Yearly archives: 2011

I was watching this film the other night, and it really echoed – a very clever boy who […]

Good Will Hunting Recently updated!

This entry was posted in dyslexia good will hunting matt damon susan's brother on October 15, 2011 by James Marinero (updated 8 days ago)

I’m in Sicily, enjoying the sunshine and working my way through ‘Sicilian Channel’ – running behind the publisher’s […]

The Brothel Recently updated!

This entry was posted in brothel brothels chicken shack Paris texas Santa Croce Camerina sicily on October 6, 2011 by James Marinero (updated 8 days ago)

Here’s what novelist Lee Holz said: Gates of Tears is a first rate geopolitical thriller on a grand […]

Gate of Tears Reviews Recently updated!

This entry was posted in #bookreview gate of tears review on September 28, 2011 by James Marinero (updated 8 days ago)

Another good book review in for Gate of Tears, by the Lymington Times, who said:“The 366 action-packed pages […]

Reviews Recently updated!

This entry was posted in #bookreview book review gate of tears review novel review review thriller novel review times review on September 24, 2011 by James Marinero (updated 8 days ago)

I love to write thrillers with marine themes – after all, I’ve been in love with the sea […]

Writing with Maritime Themes – Maltese Falcon Recently updated!

This entry was posted in Alan Villiers Grand Harbour Maltese Falcon sicilian channel on September 20, 2011 by James Marinero (updated 8 days ago)

Get Your Facts Right Or Lose Readers! I was recently reading a thriller written by a New York […]

Why is Fact Checking Important? Recently updated!

This entry was posted in #pubtip #writetip fact checker fact checking proof reader proof reading on September 18, 2011 by James Marinero (updated 8 days ago)

Here I’m not going to discuss literary fiction – such as written by Ian McKeown or V […]

Suspending Belief – Fiction versus Faction Recently updated!

This entry was posted in #amwriting science faction science fiction suspend belief writing fiction on September 14, 2011 by James Marinero (updated 8 days ago)

James Marinero’s Schooldays Evening Post 19/8/11. Based on a telephone interview I did, the journos got the […]

My Schooldays Recently updated!

This entry was posted in james marinero school press clipping press cutting schooldays on September 12, 2011 by James Marinero (updated 8 days ago)

My publisher sent me off this week, off with parcel of books. Copies of ‘Gate of Tears’ to […]

Spreading – No – Sharing The Word Recently updated!

This entry was posted in libraries library new library books public lending right on September 9, 2011 by James Marinero (updated 8 days ago)

I’ve been doing some work on my website – favourite poetry and so on – and got to […]

Bingo! Recently updated!

This entry was posted in bingo twentieth century poets on September 5, 2011 by James Marinero (updated 8 days ago)

“If you thought metadata was complicated, meet BookLamp.org, a new book discovery search engine that tracks 32,160 distinct […]

Booklamp – Analyzing Books Is A Concern Recently updated!

This entry was posted in book spinning booklamp lexical analysis on September 2, 2011 by James Marinero (updated 8 days ago)

‘Sicilian Channel’ is shaping up nicely – so much to write, but it’s coming along well, and the […]

Sicilian Channel Recently updated!

This entry was posted in ezeebooks sicilian channel on August 31, 2011 by James Marinero (updated 8 days ago)

Research for ‘Gate of Tears’ led me into the world of cyberwarfare, specifically, the activities of China. I […]

Chinese Cyber Warfare Recently updated!

This entry was posted in china internet espionage chinese hacking cyber warfare cyberwar golden shield internet warfare on August 20, 2011 by James Marinero (updated 8 days ago)

– Another Long March? China started sea trials of the Shi-Lang aircraft carrier (ex Russian ‘Varyag’). This has […]

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Trials Recently updated!

This entry was posted in chinese aircraft carrier shi lang on August 17, 2011 by James Marinero (updated 8 days ago)

Well, the Kindle version has been available for a week now and the sales have started coming in! […]

Amazon Kindle Version Recently updated!

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on August 15, 2011 by James Marinero (updated 8 days ago)

The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was reminscent of Mickey Spillane. […]

The Lincoln Lawyer Recently updated!

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on August 14, 2011 by James Marinero (updated 8 days ago)

It seems that there’s a piece of music called ‘Gate of Tears’ on an album called ‘The Gathering’ […]

Gate of Tears by Jorn Recently updated!

This entry was posted in gate of tears jorn+gate+of+tears on August 13, 2011 by James Marinero (updated 8 days ago)

In 1920, the price of gold was $20 per ounce, in 1950 $34 per ounce, and in 1970 […]

Second Funny Feeling… Recently updated!

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on August 12, 2011 by James Marinero (updated 8 days ago)

The news this morning gave me a strange feeling. Twice. Here’s the first: If you’ve read ‘Gate of […]

Prophesies Coming True? Recently updated!

This entry was posted in chinese aircraft carrier dailan shipyard shi lang varyag on August 11, 2011 by James Marinero (updated 8 days ago)

Just heard from the Big A (that’s Amazon, not New York) that ‘Gate of Tears’ is now on […]

On Kindle now, but at what price? Recently updated!

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on August 9, 2011 by James Marinero (updated 8 days ago)

Great news – just heard that Amazon have just delivered Gate of Tears to a customer in Australia! […]

Gate of Tears Hits Australia! Recently updated!

This entry was posted in australian-gold-mining-book australian-gold-rush gate-of-tears-in-australia on August 6, 2011 by James Marinero (updated 8 days ago)

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