Podcast appearances and mentions of Tim Dorsey

People come to Florida in droves for the beaches and warm weather. But the sunshine state also attracts its fair share of shady characters, in real life and in fiction.There's even a genre of crime fiction set in the Sunshine State – Florida Noir.And even if you haven't read them, you've probably heard of homegrown practitioners of Florida Noir like Carl Hiassen, the late Tampa resident, Tim Dorsey or Randy Wayne White.On this episode of Florida Matters, we speak to three people with different perspectives on Florida Noir:Colette Bancroft is the recently retired book editor at the Tampa Bay Times. For years, she led the Times' annual “Festival of Reading.” She's also the editor of Tampa Bay Noir, a collection of short stories that reveal the dark side of sunny Tampa Bay.John Brandon is the author of five novels. He grew up in Tampa Bay, and his latest, Penalties of June, is set in Tampa.And Andrew F. Gulli is the editor of “The Strand Magazine” - a quarterly magazine dedicated to short fiction. A recent edition featured a previously unpublished story by famed Florida crime writer John D. MacDonald.

People come to Florida in droves for the beaches and warm weather. But the sunshine state also attracts its fair share of shady characters, in real life and in fiction.There's even a genre of crime fiction set in the Sunshine State – Florida Noir.And even if you haven't read them, you've probably heard of homegrown practitioners of Florida Noir like Carl Hiassen, the late Tampa resident, Tim Dorsey or Randy Wayne White.On this episode of Florida Matters, we speak to three people with different perspectives on Florida Noir:Colette Bancroft is the recently retired book editor at the Tampa Bay Times. For years, she led the Times' annual “Festival of Reading.” She's also the editor of Tampa Bay Noir, a collection of short stories that reveal the dark side of sunny Tampa Bay.John Brandon is the author of five novels. He grew up in Tampa Bay, and his latest, Penalties of June, is set in Tampa.And Andrew F. Gulli is the editor of “The Strand Magazine” - a quarterly magazine dedicated to short fiction. A recent edition featured a previously unpublished story by famed Florida crime writer John D. MacDonald.

Tim Dorsey is a Florida author who wrote an amazing series that is centered around the amazing Sunshine state, and Florida man.

Brandon VanDalen is Strategic. That's not just the name he records and performs under, that's his life credo. He is strategic in the way he writes some of the best pop music you'll hear these days. He has a great ear for hooks and his songs are filled with them. Since 2010, Strategic has released not only several incredible pop albums, but a pair of well received Christmas albums and the first half of a project aimed at children that's so good parents will want to listen to it too. The combination of Strategic's hooks and positive lyrics are infectious and something we can all use to lift us up."With My Beating Heart" and "Possibilities" written and performed by Strategic℗ 2023 Brandon VanDalen. Used with permission of Strategic."Sing We Now of Christmas" performed by Strategictraditional French carol℗ 2020 Brandon VanDalen. Used with permission of Strategic.Support the showVisit Into The Music at https://in2themusic.com!Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intothemusic E-mail us at intothemusic@newprojectx.com YouTube Facebook Instagram INTO THE MUSIC is a production of Project X Productions, Appleton, WI.Producer: Rob MarnochaRecording, engineering, and post production: Rob MarnochaOpening theme: "Aerostar" by Los Straitjackets* (℗2013 Yep Roc Records)Closing theme: "Close to Champaign" by Los Straitjackets* (℗1999 Yep Roc Records)*Used with permission of Eddie AngelThis podcast copyright ©2024 by Project X Productions. All rights reserved.

