WildBlue eZine Vol.1 No.2

On the Horizon at WildBlue

Welcome to the WildBlue weekly eZine, the latest development in our process of building a dynamic and interactive community at WildBlue. The eZine keeps readers up to date on developments at WBP and even puts their voices at the center of the conversation with our “Ask A Detective” and “Ask An Author” series. The eZine gives subscribers exclusive and early access to new blog content, contests and events such as author-hosted book club meetings. Series such as “True Crime 101,” explore crime stats, breakthroughs in laboratory science, criminal psychology and more through illuminating graphics, videos and anecdotes from the field.
Beginning in May, the eZine will be available only to those subscribed to our email list. Don’t forget to sign up here.

Coming this Spring to WildBlue Press

Frank and Burl

Exciting news from the desk of Burl Barer:”The excitement builds to a fever pitch as Edgar Award winner Burl Barer teams up with Frank C. Girardot, award-winning journalist,and senior editor for the Los Angeles News Group, which includes the Pasadena Star-News, San Gabriel Valley Tribune and Whittier Daily News.. The two literary luminaries are crafting a killer full-length true crime thriller for Wild Blue Press.”
“It’s a real life murder mystery with some real sick twists and turns,” said Barer who had no trouble tricking…uh…convincing Girardot into joining him behind the word processor for a new true crime venture. The two men took time out of their busy schedule of consuming massive amounts of coffee at Starbucks to share a portion of the recently written prologue to their soon to be published collaboration. Click here to read the prologue!

Caitlin Rother Speaks to the Beach House II. Writing Group

WildBlue Press authors Caitlin Rother and Steve Jackson will be organizing more writing workshops across the country in the near future. We will keep you posted as more opportunities arise!

Author Spotlight

This week’s featured author is Kevin Sullivan, author of WildBlue Press original VAMPIRE and upcoming release, KENTUCKY BLOODBATH.

Before coming to WildBlue, Kevin was already an established author of non-fiction works on General Custer, the Bundy murders and more. Kevin is a proud parent and grandfather and also an ordained minister. He has written a special piece for this week’s eZine that speaks to the convergence between his writing and his other calling:

“If you’re reading this blog, I assume you know me, and if that’s true, then I don’t have to tell you I write true crime – books, articles, and blogs – with a bit of history thrown in for good measure. But what you probably don’t know is that I’m an ordained Christian minister with over 30 years’ experience. If you’re thinking that sounds a bit strange, well, you’re not alone. After all, many believe, the world of crime, murder, and mayhem, are worlds apart from the world of ministry. But are they really all that different?

Years ago, when I was still a young minister, I came to the conclusion that cops (and their world of crime and endless trouble) and ministers aren’t all that different; at least not in certain aspects of the jobs we perform. Police are first responders, and are witnesses to all manner of terrible human acts; and if they’re lucky, they can save some lives along the way. Ministers, on the other hand, are often second responders, performing very particular jobs helping folks recover from these horrific events, and as such, often see (like cops) many situations hidden from the public-at-large.

And yet, there are times when the worlds of the minister and the policeman will intersect at the same exact moment, and when that happens, the missions we are on will be somewhat different…Long before I penned my first words of true crime or history, I already had a great deal of experience seeing both the best and worst that life has to offer: from the joyous occasions of the births
of children, to ministering to the dying and preparing them for the journey to the next world. I have dealt with killers, grieving parents, patched up marriages, visited the sick, ministered to the oppressed, all the while helping people to become stronger, happier, and wiser individuals. It’s all a part of what we ministers do.

Believe me, writing true crime and history is a breeze compared to the ministry.” This excerpt is part of a longer story that you can read on the WildBlue Press blog.