Sunday, March 24, 2019
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
WRITER'S DIGEST DECLARING BANKRUPTCY!
Hi folks,
Got some bad news for me and probably a lot of others. Just got a letter yesterday notifying me that F&W Publications--the owners of Writer's Digest Books is declaring bankruptcy. I did my part--sold out all the copies of Finding Your Voice and enjoying strong sales, year after year, of Hooked. Don't know what I'm going to do about Hooked. Any suggestions would be greatly welcomed!
This is the second time this has happened to me with my books. The first was with the publisher who published my hairstyling and business books--I was enjoying regular annual royalties of about $5,000 a year when they went under. They sold, year after year. That really sucked. So will this!
When WR sold out of Finding Your Voice, my then-agent Chip MacGregor took my reverted rights and self-published it for me. It's done well since. I don't know what I'll do with Hooked--asked my current agent her advice if we should seek out a new publisher or do what I did with Voice.
This business! Wish I'd stayed with something steadier like playing the ponies...
Blue skies,
Les
Got some bad news for me and probably a lot of others. Just got a letter yesterday notifying me that F&W Publications--the owners of Writer's Digest Books is declaring bankruptcy. I did my part--sold out all the copies of Finding Your Voice and enjoying strong sales, year after year, of Hooked. Don't know what I'm going to do about Hooked. Any suggestions would be greatly welcomed!
This is the second time this has happened to me with my books. The first was with the publisher who published my hairstyling and business books--I was enjoying regular annual royalties of about $5,000 a year when they went under. They sold, year after year. That really sucked. So will this!
When WR sold out of Finding Your Voice, my then-agent Chip MacGregor took my reverted rights and self-published it for me. It's done well since. I don't know what I'll do with Hooked--asked my current agent her advice if we should seek out a new publisher or do what I did with Voice.
This business! Wish I'd stayed with something steadier like playing the ponies...
Blue skies,
Les
Monday, March 18, 2019
MIRROR, MIRROR by Les Edgerton
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Saturday, March 9, 2019
Pulp Pusher: Top Ten Noirists You Should be Reading
Pulp Pusher: Top Ten Noirists You Should be Reading: I can guarantee there will be names on this list you
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
NEW BOOK FINISHED!
Hi folks,
A bit of news today… I finally finished a
novella I’ve been working on for at least two years. I’m pretty sure my agent
had given up on it (and me) months ago. I don’t believe in writer’s block—no,
wait—I didn’t use to believe in writer’s block… but man!—this puppy has brought
me to my knees. It’s based on the first short story I ever wrote and had
published—Hard Times—which I wrote when I was 13 and which got a Pushcart Prize
nomination and is included in my short story collection, Monday’s Meal. My agent, Svetlana Pironko, read it a long time ago
and a few years ago told me it had haunted her ever since. She urged me to
expand it into a novel, which I couldn’t quite do, but did manage to get it to
novella length.
I had a good friend who I won’t name just yet,
who’s just become head of a publishing company who’s been after me for a book—actually
several books—and I was happy that Svetlana sent it to him yesterday. What’s
really cool is that his company pays actual advances that are decent and their
books end up on bookstore shelves and aren’t POD but actual books. I am trying
to remain cool about this, but it’s hard.
And now, since I finally got through this
book, I can begin writing three books I’ve put on hold that I’ve been itching
to get to. This just feels like freedom!
Also, here’s some new reviews of Adrenaline
Junkie. It’s been difficult getting reviews because I find myself at 76 fairly
poor—SS and my online class are my only sources of income—which means I can’t
afford to buy copies of my book and send them to folks for reviews and I
suspect my friends are probably as poor as I am and can’t afford to buy a copy
either, but thankfully, some have. I can’t begin to tell those people how much
I appreciate it! Anyway, like the first ones, these folks seem to have liked
it, too.
February
13, 2019
Format: Paperback
Reading Les Edgerton's Adrenaline Junkie is a
lot like sitting in a bar listening to a guy tell you stories you refuse to
believe are true (spoiler alert: The stories are true). His writing is
straight-forward and wastes no time with filler. Frankly, he doesn't have the
space to waste. Edgerton packs so much information into a single paragraph, it
gets dizzying. The most valuable aspect of this book, however, is its
demonstration of an unrestrained approach to life I fear is going to become a
thing of the past as unbridled attempts at free living are deemed unacceptable.
This is a document, a testimony to spending your brief life the way YOU want
to, as opposed to the way the spineless masses would prefer.
January 20, 2019
Format: Kindle Edition
I've been a longtime fan of Les Edgerton's.
