Get inside the strange, multi-level mind of a fiction paperback writer's life. Try to stay up with novelist Paul James Watson as he solves mysteries. Or is it Toby McKenna instead? His fictional detective hero travel companion keeps him and the reader wondering what will happen next. And what proves to be real life or ranks as fiction...
Get inside the strange, multi-level mind of a fiction writer’s life. Try to stay up with novelist Paul James Watson as he solves mysteries. Or is it Toby McKenna instead? His fictional detective hero travel companion keeps him and the reader wondering what will happen next. And what proves to be real life or ranks as fiction.
Paul James Watson is the writer of mid-list paperback novels. His humdrum life is flat, routine, and generally unimpressive. His spiritual life follows suit. But Watson’s escape is his craft. He becomes absorbed in his novels and his character, Toby McKenna, a highly successful detective who always solves the crime. And he heroically pus his life on the line for justice.
But there is another Paul James Watson. That’s the Watson of his imagination, who lives a life in his mind of new and exciting situations, conversations, and relationships. Before long the lines of reality, fiction, and imagination become so intwined that the real Watson threatens to become lost.
“In this fresh contribution to the CBA market (Paperback Writer), Bly, the prolific, Christy Award-winning author of series westerns, pens an amusing parody of the proverbial dime-store paperback novel. . . this book is a funny, enjoyable romp for CBA fiction readers.” ~~ Publisher’s Weekly
“Paperback Writer will keep you guessing with every page. Stephen Bly weaves a thrilling tale of suspense … Just when you think you’ve figured out what’s real — you realize that Bly has you right where he wants you.” — Clay Jacobsen, http://www.clayjacobsen.com/, Novels That Challenge Your Spirit, author of Interview with the Devil, Circle of Seven and The Lasko Interview
“Stephen Bly’s Paperback Writer is a zany look into the novelist’s mind and a whole lotta fun. If you’ve been a fan of Bly’s westerns, you’re gonna love this change of pace!” — Angela Elwell Hunt, http://www.angelahuntbooks.com/, Expect The Unexpected, author of The Canopy, The Proposal and The Pearl
“Paperback Writer gives you a perfect picture of the confusing labyrinthine inner world of a novelist. It’s a convoluted world, and endless series of twisty little passages, where reality melds seamlessly into unreality, where fictitious characters are just as real as normal people but twice as interesting…Enjoy the ride!” — Randall ‘Randy’ Ingermanson, http://ingermanson.com/, physicist and geek suspense novelist, author of Oxygen, etc. Also, “the Snowflake Guy,” America’s Mad Professor of Fiction Writing: https://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/
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“In Paperback Writer, Stephen Bly skillfully blends fast-paced action and a hefty dose of humor. He paints a picture of the blurred line between imagination and reality that exists in a writer’s mind … A thoroughly delightful read!” — Carol Cox, http://authorcarolcox.com/, author of Ticket to Tomorrow, Love In Disguise, Trouble In Store
“Paperback Writer plays cat and mouse with reality and imagination but never loses sight of the truth. What a wild ride!” — DeAnna Julie Dodson, author of In Honor Bound, By Love Redeemed, To Grace Surrendered, Drew Farthering Mysteries: http://deannajuliedodson.com/ – Step into time … historical fiction. Step into a world of adventure, romance, and faith.
“I needed a seatbelt for the ride alongside paperback writer Paul James Watson. Stephen Bly’s Paperback Writer is laugh-out-loud funny, with characters I was dying to get to know on every page. I’m ready to move to Montana and take up sleuthing myself.” — Colleen Coble, award-winning, bestselling author of Without a Trace, Alaska Twilight, Safe In His Arms, Secretly Smitten and co-author of Smitten: http://colleencoble.com/
“Through deft insight and skillful writing, Stephen Bly takes us on that most torturous journey — into the writer’s mind. This book is humorously poignant, delightfully refreshing, and is a great read.” — Lois Richer, http://www.loisricher.com/, romance author of Blessings in Disguise, Perfectly Matched, Healing Hearts Series
“An interesting approach to fiction writing … stuck in my mind for some time after my initial engagement … lingers in the mind even when you’ve finished it.” — Shelly Bryant
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