Ask the Author: Bill A. Brier
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Bill A. Brier
The book is called THE KILLER WHO HATED SOUP. I worked on writing it for years and years, and both my publisher, Black Opal Books, and I are excited to see this exciting story finally come to light—a story based on a true event.
In 1957, the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, buried a brand new automobile as a way of commemorating the state’s fifty years of statehood. Fifty years later, on the state’s one-hundredth birthday, they dug it up! But what did they find hidden inside the car? We may never know. But my mystery tells a tale of events that could have happened, with twists, turns, surprises, and an ending that you won’t see coming in a million years.
In 1957, the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, buried a brand new automobile as a way of commemorating the state’s fifty years of statehood. Fifty years later, on the state’s one-hundredth birthday, they dug it up! But what did they find hidden inside the car? We may never know. But my mystery tells a tale of events that could have happened, with twists, turns, surprises, and an ending that you won’t see coming in a million years.
Bill A. Brier
I'm reading a new book on Churchill, and aside from that I work everyday writing my third story in THE KILLER WHO series. Busy, busy. (-:
Enjoy your summer!
-bill
Enjoy your summer!
-bill
Bill A. Brier
I received an email from a Nigerian saying he needed help getting a million dollars out of the country, and if I’d help him, I could keep half. Of course, it was a scam to get my money, but I went along with him, being totally outrageous and intending to eventually turn the tables. My friends enjoyed reading the ongoing humorous exchanges I called Scamming the Scammer.
My writing career may have ended there, had it not been for a writer friend. I told him I had an idea for a story about a boy and his talking dog. The boy would play golf, and the dog would tell him how far to the hole, what club to use. Things like that. I was prepared to abandon the idea as being dumb, had my friend cast a skeptical eye. But his eyes flashed, and he said, “Bill, that’s a wonderful idea. Go for it!” And with that, I was off in full stride writing my first suspense novel, The Devil Orders Takeout. Of course, the talking dog had to go, and I suspect my friend knew that.
My writing career may have ended there, had it not been for a writer friend. I told him I had an idea for a story about a boy and his talking dog. The boy would play golf, and the dog would tell him how far to the hole, what club to use. Things like that. I was prepared to abandon the idea as being dumb, had my friend cast a skeptical eye. But his eyes flashed, and he said, “Bill, that’s a wonderful idea. Go for it!” And with that, I was off in full stride writing my first suspense novel, The Devil Orders Takeout. Of course, the talking dog had to go, and I suspect my friend knew that.
Bill A. Brier
Book #3 in The Killer Who series. The Killer Who Had No Choice.
Bill A. Brier
The same advice Glen Frey, of the rock band, Eagles, gave to himself. He was just starting out as an artist and living in a cheap apartment above Jackson Browne. Every morning he’d hear Browne’s teapot go off. Then a few notes on his piano. Over and over and over. Each time, just a little different. Then a second verse, and the same thing, again, and again, and again. It would be quiet for a while, then once more, the teapot. Then that first verse on the piano, and it would start all over again. Ah, ha, Frey thought. So that's how it’s done. Not through inspiration, not by waiting for great ideas to float into your head. Elbow grease . . . time . . . thought . . . persistence.
Bill A. Brier
Having Scooby keep my feet warm. See Scooby at: https://billbrier.com/books/the-devil...
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