Now, if you've ever read any of his work, you probably love all that
gritty-yet-approachable narration, that "life on the edge" grimoire
that you have a hard time putting down. This book is like the Genesis chapter
of the Bible of all his other works. This is the memoir of the marauder, and
Les writes it in a way that isn't painting heroes and antiheroes. Is it a
little sexy? Sure, but it's as glorious as the big score is right before the
flashing red-and-blues smack you in the face from your rear-view mirror.
I was graciously given an advanced copy. Membership has privileges, folks.
I was graciously given an advanced copy. Membership has privileges, folks.
January 20, 2019
Format: Paperback
Adrenaline Junkie feels like an open and
honest look back at one's life. Les is an interesting guy with great stories to
tell
February 21, 2019
I'm a longtime fan of
Les Edgerton's brilliant writing, and must say his pulp noir is so enthralling,
when reading those I always felt I was riding shotgun alongside the characters,
and long after completing said books, remembered lines and situations. Few
authors can write with such depth, readers actually recall portions of the
novels days/weeks/months after they've put down the book.
Adrenaline Junkie is not a tale, albeit reads like one. I put it on my Christmas list, and then caught a virus that took me out for a month until I finally felt like reading again. I've already Re-gifted my book to my sister, who grew up near Freeport, TX, and is the same age as Les. She will enjoy it as much as I did b/c we are southern ladies but we have Grit.
Unlike his amazing fiction (some based heavily on his life and some only lightly) Adrenaline Junkie pulled me in as I was curious about the real man writing such memorable and in-your-face books. If you've read The Rapist in which Edgerton takes readers into the mind of a psychopath, you wonder what influenced him. This memoir enlightened me on so many unanswered questions and there is nothing as refreshing to me as Edgerton's brutal honesty.
If you can't handle the good, bad, and ugly, surely you will appreciate the wit infused at necessary times to get you through this rather bizarre tale that shaped this author's unique life.
Adrenaline Junkie is not a tale, albeit reads like one. I put it on my Christmas list, and then caught a virus that took me out for a month until I finally felt like reading again. I've already Re-gifted my book to my sister, who grew up near Freeport, TX, and is the same age as Les. She will enjoy it as much as I did b/c we are southern ladies but we have Grit.
Unlike his amazing fiction (some based heavily on his life and some only lightly) Adrenaline Junkie pulled me in as I was curious about the real man writing such memorable and in-your-face books. If you've read The Rapist in which Edgerton takes readers into the mind of a psychopath, you wonder what influenced him. This memoir enlightened me on so many unanswered questions and there is nothing as refreshing to me as Edgerton's brutal honesty.
If you can't handle the good, bad, and ugly, surely you will appreciate the wit infused at necessary times to get you through this rather bizarre tale that shaped this author's unique life.
February 9, 2019
Les was a high school
buddy of mine.
To read his life story left me stunned . Very few of us experience a calamity of deeds that Les reveals. Violent crime, a plethora of sex and romance. Then a simple act allows Les to redeem himself! Followed at the end by an uplifting revelation of who he really is and who was his real father!
Powerful reading!
To read his life story left me stunned . Very few of us experience a calamity of deeds that Les reveals. Violent crime, a plethora of sex and romance. Then a simple act allows Les to redeem himself! Followed at the end by an uplifting revelation of who he really is and who was his real father!
Powerful reading!
Thanks, everyone! Your taking the time to write a
review means the world to me.
Blue skies,
Les
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
BOOK PEOPLE INTERVIEW
Hi folks,
Here's a new interview by Scott Montgomery for the independent bookstore in Austin, Texas, Book People. For the complete interview go to https://mysterypeople.wordpress.com/2019/01/22/married-for-the-material-an-interview-with-les-edgerton-about-his-memoir-adrenaline-junkie/
Blue skies,
Les
Here's a new interview by Scott Montgomery for the independent bookstore in Austin, Texas, Book People. For the complete interview go to https://mysterypeople.wordpress.com/2019/01/22/married-for-the-material-an-interview-with-les-edgerton-about-his-memoir-adrenaline-junkie/
Blue skies,
Les
Sunday, January 20, 2019
GREAT REVIEWS!
Hi folks,
The reviews are beginning to come in! Here's the ones on Amazon (US) for Adrenaline Junkie and they're all fives. There are others on Amazon UK and other sites and so far, those are all fives as well. I appreciate every single one of them! Thank you!
Blue skies,
Les
Ger Crotty
Janey Mack
PrintBoy
Jack Getze
Joseph Trigoboff
Amazon Customer
The reviews are beginning to come in! Here's the ones on Amazon (US) for Adrenaline Junkie and they're all fives. There are others on Amazon UK and other sites and so far, those are all fives as well. I appreciate every single one of them! Thank you!