We begin this episode with sad news and the passing of Florida author Tim Dorsey. Dorsey joined us on Episode 73.Did you know the longest private airstrip in America is in Florida? The Brian DePalma-directed 'Scarface' from 1983 starring Al Pacino as Cuban immigrant turned Miami cocaine kingpin Tony Montana alongside Michelle Pfeiffer celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2023. Marking the occasion, movie critic and film historian Nat Segaloff has written "Say Hello to My Little Friend: A Century of Scarface." He's our guest this week.We have a number of wonderful episodes in our archives related to the drug trade in Miami in the 1980s, as well as Cuban immigration and the Marielitos. If you're interested in this topic, check them out.If you'd like to celebrate the anniversary alongside Pacino at the Fontainebleau hotel in Miami Beach, you can do so here. Thanks to all of our "Welcome to Florida" patrons at patreon.com/welcometoflorida where for just $5 a month you can help support production of the show. We'll have another bonus episode exclusively for our patrons dropping in December.

This week, Florida Spectacular hosts Cathy and Rick celebrate the work of Tim Dorsey. Dorsey created the lovable serial killer Serge Storms, who served vengeance with a side of history... or perhaps history with a side of vengeance. From there, they talk about Florida books for everyone on your holiday shopping list. Links we MentionedFlorida books for every readerTim Dorsey books in orderA History of Florida Through Black Eyes by Marvin DunnWe Come for GoodA People's History of FloridaThe Burden of Southern History by C. Vann WoodwardSouvenirs of the Old South: Northern Tourism and Southern Mythology by Rebecca Cawood McIntyreThe Springs of Florida by Doug StammOnce Upon a Time in FloridaThe History of Florida by Michael GannonGamble Rogers: A Troubadour's Life by Bruce Horovitz Dreams in the New Century by Gary MorminoHealing Waters by Rick KilbyBackroads of Paradise by Cathy SalustriBookstoresSanford: Maya BooksDeland: Muse BookshopBarrel of Books...and...Gamble Rogers Folk Festival in St. AugustineSwitchgrass Outfitters airboat tours of St. John's near OrlandoSupport the showWant more Florida? Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathyTwitter and Instagram: @CathySalustri Have a Florida question or comment? Love the show? Hate it? Let us know – email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/, and make sure to bookmark Old Florida with Rick Kilby (http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/) and read through the archives. Connect with Rick on social media: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and Instagram (@ricklebee).

Loretta Chase is a doyenne of Regency romance with nearly 30 books in her back list. And she still winning awards. Ten Things I Hate About The Duke, won an AWA cherished award, one of the old Rita's now called a Vivian for the best long form historical fiction. And it's just the icing on the cake for a writer who's already enjoyed a fantastic career. Hi, I'm your host, Jenny Wheeler, and in Binge Reading today, Loretta talks honestly about getting over writer's block when you've already published 28 books and why she loves writing about impossible men, like the Dis Graceful Dukes in her latest series. That's strictly in fiction, not in real life. No, no, no. Pure Hearts Giveaway Our Giveaway this week is The Magic of Pure Hearts Giveaway. Not just romance, but a delightful full range choice, from adventure with a touch of fantasy as well. For a limited time only Sadie's Vow #1 in the Home At Last series is my contribution to this freebie list. Sadie chases from New York to San Francisco after her wayward sister becomes infatuated by a mob boss and is blind to the dangers she is letting herself in for. DOWNLOAD FREE ROMANCE BOOKS ​https://books.bookfunnel.com/themagicofpurehearts2/ekkk84hvxg And remember if you enjoyed the show, leave us a review so others will find us too. Word of mouth is still the best form of recommendation and you want your friends to know about a show that will recommend great books for them. don't you? Sure you do. Links to items mentioned in this episode The classic romance Loretta read early in her career Kathleen Woodiwiss: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/88445.Kathleen_E_Woodiwiss Edith Layton: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/74459.Edith_Layton Mary Jo Putney: https://maryjoputney.com/ Jo Beverley: https://www.jobev.com/ Who Loretta's Reading Right Now: Carl Hiaasen: https://carlhiaasen.com/ Tim Dorsey: https://www.timdorsey.com/ Terry Pratchett:https://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/ Kristan Higgins: https://www.kristanhiggins.com/ Kristan Higgins on The Joys of Binge Reading: https://thejoysofbingereading.com/kristan-higgins-queen-of-love-and-laughs/ Two Nerdy History Girls (Blog and Podcast): https://lorettachase.com/blog/2022/1/10/the-two-nerdy-history-girls-return-engagement Susan Holloway Scott: https://susanhollowayscott.com/ Caroline Linden Books and Rom Cons (Conferences) https://www.carolinelinden.com/index.html https://www.carolinelinden.com/aboutcaroline.html Harry Whittaker: https://www.harrywhittaker.co.uk/ Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/lucinda-riley/atlas-the-story-of-pa-salt/9781529043525 Where to find Loretta Chase online Website: https://lorettachase.com/ Blog: https://lorettachase.com/blog Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorLorettaChase/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lorettachaseauthor/ Introducing Loretta Chase - Regency queen But now here's Loretta. Hello there, Loretta, and welcome to the show. It's great to have you with us. Loretta Chase - doyenne of Regency romance Loretta Chase: Jenny, I am so honored to be here. Jenny Wheeler: You're one of the doyennes of romance writing. You've written 28 historical romances starting back in the 1990s, and you've won numerous awards. The most recent one, Ten Things I Hate About the Duke, just won an RWA award for the best long historical. That's a great track record you can be proud of. Loretta Chase: I really am. I'm very proud of that book. I was so happy when it won the award. I felt as though those two books, the first two in the Duke series, were strong work. So it was great to have that recognition. Jenny Wheeler: And just as a little aside, they're calling it by a different name. They're calling it a Vivian, aren't they? But is that the same as the old Rita? Loretta Chase: Yes, it is the same. They've changed the award itself.

