Norman Green

Anxiety…

I have a new book coming out this week, ‘Sick Like That.’  It is a sequel to ‘The Last Gig’ and features many of the same characters, primarily Alessandra Martillo, a Puerto Rican street kid from the Brooklyn projects.  In the first book she was doing grunt work for a sleazy ex-cop turned private investigator.  In the new story she is forced out on her own, she has to step up and be the big dog.  I had a great time writing the book.  I enjoy spending time in Alessandra’s company, possibly because she shares many of my favorite character flaws, and if I can excuse them in myself, why not in her?

In any event, I ought to be excited.

Really.

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Tags: allesandra martillo, anxiety, brooklyn projects, ex-cop, harlen coben, sequel, sick like that, sleazy, the last gig

Thanks for reading!

My web master has been nagging me about getting more involved with the social web, and has just shown me bloggers who are mentioning my books.

I want to give them a special thanks and informally give them credit for their kind words.

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Tags: bloggers, reviews, the last gig

WRITER’S BLOCK

I am writing this blog, right at the moment, because I have lost traction on my story, on the book I am supposed to be working on. It is a sequel to The Last Gig, which came out in hardcover last month. January was a great month, I think I made pretty decent progress, I was fine right up until this last weekend. It’s the continuing story of Alessandra Martillo, a twenty-something Puerto Rican refugee from the Brooklyn projects. In the last book, she was working as an investigator for an ex-cop named Marty Stiles. As this book opens, Marty is in a rehab, recovering from bullet wounds suffered near the end of The Last Gig. He’s stuck in a wheelchair, and I’m guessing that’s where he’s going to stay. As a result, his body is healing as best it can, but Marty hasn’t yet decided if this new life in a wheelchair is going to be enough for him. That leaves Alessandra and Marty’s other employee, Sarah Waters, to fend for themselves. › Continue reading

Tags: brooklyn, marty stiles, progress, sarah waters, the last gig, writer's block