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Shadowy News For Pulp Movie Fans…
Some news on the Doc Wilde blog for fans of pulp action movies in general and 1994′s film version of The Shadow in particular: Shadowy News Which reminds me of one of my better Twitter statuses last...
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DOC WILDE AND THE MAD SKULL Cover Reveal!!!
Okay, the work is done and Doc Wilde and The Frogs of Doom is on the verge of its rebirth as a much improved, fully illustrated edition. We even have the bar code. One of the final delays was that we...
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CRY “HAVOC!” AND LET SLIP THE FROGS OF DOOM!!! [UPDATED]
Doc Wilde and The Frogs of Doom is DONE, the epic battle raging across the world in both digital and print form. Read the news in the latest post of the official Doc Wilde blog: CRY “HAVOC!” AND LET...
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Does A GAME OF THRONES Hate Women?
I’m a fan of George R.R. Martin, and I’m a fan of A Game of Thrones, both in its original literary and its more recent filmic iterations. And not only do I consider Martin’s epic work to be some of...
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Announcing: The Frogs of Doom Typo Challenge!!! [UPDATED! AGAIN!]
When I left a multi-book contract at Putnam and decided to publish my Doc Wilde adventure series independently, it was for various reasons including getting the lion’s share of the profits from my...
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Get DOC WILDE AND THE FROGS OF DOOM For $2 Off!
ON SALE UNTIL JULY 1, 2013!!! “Really. Totally. Awesome.” ‑‑Book Nut “Doc Wilde swings in on a jungle vine to raise the flag high for adventure. Infused with pace, fun, and all the two-fisted action a...
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Tim Vs. Superman ( MAN OF STEEL Review, No Spoilage)
Better than the movie. Saw Man of Steel yesterday. Didn’t love it. Sorta liked it. If I let myself, though, I think I could hate it. There are some movies that are deeply flawed but I come out of them...
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News of the Wilde (An Update On The Doc Wilde Series)
There are several things for me to talk about today, including some very big news that affects the future of the Doc Wilde books… First, we’re still in the process of fulfilling Kickstarter promises...
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Introducing Tess Fowler, The New Doc Wilde Artist
Tess Fowler In my last post, I dropped the bombshell that Gary Chaloner, the artist and book designer for my Doc Wilde novels, has stepped down. That’s a pretty big disturbance in the Force, but not as...
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BARYON REVIEW: The Doc Wilde Series Cries For A Place On The Shelf Between...
The new edition of Doc Wilde and The Frogs of Doom has its first review at a professional site, and it’s from an old friend of the Wildes. Author Barry Hunter originally reviewed the book at The...
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Celebrate All Hallow’s Read! Get “Dead Folks” for FREE!
Back in 2010, Neil Gaiman, who doesn’t really need me to introduce him, but whose past glory includes the work-of-dark-genius Sandman for DC Comics, had a great idea. As he recounted on his blog, “I...
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Buy DOC WILDE In Paperback, Get The Ebook For 72% Off!!!
For intrepid adventure readers who straddle literary realms both past and present, traditional and technological, I am pleased to announce that I am participating in Amazon’s new MatchBook program (and...
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Action! Horror! Kung Fu! Intrigue! Gunslingers! Fantasy! -14 Books By Noted...
Choose your price! Support charities! Allen Varney is a really smart man who has put together a cool system in which he sells “bundles” of books and games to folks at the price they choose to pay (with...
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I’m Batman (ABC Wednesday, 1/22/14)
I’m Batman. That may seem a cocky statement. I am not the world’s greatest detective. I am not the most accomplished hand-to-hand combatant on the planet. I am not a scientist/inventor with an...
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10(ish) Books
It’s one of those memes spreading across Facebook, but one that actually has some merit (to my mind) in that it is designed to engage folks in conversations about books they love: Rules: In your status...
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Hiring Artist Tess Fowler: Good Idea or Bad?
Hmm. Interesting. For those who have been following the unfortunate tale of my wasting a thousand bucks on artist Tess Fowler and getting absolutely nothing but grief in return, there is some new...
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Valentine’s Sale: DOC WILDE AND THE FROGS OF DOOM $3.99! (Three Bucks Off!)
I love readers. I particularly love my readers, and I love getting more of them. So, in celebration of the upcoming Valentine’s holiday, a day dedicated to love, I am putting the digital version of my...
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New FROGS OF DOOM Review: “Tim Byrd is one heckuva author!”
A wonderful new reader review of Doc Wilde and The Frogs of Doom is up on Amazon: For the uninitiated, the book is a fast-paced, cliffhanger-packed, pulp-style adventure story suitable for all ages....
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FROGS OF DOOM! (ABC Wednesday, 2/19/14)
Lyonesse, Doc Wilde’s manor, was immense and imposing. Its structure was an odd mix of gothic castle, log cabin, and Art Deco glass and steel, with an enormous white ash tree rising through its...
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Mongo to Face THE BEASTS OF VALHALLA on HBO…Maybe.
About a month ago, I wrote a post about ten books that had a strong impact on me over the years, and one of them was George Chesbro’s magnificent mash-up of science fiction and horror and the...
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