WISCONSIN MUSIC PODCAST AMPLFYING WISCONSIN MUSIC EPISODE 112 Jenna Kopitske   Jenna Kopitske is a drummer, pianist, and composer who has appeared at a wide range of venues throughout the state of Wisconsin for many years. She recently moved to Nashville, TN, and after a few months she picked up her first national tour drumming with country artist Waylon Nihipali to Washington, Nevada, and Hawaii. While in Nashville, she recently got endorsed by her favorite cymbal company, Paiste Cymbals. She operates her own business teaching piano and drum lessons as well as studying contemporary country, classic rock, blues, gospel, and pop music. As a performer, Ms. Kopitske has gained experience in both live and studio settings. She is a freelance musician who has recorded many projects on drum-set, percussion, and piano in an array of styles. Additionally, Ms. Kopitske composes and licenses her own music. Commonly compared to the late piano composer George Winston, she similarly writes in the style of new age-contemporary with a wide, uplifting, and ambient nature. She began composing at a young age but released her debut EP in 2018 entitled Unheard Of. In 2021, she released her sophomore piano EP entitled Pride & Joy which sets the mood for easy listening and the blues. A year later, she released her first single entitled “Losing Light” with a sync intended focus. She plans to record her third studio album later in 2023. Ms. Kopitske recently received her BM studying music industry with an emphasis of music business at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. She studied percussion at the university with Dr. Alison Shaw and Marisol Kuborn. Prior to graduation she completed a hybrid music publishing/sync internship at Primary Wave Music Publishing who are based in Los Angeles and New York City. Ms. Kopitske is now in the process of pitching her most well-known compositions “Cascade” and “Losing Light” to be used in film and television. Besides drumming on tour, Ms. Kopitske is also anticipating a career as a piano composer in the film scoring industry.    Performance Experience Waylon Nihipali, drummer of Nashville original and cover country band 2023-current • Performed in Washington, Hawaii, and Nevada at Walla Walla Music Fest, Grand Naniloa Crown Room, Grand Wailea Molokini Gardens, Waikiki Beachcomer Hotel, Makawao Stampede Rodeo, Barking Sands Navy Base, Stoney's Rockin' Country in Vegas Madison Wolfe, drummer of Nashville original country band 2023-current • Performed in Tennessee at the Ainsworth in Nashville Jonny T-Bird & the MP's, drummer of blues band 2019-2022 • Performed in Wisconsin at Summerfest, Turner Hall Ballroom, Osthoff Resort, Gibson Music Hall, Harley-Davidson, blues festivals, awards shows, and opened for Halestorm, YUNG BLEU, American Idol winner Chayce Beckham, Lilith Czar, Blanco Brown, Frank Bang of Buddy Guy Appleton Alliance Church, drummer of worship band 2021-2022 • Performed in Wisconsin at Appleton Alliance Church University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, percussionist and pianist 2019-2022 • Performed in Wisconsin in Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Titan Steel, Percussion Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Handbell Choir Jenna Kopitske, original new age-contemporary and blues pianist 2014-current • Performed in Wisconsin at Mile of Music, Osthoff Resort, Paper Valley Hotel, Suicide Awareness Walk, Houdini Plaza, Riverview Gardens, Grand Meridian, Appleton Farmers Market, Dogtoberfest, Whistler's Knoll, weddings, nursing homes, and awards shows Appleton Rock School, drummer and keyboardist of various rock cover bands 2013-2019 • Performed in Wisconsin at Summerfest, Weidner Center, Appleton Performing Arts Center, Lambeau Field, Gibson Music Hall, Octoberfest, Electric City Experience, Cheesefest, WBAY-TV Cerebral Palsy Telethon, benefits, local coffee shops Recording Projects “Losing Light” original new age-contemporary single on piano 2022 • Composed, recorded, and mixed piano at home studio in Wisconsin, mastered at Rock Garden Studio with Marc Golde in Appleton, WI “Play Time” original blues album by Jonny T-Bird & the MP's 2022 • Wrote and recorded drums, wurlitzer, organ, and auxiliary percussion at Hamtone Audio in Milwaukee, WI “Pride & Joy” sophomore original piano album 2021 • Solo piano album recorded at UW Oshkosh Recording Studio in Oshkosh, WI “Fighting Monsters” on Christian rapper Jon the Revalaytor's single 2019 • Composed and tracked drums at Cherry Pit Studios “O Come All Ye Faithful” on Tim Dorsey's Christmas album 2019 • Wrote and recorded drums at OpenwindO Studios in Greenville, WI “Unheard Of” debut original piano album 2018 • Solo piano album engineered at OpenwindO Studios Honors/Awards Nominee for Pianist of the Year, Wisconsin Area Music Industry 2023 Student Award for Excellence TV Episodic Entertainment Program, Titan TV 2023 Shepherd Express Best of Milwaukee Awards, Finalist for Best Blues Band 2023 Honors Recitalist Award and Scholarship, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh 2022 Oshkosh Fine Arts Association Scholarship 2022 Bill Tesch Music Scholarship, Boogie and the Yoyo'z 2019 Endowment of Music Excellence, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Music Department 2019 Rising Star in Art Award, James Thaldorf 2019 Nell M. Menn Music Scholarship, Community Foundation For The Fox Valley Region 2019 Nominee for Rising Star of the Year, Wisconsin Area Music Industry 2018-2019 Education University of Wisconsin Oshkosh-Bachelor of Music September 2019-May 2023 Music Industry Major: Music Business Emphasis Percussion studies with Dr. Alison Shaw and Marisol Kuborn Graduation May 2023

