J. Carson Black at Tucson Festival of Books

February 18, 2013 | By | 1 Comment

J. Carson Black will be speaking on two panels and will be signing her thrillers ICON and THE SHOP at the Tucson Festival of Books in Tucson Arizona on March 9-10. Panels (Black will sign directly after each panel session): Desert Dismemberment with Michael Norman and James Mitchell, moderated by Jenn McKinlay on Saturday March [...]

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Free eBooks and Tips

January 7, 2013 | By | Add a Comment

Check out Free eBooks and Tips at http://www.fkbooksandtips.com/ and their Facebook page for getting great reads including best thrillers.  https://www.facebook.com/fkbooks  

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Vengeance, the ICON live action music video for J. Carson Black’s new thriller ICON

August 3, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

Vengeance, the ICON live action music video is here!  This ain’t your father’s book trailer by any stretch.  Director Mark Ezovski produced this breakthrough trailer with Beth Rudetsky taking scenes from ICON with live actors.  Breakaway Media and J. Carson Black thank all the many people who contributed to the success of this production and [...]

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ICON music video song performed live in studio for SETH SPEAKS

August 3, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

Just in! Video of Beth Rudetsky, Karl Kawahara and Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf perfoming “Vengeance” song for the music video of J. Carson Black’s ICON, live in studio for SETH SPEAKS, conducted by none other than Seth Rudetsky!

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ICON “Vengeance” live action music video UPDATE

July 2, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

ICON “Vengeance” live action music video UPDATE: we’ve viewed the video and it ROCKS! Now, some minor tweaks by the director and the final cut will be posted to the J. Carson Black Author Page. In the meantime you can get an exclusive listen to the soundtrack at https://apps.odylfarm.com/jcarsonblack/exclusives/5204

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Event: Snatched From the Headlines: How Current Events Inspire Arizona Mystery Writers

June 24, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

Snatched From the Headlines: How Current Events Inspire Arizona Mystery Writers – Clues Unlimited, 3146 E. Fort Lowell Road, Tucson Arizona. Discussion with local mystery writers including Elizabeth Gunn and J. Carson Black. 2:30 p.m. June 30. Free. 326-8533.

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ICON, one of the new best thrillers by J. Carson Black

June 6, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

J. Carson Black’s new thriller, ICON, has a publication date of June 12, 2012.  Published by Thomas & Mercer, ICON is already earning rave reviews as one of the best thrillers in 2012.  Order your Kindle Edition or Trade Paperback edition NOW. “Icon is a smart thriller that had me hooked from the start. J. [...]

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Cover Story – How We Came up with The Laura Cardinal Series Covers

March 2, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

When my publisher Glenn McCreedy at Breakaway Media and I decided to put up my three Laura Cardinal crime fiction thrillers, the first thing we thought about was cover art. Readers of crime fiction and thrillers would be our primary audience. So we asked ourselves these questions. What should a thriller look like? Should the [...]

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The Writer’s Brain: J. Carson Black

February 25, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

Michael Wallace interviewed me awhile back about my journey from traditionally published writer to indie writer bestselling success.  Since this interview was published (August 2011) my thriller THE SHOP this week reached #1 on Amazon’s bestseller list for all books Paid in Kindle Store.  Read The Writer’s Brain: J. Carson Black

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J. Carson Black interview with Aaron Patterson

February 23, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

Author and Publisher Aaron Patterson put me through the wringer on his blog today–I had a blast! Read the interview at his blog The Worst Book Ever! http://networkedblogs.com/ukMgP  

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