{"id":1977,"date":"2023-05-15T10:05:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T10:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/may-2023\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T17:36:22","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T17:36:22","slug":"may-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/may-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>It\u2019s been awhile since my last Newsletter, which means (pick one) A) I\u2019ve been busy; B) I\u2019m lazy, C) I have nothing to report.<\/p>\n

The correct answer is A. I\u2019ve been very busy putting the finishing touches on Blood Lines<\/a><\/em>, which will be published October 10. This will be my second co-authored book with my son, Alex, and the second in the series featuring Army CID Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor who we first saw in The Deserter<\/a><\/em>. If you haven\u2019t read The Deserter<\/a><\/em>, this is a good time to purchase it.<\/p>\n

What is Blood Lines<\/a><\/em> about? Well, you can read all about it on my website page<\/a> and also pre-order it<\/a>, based on the glowing description of the book on my website.<\/p>\n

Or, if that doesn\u2019t convince you, sometime before publication of Blood Lines<\/a><\/em> I\u2019ll post the first chapter or two on my website, and Alex will do the same. Hope you enjoy the chapters enough to pre-order the whole book. You can check out Alex\u2019s website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

My last novel, The Maze<\/a><\/em>, will come out in trade paperback on June 13. This is the larger paperback edition, almost as big as a hardcover but less expensive. Perfect for the beach or the pool, or even a swiftly flowing stream or a stagnant body of water.<\/p>\n

What am I working on now? I\u2019m glad you asked.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m putting aside writing for the summer and I\u2019ve enrolled in a sensitivity class at Columbia University. My goal is to become more aware of my readers\u2019 feelings and to avoid microaggressions in my writing. When you see the new John Corey in a future book, you\u2019ll agree that this was time and money well spent.<\/p>\n

So, what is happening with John these days? Well, I\u2019m happy to report that Sony TV has renewed their option for the John Corey series, and they\u2019ll be looking for a screenwriter. Unfortunately, the Screenwriter Guild is on strike, so that\u2019s on hold. I belong to the Authors Guild and we\u2019ve never gone on strike. And if we did, I don\u2019t think anyone would notice. In fact, the publishers might be happy if all their authors stopped writing. Maybe the readers would too. Just kidding.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve written two short stories\u2014Rendezvous<\/a><\/em> and The Book Case<\/a><\/em> which are available as e-books. Rendezvous<\/a><\/em> is a Vietnam War story, and The Book Case<\/a><\/em> is a John Corey story, showing John in his early days as an NYPD Homicide detective. I think you\u2019ll like both stories and you can click here for more information<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So, after you\u2019ve read my short stories and all my other books, here\u2019s some suggestions for summer reading: Getting Out of Saigon<\/a><\/em>, by my friend Ralph White. And The Siberia Job<\/a><\/em> by Josh Haven to be published on June 6, which you can pre-order now. Also, another great book to pre-order now is Michael Koryta\u2019s, An Honest Man<\/a><\/em> that will be released on July 25.<\/p>\n

Rather than me telling you what these books are about, check them out online and see if they interest you\u2014which I\u2019m sure they will, because I enjoyed them and I don\u2019t like to read.<\/p>\n

I enjoy hearing from my readers, so please keep your emails coming, and let me know what books you\u2019re reading this summer. Also let me know if you\u2019ve pre-ordered Blood Lines<\/a><\/em>\u2014I\u2019ll take your word for this\u2014and I\u2019ll choose 5 people at random to receive an Advance Reader\u2019s Copy of Blood Lines<\/a><\/em> which I\u2019ll have from the printer in mid-June, three months before publication date. I\u2019ll even sign it if you want, and include a bookmark.<\/p>\n

Memorial Day is upon us, which means summer is almost here, and Memorial Day weekend sales and barbeques are coming. But somewhere along the line we\u2019ve forgotten the solemn meaning of Memorial Day which is to honor the men and women in the armed forces who have given their lives to defend the country. So please take a moment on Memorial Day to remember those who made the supreme sacrifice. And I will especially remember my brothers in the First Cavalry Division who did not return from Vietnam.<\/p>\n

Have a great summer. See you in September.<\/p>\n

\nSincerely,<\/p>\n

Sincerely,
\"Nelson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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