Death and the Conjurorby Tom MeadShow NotesMysterious Press July 2022ON episode 242 and we are finally back after our holiday hiatus. We are fiinally reporting on the book Deathand the Conjuror: A Locked Room Mystery by Tom Mead. We assigned this book back in September buthave not been able to publish our findings until now.This a throwback locked room mystery set in 1936 London. Renowned psychiatrist Anselm Rees is founddead in his study.The cast of characters includes his adult daughter who he trained in the field, her fiancé, the housekeeper,Detective Flint, Spector the conjurer, along with a variety of interesting character walk-ons and Patients 1, 2and 3, all successful in the arts.There's an actress, a writer and a famed musician and the notes on their sessions reveal much. Having beena fan in my earliest years of mystery ready of the classic authors to produced these confections, this hadgreat characters and was well plotted. A bit of magic and old fashioned police work save the day.At the time of his death, both the room and the windows were locked from the inside. There were other peoplein the residence who swore that no one else entered or left the house. To make it more confounding, themurder happened within a five minute window of time.Inspector George Flint is delegated to solve the “murder as a puzzle,” as our author has it. He knows heneeds help, and calls upon Joseph Spector -- the “old magician.” The conjuror of our title. The novel boastsnot one, but three locked room mysteries. Two are murders, one is an art theft.The body count increases by one, in another impossible crime. The press begins looking for “the phantomkiller.” Readers may begin to agree that, as Spector says, they're faced with a “puzzle with too many pieces.”But he is a magician, after all.Tom Mead's website is tommeadauthor.comTRIVIAThe last question (before the holiday break) was:Tim Dorsey writes a mystery series featuring Serge A. Slorm. What makes him unique amongmystery protagonists?a. He is blindb. He is transgenderc. He has amnesiad. He suffers from several types of mental illnessThe answer is d. He suffers from several types of mental illness. He is described as tall andthin, but muscular, with dark hair shot through with gray. Serge has been diagnosed with avariety of mental illnesses, and has been prescribed a "cocktail" of drugs to keep him stable Hisname is a pun on storm surge. Most often described as "intense" in personality, he isa vagrant with a voracious intellect and an encyclopedic knowledge of Florida history, but proneto periods of "focus" that lead him to commit brutal - and often elaborately planned and staged -acts of violence.This week's question is:Which mystery author is famously quoted as saying :”If it sounds like writing, then I rewrite it.”a. Elmore Leonardb. Dan Brownc. Clive CusslerF. Scott FitzgeraldTune in next week for the answe.

