. No way I’d let that crazy f$#* hurt the people I loved. Over my dead body. And of course that was the point, I knew.</blockquote>
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Just 4 Episodes Left!jason kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785326617644732414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515750561757773638.post-16217197278083371932013-04-28T18:55:00.002-04:002013-04-28T18:55:17.816-04:00Author PagingSeeing as my first novel is going to come out later this year (still waiting on an exact date), my thoughts have been turning to the business of promotion, publicity, and other non-writerly aspects of authorship. So I have made author pages for myself on Goodreads and Amazon. This is all new to me, so hopefully I've set them up correctly, and I hope to start interacting with other readers and authors through them, especially around the time my book, Badge of Lies, comes out. The pages themselves were pretty easy to set up, though for three of the anthologies I'm on Amazon wasn't able to add them to my profile right away. I've had to email Amazon support and hopefully they'll push my requests through. <br />
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Next up will be identifying some blogs and review sites in my genre to contact and set up interviews, etc.<br />
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But whatever, I'm now an author presence! Feel my literary might! (yawn...)jason kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785326617644732414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515750561757773638.post-82650211773582786732013-04-19T17:32:00.000-04:002013-04-19T17:32:07.155-04:00The Last InSpectreThis morning I put the finishing touches on the final episode of the Dark InSpectre. It's episode 76, which means there are 5 to go for those of you who are following online (I know you're out there!).<br />
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It's been an unbelievable ride for a story that started out as a freakishly noir dream I had five years ago. It grew into something I consider to be a wicked cool story, and I hope my readers (however few of them there are) will agree. <br />
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I'm not exactly sure what's going to happen next. I know that the guy who's running the audio episodes I've narrated will continue to do so over his radio station, and I've got many, many episodes still to record. And I've pitched the whole series to the publisher who's putting out my hardboiled detective novel, so we'll see what happens there.<br />
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There's been a lot of ups and downs with the series, from building up a decent readership to having my web site unceremoniously deleted and my readership destroyed to slowly building it back up on a new web site. But the important thing is I never stopped, I knew all along that the story in my head had to be told, and I kept on writing it. And now it's done, the way I wanted to tell it. So whatever happens next, I did the vision in my head justice and kept the flame burning for Jack Garrett and company the whole way through. I hope I've done them proud.<br />
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jason kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785326617644732414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515750561757773638.post-20505744478684210942013-04-15T11:21:00.001-04:002013-04-15T11:21:58.958-04:00DIS Episode 71!
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I hacked some more, my lungs spasming as they yearned for air. Everything started fading. Was it my imagination, or was there a deep voice in my head? Jack, where are you? Jack!<br /><br /> I was so sleepy, my body starting to float as my cares and worries drifted away. But the voice was persistent. Maybe if I told it what it wanted to know it would leave me alone. And then I could rest. Reluctantly, I answered. I’m in a closet, near the kitchen I think.<br /><br /> Sound and thought grew distant as I floated on ethereal wings. I was everywhere and nowhere as time slipped away. </blockquote>
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When's that going to happen? Not sure, I asked my editor. Sometime later this year but exactly when I don't know. The cover art also kicks ass and I can't wait to post a jpg of it. And we settled on a title: Badge of Lies. <br />
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So that's it, the book is in the can. Soon will come all the promotional stuff that I don't have any idea about but will nonetheless do. Even if I can't stand blowing my own horn. <br />
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It's been a long journey to this point, from writing on the weekends two summers ago while my wife kept my younger son busy, to my then publisher going belly up and leaving me high and dry, to finding a new, better home for my story after I just would not stop trying to find one.<br />
