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Michael McKinney

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in Clearwater, Florida, The United States

Website

http://www.athousandbridges1992.com

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Politics, Love and Death

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My Mama taught me the importance of being literate, in a little town i ...more

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October 2011

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My first novel, A Thousand Bridges, was released in 1992. It received a coveted Starred Review in Publishers Weekly, as well as being chosen by PW as one of the Top 10 First Novels of the Year. It was released to fantastic reviews in publications like Kirkus Reviews, The San Francisco Chronicle, The St. Petersburg Times and many others. The Library Journal chose it as one of their First Novels of the year.
Though it was listed in the trades as a Mystery/Thriller, I just think of it as a love story with a lot of death in it.
So, I've just released it again, this time as an eBook, through BookBaby. The website for the novel is http://www.athousandbridges1992.com
I think the theme is just as alive today - a modern political thriller/ detective ...more

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Writing and the Muse

I'm fortunate enough to be a published author, with a well-respected agent in NYC, but that business is on the ropes. Of course, so is pulp wooding, so are the sawmills here at home. Hard times are everywhere.
And I'm not sure I have any advice that would help you, or anyone, with writing. I've never written at the same time every day, or even every day. I don't set a goal of a thousand words, or Read more of this blog post »

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	A Thousand Bridges 4.45 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1992 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Foothills of Heaven 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Himerick's Limerick by Michael McKinney (Goodreads Author), Stephen Hartman (Illustrations) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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