WWAR for DecemberPart 2Show NotesOn this episode of Dark and Stormy Book Club, we have the second part of our WWAR forDecember.Tracey reported on “The Christmas Scarf Murder” anthology by Carlene O'Connor, Maddie Day,and Peggy Ehrhart. (Kensington Cozies 9/22)They're coziest of wintertime accessories...unless, of course, they become accessories tomurder! USA Today bestselling author Carlene O'Connor teams up with Maddie Day and PeggyEhrhart for a holly jolly Christmas collection of seasonal stories, as their beloved series sleuthseach solve cases revolving around handknit Christmas scarves.CHRISTMAS SCARF MURDER by CARLENE O'CONNORWhen grinchy thefts steal the good cheer at a local nursing home, Siobhan O'Sullivan managesto identify one missing item before Kilbane, Ireland's Christmas tractor parade—a hideousshamrock scarf wrapped around a very dead body. Now, with her holiday farmhouse bashapproaching, Siobhan must dash to stop a deadly Secret Santa from gifting another unwantedsurprise.SCARFED DOWN by MADDIE DAYIt's beginning to taste a lot like Christmas at Pans ‘N Pancakes, as twelve days of menuspecials dazzle hungry locals. But the festivities go cold the instant a diner dies while knitting abrilliant green scarf. With Aunt Adele tied into a murder investigation, it's all on Robbie Jordan tofind out who's really been naughty or nice in South Lick, Indiana.DEATH BY CHRISTMAS SCARF by PEGGY EHRHARTSuspects pile up faster than New Jersey snow when frosty-tempered Carys Walnutt is foundstrangled by a handmade scarf auctioned at Arborville's tree-lighting ceremony. Between awinning bidder hiding behind the alias “S. Claws” and a victim who deserved coal in herstocking, can Pamela Paterson and the crafty Knit and Nibble ladies freeze a killer's merrymurder plot?Finally, Misty reported on “Varnished Without a Trace” by herself. (Kensington Cozies 9/2020)This Christmas, Tallie Graver would like to take a break from running her cleaning business tobe with her boyfriend, Max, and enjoy their first holiday together--alone. Instead, she's stuckkeeping her mother and grandmother from duking it out during the town's annual Christmas Evebingo game. As for festive spirit, she'll have to settle for her mean-spirited Aunt Ronda, whosemouth could use some soap.The night only gets worse after Tallie discovers Ronda's body. It seems someone cleaned herclock with a can of varnish. While all the evidence points to Ronda's husband, Tallie doesn'tbelieve her beloved Uncle Hoagie could do such a dirty deed. Of course, his suddendisappearance doesn't help his case. If Tallie hopes to clear his name, she'll need to dig upsome dirt to locate the real killer. Otherwise, someone else could get rubbed out . . .This is our final live episode for 2022. During our hiatus, we will be broadcasting some of themost popular episodes from this year. We wish all of our Dark and Stormy Family and friendsthe happiest, healthiest, and safest of the season. We will see you on January 10.TRIVIALast week's question was:Tony Hillerman was inspired by what writer?a. Mark Twainb. Charles Dickensc. Louis Lamored. Arthur W. UpfieldThe answer is d. Arthur W/. Upfield. Hillerman repeatedly acknowledged his debt to an earlierseries of mystery novels written by British-born Australian author Arthur W. Upfield and setamong Australian Aborigines in remote desert regions of tropical and subtropical Australia. TheUpfield novels were first published in 1928 and featured a half-European, half-aboriginalAustralian hero, Detective-Inspector Napoleon (Bony) Bonaparte. Bony worked with deepunderstanding of Aboriginal traditions. The character was based on the achievements of anAboriginal person known as Tracker Leon, whom Upfield had met during his years in theAustralian bush.This week's question is:Tim Dorsey writes a mystery series featuring Serge A. Slorm. What makes him unique amongmystery protagonists?a. He is blindb. He is transgenderc. He has amnesiad. He suffers from several types of mental illnessTune in January 10 for the answer.

