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Clark Lohr commented on the blog post 'No Book Tour For You'
"I liked that suggestion about talking to teachers who might teach the book. I sent a copy of my novel, Devil's Kitchen, to a Japanese friend who'd encouraged me to write. He rented a room from me for three years while earning a Phd. in…"
Clark Lohr posted a blog post
Devil's Kitchen released and selling on amazon.
Got Book. Oak Tree Press released Devil's Kitchen just days ago.You rock, OTP. Here's the scoop on Devil's Kitchen:Pima County Sheriff's Detective Manuel Aguilarinvestigates an apparently routine murder andsoon finds himself in the middle of a hellish conspiracybetween a Mexican drug lord and an Arizona land developer. Aguilar needs help with this case and his redheaded,butt-kicking girlfriend, Reina, along with his Yaqui grandmother, provide that help.So does Johnny Oaks, a Cherokee PI who…See More
Clark Lohr commented on the blog post 'Keeping Silent about Rape'
"I'm here to listen and learn. I don't like rapists.
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Clark Lohr left a comment for Member News
"Oak Tree Press will release my first crime novel, Devil's Kitchen, this month--May, 2011.
Mystery writer Susan Cummins Miller called Devil's Kitchen "Tucson noir with a generous dollop of magical realism."
Clark Lohr"
Clark Lohr posted a blog post
Devil's Kitchen set for May release.
Oak Tree Press will release my first novel, Devil's Kitchen, on or about May 10th. They've sent me images of the cover art (nice!) and text block formatting looks great. I've just finished a final round of corrections. On the first round, I read the novel backwards, a standard editing technique that braver souls than myself actually do all the time in the course of working as editors. Once I'd done it, I wondered why I hadn't bolted myself to a chair and done it more. Editing is mega-tedious.…See More
Elizabeth Young commented on the blog post 'Devil's Kitchen: Publication in Process'
"Hi Clark, what is happening in your world? I had to smile when you mentioned that although writing and editing is a lot of work, it's still the job you've most enjoyed. I know my son feels this way about his job as a full time musician…"
Elizabeth Young liked Clark Lohr's blog post Devil's Kitchen: Publication in Process
Clark Lohr posted a blog post
Devil's Kitchen: Publication in Process
I recently read my book backwards, did my corrections, and submitted them to Oak Tree Press. They'll compare my corrections with theirs, probably cursing me for both the frequent errors I found and the ones I missed as well, and proceed with the process of getting my first novel added to their line of nicely finished trade paperbacks.Reading backwards, as many of you know, is a basic editing technique, and, although I've got a BA in Lit and Writing and a postbac in English Education, I'd never…See More
Clark Lohr replied to the discussion 'What's Your 6-Word Memoir on Love & Heartbreak?'
"Six word memoir of love and heartbreak: The vultures flap their meaningless wings."
Clark Lohr commented on the blog post 'Writers woes and curses... Oh my aching back!'
"Somatics, pilates and yoga. Or just somatics. HQ in Novato, CA. Helps. Thanks for friending me. I was in Pearl, Mississippi last year. Drove a tractor-trailer truck for a little while until I figured out I wasn't getting any better at it…"
Clark Lohr posted a blog post
A Man Gets Lucky: A Short Tale About Getting Published.
My first crime novel, Devil's Kitchen, a Southwest noir crime romance, is now in production. I've been asked to send a book jacket picture, a bio, and acknowledgements. Oak Tree Press will bring out the book around March of this year. Set in Southern Arizona, Devil's Kitchen should work for crime fiction readers who are aware of environmental issues on the Sonoran Desert and the cultural makeup of the Southwest. Manuel Aguilar, my hero, is a Pima County Sheriff's Detective with sixteen years…See More
Clark Lohr posted a blog post
How to Write a Book--or Not.
Literary fiction author Richard Bausch states his case against writer's manuals in the Atlantic Monthly's 2010 Fiction Supplement, his main point being that it takes years of reading and lots of scribbling ourselves into corners before most of us can come up with a decent novel of any kind. He did an Amazon search, coming up with 4,470 titles under the heading of How to Write a Book. He suggests that we read, not How To's, but literature. I'm working on it but Netflicks is always lying in…See More
Clark Lohr posted a blog post
Need a Hitter: Legal Process, Defense Attorney, interviewing a kid.
Please help me out. What's the process for the defense for interviewing a five-year-old kid? Crime fiction scenario is: Kid's mother's a murder victim. Kid was NOT a witness. Kid's father's is the client of the defense attorney I'm writing about. The kid's father did not do the murder, but he's accused of it. The defense needs to interview the kid, hopefully find clues to real murderer, and clear the father.what's the process? Especially because this murder occurred on tribal land and the…See More
Clark Lohr replied to the discussion 'What Is the Grossest Word You Know?'
"Smegma has long been the standard among cognoscenti of my acquaintance for grossest word. I admit here only to fair and balanced reporting. I have no opinion and my mind is firmly fixed on higher considerations."
