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John Reisinger's
Books, Writing and the Mysteries
of Publishing

Someone said that talk is cheap because the supply exceeds the demand. The same might be said of writing.
The world is full of aspiring writers pounding away at everything from a local newsletter to the next great American novel. They spend long hours honing their work, but most of it will never see the light of day, except perhaps as a blog post. As the rejections pile up, writers can easily get the idea that the whole publishing system is wildly irrational, if not actively malevolent.
I don't have all the answers, but I've been through it and have accumulated a lot of information about writing, researching, and getting published. Here is some of what I've experenced, along with my books.
Books
Writing and publishing
 
Death of a Flapper trailer

Master Detective trailer

My books
Who is Max Hurlock?
The Joy of Finding Things Out -
Researching a book
Writing is the easy part- The rocky road to publication

Do you know of an interesting historical crime, personality or incident? Let me know about it and your name might appear in my next book.
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Death on a Golden Isle book launch on Jekyll Island

Just released!  Available at Mystery Loves Company and Amazon
Death on a Golden Isle
A Max Hurlock Roaring 20s mystery
At an exclusive island club for America's richest and influential men, crime is rare and murder unheard of. So when one of the members is served poisoned coffee at the club dance, suspicious eyes turn to his new wife. Is she a heartless gold digger or a victim? She calls on Max "Sherlock" Hurlock, part time detective and amateur aviator, to try to pierce the veil of secrecy and suspicion to find out the truth. But if the victim died from poisoned coffee, why was his last word "cocoa"?
Death on a Golden Isle trailer