On today's episode Tim Dorsey stops by to talk about the 25th Serge Storm novel Mermaid Confidential....

This week's episode begins with a conversation about a state law little-known to the public that further stacks the deck against conservation and sustainable growth in Florida in favor of developers. Meet Bert Harris.Our guest this week is Florida author Tim Dorsey. Tim will soon have his 25th novel in a series of wacky crime thrillers about a Florida-obsessed serial killer, Serge A. Storms, that use outlandish humor to pass along tidbits about the state's history and culture. Tim will be appearing at this year's Miami Book Fair.

Today the knights look at Florida Roadkill By: Tim Dorsey Narrated by: George Wilson audiobook

In this episode, we talk with Tim Dorsey about his battle with cancer, overcoming challenges, and how "doing the reps" and understanding that "everything is everything" can help shift your mindset and change your reality. Visit our website – hardnopodcast.com – for show notes, which include links to books, websites, and other resources mentioned on the podcast. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review so others can find us, and make sure to follow us on social media. We're @hardnopodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we talk with Tim Dorsey about his battle with cancer, overcoming challenges, and how "doing the reps" and understanding that "everything is everything" can help shift your mindset and change your reality. Visit our website – hardnopodcast.com – for show notes, which include links to books, websites, and other resources mentioned on the podcast. Like what you hear? Please subscribe, rate and review so others can find us, and make sure to follow us on social media. We're @hardnopodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles.  In this episode, we talk about upcoming author visits, including a joint one with Kate Quinn and Martha Hall Kelly on April 29th and another for teens happening this week on February 22, with author Amber Smith about Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. As always, you can find more information about these and other programs on the library event page at https://delawarelibrary.libnet.info/events Books recommended include When You Finish Saving the World  by Jesse Eisenberg, and Tropic of Stupid by Tim Dorsey. Read more about today's episode here: https://libraryaware.com/28S26F   Listen live every Friday morning at 9am https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/  This episode originally aired on February 19, 2021.