Clark Lohr commented on the blog post 'Five Questions for...Ilie Ruby'
"Like the "process" description-a poet's eye crossing every page and building layers/cadence."
Profile Information
- Who I am:
- None yet.
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- Wrote "Devil's Kitchen," a crime fiction novel set in Arizona, soon to be published by Oak Tree Press.
- Media outlets that I currently write for:
- None.
- My writing is:
- Fiction
- Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
- Only in my head.
- Services I offer to other writers:
- Free advice and self-righteous comments.
- I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
- Yes! It's a good thing, most of the time.
- My professional associations:
- Member of Arizona Mystery Writers, Tucson, AZ,
an organization of both published and unpublished mystery writers.
Clark Lohr's Blog
Devil's Kitchen released and selling on amazon.
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 1:12pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Got Book. Oak Tree Press released Devil's Kitchen just days ago.
You rock, OTP. Here's the scoop on Devil's Kitchen:
Pima County Sheriff's Detective Manuel Aguilar
investigates an apparently routine murder and
soon finds himself in the middle of a hellish conspiracy
between a Mexican drug lord and an Arizona land developer.
Aguilar needs help with this case and his redheaded,
butt-kicking girlfriend, Reina, along with his Yaqui grandmother, provide…
Devil's Kitchen set for May release.
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:03pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Oak Tree Press will release my first novel, Devil's Kitchen, on or about May 10th. They've sent me images of the cover art (nice!) and text block formatting looks great. I've just finished a final round of corrections. On the first round, I read the novel backwards, a standard editing technique that braver souls than myself actually do all the time in the course of working as editors. Once I'd done it, I wondered why I hadn't bolted myself to a chair and done it more. Editing is…
Continue Devil's Kitchen: Publication in Process
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 11:21am 1 Comment 1 Like
I recently read my book backwards, did my corrections, and submitted them to Oak Tree Press. They'll compare my corrections with theirs, probably cursing me for both the frequent errors I found and the ones I missed as well, and proceed with the process of getting my first novel added to their line of nicely finished trade paperbacks.
Reading backwards, as many of you know, is a basic editing technique, and, although I've got a BA in Lit and Writing and a postbac in English Education,…
Continue A Man Gets Lucky: A Short Tale About Getting Published.
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 4:50pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
My first crime novel, Devil's Kitchen, a Southwest noir crime romance, is now in production. I've been asked to send a book jacket picture, a bio, and acknowledgements. Oak Tree Press will bring out the book around March of this year.
Set in Southern Arizona, Devil's Kitchen should work for crime fiction readers who are aware of environmental issues on the Sonoran Desert and the cultural makeup of the Southwest.
Manuel Aguilar, my hero, is a Pima County…
ContinueComment Wall (9 comments)
- At 2:58pm on January 24, 2011,
Antoinette Ballerini said… Thanks for the add Clark! The prose is brewing someplace between 365 pages. And since we're on the subject of posts, prefer my little old granny to your fused sign melting down the kitchen :-)
Sincerely,
Antoinette
- At 5:13pm on October 21, 2010,
Elizabeth Young said… - Hm.... I'm having the same feeling I had when Clinton became President of the United States; "Too good looking to be credible!" Well, we know how it went with Clinton, what's your next move as a writer going to be?!
- At 6:08am on October 21, 2010,
Dianne Baines said… - Hey Clark sorry I didn't reply sooner? Been busy querying and such. no I am not familiar with the croc -hunter you mention but hey it's a big country. The only ones I know are
Crocodile dundee or Steve Irwin both o
- At 9:45am on October 19, 2010,
Clark Lohr said… - I added a second Devil's Kitchen image, this one photoshopped by David Siddall. It's got more menace and way better colors.
Clark
- At 10:14pm on October 10, 2010, Dianne Baines said…
- No nothing so grand or official I'm afraid, Hell's Hole is a small area of scrubland just outside Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. when my dad was a kid the local children used to play there.
- At 9:41pm on October 10, 2010, Dianne Baines said…
- Welcome Clark, hello fellow crime writer. Congrats on the success with Devils Kitchen.I will keep my eye open for it in the stores.Where I live there is a place that has been named Hell's Hole. I have often thought that it would be a great location for a crime novel and have just archived it for the time being.
Hope to hear more from you!
- At 9:02pm on October 10, 2010, Clark Lohr said…
- At 8:55pm on October 10, 2010, Clark Lohr said…
- Skeleton Canyon sits in extreme southeastern Arizona, running into New Mexico about 4/5ths of a mile from the Coronado National Forest gate. The Devil's Kitchen is an area of jumbled rocks, many of them standing upright, in the widest part of Skeleton.
Somebody, at some point, took a steel plate and a cutting torch and made a sign for the place. Then he put it on a post in the meadow and left it there.
I photographed the sign in the 1990's, before the action on Arizona's border with Mexico got so high volume and dangerous that the ranchers who owned the lands between Highway 80 and the canyon closed and locked their gates.
- At 11:06am on October 10, 2010,
Sunny Frazier said… - How about some photos of the Devil's Kitchen? Congrats on that Oak Tree Press contract!
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