Blue skies,
Les
Ger Crotty
5.0 out of 5 starsSelf willed freedom
December 14, 2018
Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase
Les Edgerton has a story to tell and it's not based on celebrity or fame. Instead it's fuelled by a self willed freedom, an Outlaw spirit and a whole lot of sex,drugs and some prison.
A rough childhood, adventures in the Navy,incarceration, hairdresser supremo, a whole lot women,drugs, mafia, prostitution, crazy killer women, family and maybe redemption ? What's not to like ?
All done with the technical grace and verve of a master storyteller
December 14, 2018
Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase
Les Edgerton has a story to tell and it's not based on celebrity or fame. Instead it's fuelled by a self willed freedom, an Outlaw spirit and a whole lot of sex,drugs and some prison.
A rough childhood, adventures in the Navy,incarceration, hairdresser supremo, a whole lot women,drugs, mafia, prostitution, crazy killer women, family and maybe redemption ? What's not to like ?
All done with the technical grace and verve of a master storyteller
Janey Mack
5.0 out of 5 starsBOLD, BADASS AND BRAVE
January 16, 2019
Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase
A memoir that reads like a thriller. Brutally honest--heartbreakingly so at times, Les Ederton's unflinching story of self is a potent cocktail of adrenaline, self-actualization and humor.
January 16, 2019
Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase
A memoir that reads like a thriller. Brutally honest--heartbreakingly so at times, Les Ederton's unflinching story of self is a potent cocktail of adrenaline, self-actualization and humor.
A joy to read, and an honor to know the man himself.
PrintBoy
5.0 out of 5 starsA Fascinating Life!
January 19, 2019
Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase
Part time capsule, part confessional, this gripping memoir explores a fascinating life with unflinching honesty. Even those shocked by some of the deeds portrayed will be moved by the redemptive nature of the story.
January 19, 2019
Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase
Part time capsule, part confessional, this gripping memoir explores a fascinating life with unflinching honesty. Even those shocked by some of the deeds portrayed will be moved by the redemptive nature of the story.
Jack Getze
5.0 out of 5 starsFascinating Autobiography
November 23, 2018
Format: Paperback
Author, ex-criminal, and former prison inmate, Les Edgerton knows what makes all of us tick, and how, with not much of a shove, any one of us could end up behind bars. One of the most fascinating autobiographies you will ever read: from professional thief and pimp to award-winning author and teacher.” —Jack Getze, author of the award-winning Austin Carr Mysteries
November 23, 2018
Format: Paperback
Author, ex-criminal, and former prison inmate, Les Edgerton knows what makes all of us tick, and how, with not much of a shove, any one of us could end up behind bars. One of the most fascinating autobiographies you will ever read: from professional thief and pimp to award-winning author and teacher.” —Jack Getze, author of the award-winning Austin Carr Mysteries
Joseph Trigoboff
5.0 out of 5 starsA great work by a great author
January 5, 2019
Format: Kindle Edition
Les Edgerton’a memoir, “Adrenaline Junkie” is well-written, but what it is most of all is exciting. A terrific writer, who is also a teacher, Les has much to teach all of us, like myself, who live dull, predictable lives. A superbly written book, with all the excitement most of us could ask for. I can’t wait to read his next book. This one read like a James M. Cain Jim Thompson novel, and what’s even better is that all of it’s true.
January 5, 2019
Format: Kindle Edition
Les Edgerton’a memoir, “Adrenaline Junkie” is well-written, but what it is most of all is exciting. A terrific writer, who is also a teacher, Les has much to teach all of us, like myself, who live dull, predictable lives. A superbly written book, with all the excitement most of us could ask for. I can’t wait to read his next book. This one read like a James M. Cain Jim Thompson novel, and what’s even better is that all of it’s true.
To conclude: Brit Ekland? Brit Ekland?...Brit Ekland!!
Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 starsGritty, witty and real.
December 13, 2018
Format: Paperback
Ever get tired of living in the real world of everyday life with its endless grind and tedium? Ever want to just say the h... with it and cut loose? Les Edgerton has lived the life most guys just fantasize about. In a painfully honest book, Les lays it all bare, the good, the bad and the ugly of a rampant, hedonistic lifestyle. mercifully redeemed in the end by the love of a good woman.
December 13, 2018
Format: Paperback
Ever get tired of living in the real world of everyday life with its endless grind and tedium? Ever want to just say the h... with it and cut loose? Les Edgerton has lived the life most guys just fantasize about. In a painfully honest book, Les lays it all bare, the good, the bad and the ugly of a rampant, hedonistic lifestyle. mercifully redeemed in the end by the love of a good woman.
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