On today's episode of The Literary Life, Mitchell Kaplan talks to Tim Dorsey about his new book, Tropic of Stupid, out now from William Morrow & Company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you hear the words “fact” and “fiction,” I’m guessing you consider them mutually exclusive. I also bet you would wonder why I suggest to all my author clients that they conduct fact research before they write their books. Here’s the...

When you hear the words “fact” and “fiction,” I’m guessing you consider them mutually exclusive. I also bet you would wonder why I suggest to all my author clients that they conduct fact research before they write their books. Here’s the thing. While it’s true that fiction writing is entirely based on creating made up stories with fictional characters in often fictional settings and in fictional situations, something many authors don’t realize is that even fictional stories are based somewhat on real places, situations, and sometimes people. And if you don’t include fact research in your preparations and planning for your novel, you may wind up accidentally offending a group of people or worse, risk potential legal action. Trust me. This is a do-not-miss episode!   In this episode, you will:   Learn why research is a crucial step in the writing process Learn what types of things you might have to research before writing Learn how to write a completely fictional story based on true events Learn some tips on researching and how to organize your findings   Hosts & Guests Host – Christina Kaye Guest Host – Tim Dorsey   To learn more about Tim Dorsey and his books: https://www.timdorsey.com/   To join the FREE FB Challenge Event -  Best Book Blueprint on 2/22/21: https://f0s9w059.pages.infusionsoft.net   For the Best Book Method: How to Write Your Best Book online writing course: https://bookboss-writingcourse-vault.teachable.com/purchase?product_id=2421304   To Follow Write Your Best Book on ALL Social Media: @writeyourbestbook   To Contact Christina Kaye: info@writeyourbestbook.com www.writeyourbestbook.com   For a Consultation with Christina Kaye https://letsmeet.io/writeyourbestbook/free-coaching-call

Barbara Peters in conversation with Tim Dorsey

Author Kevin Winchester Channels "A Confederacy of Dunces" in Small Town, North Carolina in “Sunflower Dog” on Charlotte Readers Podcast In today’s episode, Kevin Winchester, winner of the 2013 Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize, and writing instructor at Wingate University, shares his novel, “Sunflower Dog,” published by SFK Press, an exploration of the many layers of life in a small, North Carolina town as residents try to find their place in the neo-gothic South. New York Times best-selling author Ron Rash, compares Sunflower Dog to John Kennedy Tool’s masterpiece, A Confederacy of Dunces, saying it is “a delightful novel by one of North Carolina’s best writers.” If you’re a fan of Clyde Edgerton, Carl Hiassen, Celia Rivenbank, Tim Dorsey, or any of the many other southern humor writers, you’ll enjoy this book. We start the show at a good place, the beginning, with Kevin reading from the opening chapter, “Take the Next Left to Salvation.” Engage with the show here: https://linktr.ee/CharlotteReadersPodcast Detailed show notes here: https://charlottereaderspodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charlottereaderspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlottereaderspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlottereader Charlotte Readers Podcast is a proud member of the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network and the Queen City Podcast Network.

https://www.timdorsey.com/ The original intent of The Orlando Talk Show with Ross McCoy was to debunk the "Florida Man Myth".  The staff thought, if we really wanted to debunk the Florida Man Myth, we should go to the Florida Man that has met the Florida-est of Florida Men (and Florida Women).   The one true expert on Florida Man (He wrote a book called "Naked Came the Florida Man") is Tim Dorsey.  Years of travel and research has given him a unique perspective on the subject. There is a lot of topics covered, and it's just a fun romp through the appendix of America.   And if you have a TOTS tat, send us a picture so we have a reason to put the website back up. Special Thanks to the The Cryptographers for granting us permission to use their song "Florida Man" in this episode. Check out the full song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tHA8OogvWA