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I've learned a lot writing and re-writing Badge of Lies. I've learned that sometimes, you have to approach it like a job, writing even when you don't feel like it. I've learned that my wife is one of the harshest, fairest critics I have ever encountered (though I kind of knew that already). I've learned to trust my instincts and tell my story the way it needs to be told. I've learned that I am a writer. <br />
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Even now I hesitate before putting that down, always having been of the opinion that even though I've written countless short stories and an online series, I do not qualify according to the classic definition. In short, I didn't have a book published. No longer. This is happening, I'm a writer.<br />
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And soon, the Dark InSpectre will be done, as the series hurtles like a freight train on fire to it's exciting conclusion. Maybe I just have some plans for that, too...jason kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785326617644732414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515750561757773638.post-80814172373980118532013-04-01T10:45:00.000-04:002013-04-01T10:45:39.330-04:00DIS Episode 70!<a href="http://www.darkinspectre.com/in-plain-sight-episode-70-boom" target="_blank">Episode 70</a> of the Dark InSpectre is now online, in which the big drug deal goes bust, thanks to our hero.<br /><br />Here’s an excerpt:<blockquote class="tr_bq">
At that moment, Haskell leaned over and whispered in Haggerty’s ear. My old Captain sighed ruefully before replying. “Don’t worry. We’ll put ol’ Jack out of his misery soon enough.” Then he turned back to Ames and Big Javi. “Now let’s get down to brass tacks, gentlemen.” <br /><br />It was the casual way he said it that sent a chill up my spine, washing away any remaining doubt I had about the man I once considered a father figure. </blockquote>
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jason kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785326617644732414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515750561757773638.post-24198399935027563392013-03-28T10:30:00.000-04:002013-03-28T10:30:31.874-04:00Cover MeThings are still slow on the editing front, I haven't heard from my editor in like two weeks, even though there are only 2 chapters to go for revising in my novel. But that doesn't mean stuff isn't happening. I got an email from my publisher the other day with a preliminary sketch of the proposed cover. I practically passed out from the coolness of it!<br />
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It was created from one of three different action scenes I described to them, letting the artist choose the one he felt most appropriate. The one they went with was a scene with the female lead holding a gun on the main character, while the door behind him bursts open and he's subdued by some thugs.<br />
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So we have chick with gun plus macho violence. Awesome factor of 11. I gave a couple suggestions about making the main character appear a little older and the thugs bigger (they are thugs after all), but that was it. I cannot wait to see the next iteration. It's basically a dream (shared by all early-stage authors I imagine) to collaborate on the cover of my first novel, and I'm totally psyched at how it's shaping up. <br />
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Now if we could only keep the actual manuscript moving along...jason kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785326617644732414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515750561757773638.post-48677687769758736692013-03-18T11:56:00.000-04:002013-03-18T11:56:38.739-04:00Back From Trip, and Episode 69I got back from a business trip to San Francisco last week. It was completely exhausting, but I still found time to address the latest edits on my manuscript from my editor, who has definitely slowed down over the past month. It's now not uncommon for a week or two to go by before I get a new chapter from her. I know she's busy, so I'm just staying patient. But still, there's just two chapters left! C'mon, let's get'er done! (I find that expression hysterical and ridiculous).<br />
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In the meantime, here's <a href="http://www.darkinspectre.com/in-plain-sight-episode-69-a-thug-on-the-wall" target="_blank">Episode 69 of the Dark InSpectre</a>, in which our hero finds himself a bit tied up at the moment.<br /><br />Here’s an excerpt:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">
I stopped for a moment as my focus slipped, the pain in my head causing everything to go hazy. The smell of the cleaning supplies clogged my nose and the ties around my ankles and wrists cut off circulation.<br /><br />I centered again, sending my thoughts out to the bar area. There were a bunch of guys who vibed thug sitting at the end, their eyes trained on a door around the corner of the bar. One of them was Slats Capezzi. Tied up in my dark, cramped closet, my feet and hands going numb, I smiled.</blockquote>
<br />Check the episode <a href="http://www.darkinspectre.com/in-plain-sight-episode-69-a-thug-on-the-wall" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br /> jason kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785326617644732414noreply@blogger.com0