ARTICLES FROM THE SARASOTA HERALD FOR THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF JDM. AUTHORS WROTE UNDER THE TITLE: :JOHN D AND ME." INCLUDED ARE LEE CHILD, STEPHEN KING, TIM DORSEY, AND DENNIS LEHANE

Hosts Mike, Cynthia and Scottie discuss Florida Literature - for better or for worse - with authors Lauren Gibaldi and Tim Dorsey. This episode also includes updates on Orange County Library System's ongoing response to COVID-19 and staff reading recommendations. Links to content mentioned: OCLS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/oclsvideos Andre M. (Library Social Worker) Email: referencecentral@ocls.info Staff Picks section of website: https://www.ocls.info/books-movies-more/staff-picks Lauren Gibaldi's Books: https://bit.ly/2xcoi4n Tim Dorsey's Books: https://bit.ly/2URniMn OCLS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oclslib/ OCLS Twitter: https://twitter.com/oclslibrary

Have you ever met someone who has had every card stacked against them but continues to smile?  Let us introduce Tim Dorsey. He inspires people daily. Pushes people to be their best selves. He has changed more lives than even he realizes. So why is he an underdog?  Two little humans called him dad, but he hit rock bottom after a divorce and an inability to provide Christmas for his children. He discusses the support of his family and the impact they had on him turning his life around. Life turns around, he meets a beautiful woman. They wed. They get pregnant. His personal training business is on the rise. He is in the best shape of his life. Then he hears the word everyone dreads. Cancer. At first, he refuses treatment... How does he overcome his latest hurtle? Tune in.  Follow Tim on Social Media:  Facebook: Tim Dorsey Fitness Follow The Underdog Podcast on Social Media: Twitter: @UnderdogPod Instagram: @underdog_pod Facebook: The Underdog Podcast

Episode 2-03: Misty Water-Colored Memories Wherein I review: 6 - Ex-Purgatory (Ex-Heroes #4) by Peter Clines 7 - No Sunscreen for the Dead (Serge Storms #22) by Tim Dorsey 8 - Treason's Harbour (Aubrey & Maturin #9) by Patrick O'Brian 9 - Ex-Isle (Ex-Heroes #5) by Peter Clines 10 - Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner

Authors on the Air host welcomes back long time friend and author Mike Faricy to the show. Mike might just be Minnesota's answer to Tim Dorsey and Carl Hiaasen About Mike: The Dirty Lowdown called Mike Faricy America’s hottest new mystery writer. Robert Carraher referred to him as Minnesota’s Master of the Bizarre. Crime Scene referred to him as the next Carl Hiaasen. Crime Capers said; “Open at your own risk, you won’t put him down.” Under Cover wrote; “This guy is nuts and one hell of a lot of fun.” The Irish Gazette referred to “The laugh a minute story lines of Faricy’s deliciously engaging worlds.”

Jenna and Hurley go live with author Tim Dorsey from the Beaches Branch Library. Tim Dorsey is a dark satirical Florida author from Tampa, known for his outrageous serial character Serge A. Storms. Tim takes time before his appearance at the Flamingo Book Club at the Beaches Library to talk about his transition from life as a reporter to writing 23 novels. 

Even the most serious thinkers among us need to take a break from time to time—whether it’s in the form of a Will Ferrell or Melissa McCarthy movie, or an internet meme of a cat—sometimes we just need some pure entertainment. That’s exactly what Jonathan Harries’ new novel, Infatuation: A Novel of Questionable Taste (July 6, 2018) provides. Harries wrote the book with no other aim in mind than to provide his reader with some fun and entertainment—and he succeeds in spades. A book that is rollicking, romantic, and more than a little bit absurd, readers will be hooked from start to finish, and will be hard pressed to stop laughing long enough to read through to the end. Reading like something out of the theater of the absurd, fans of Carl Hiassen, Dave Barry, and Tim Dorsey will flock to Infatuation. Around each corner is a character or scenario more ridiculous than the next, and the book is completely aware of its own absurdity. Trading heavily in vulgarity and stereotypes, Harries pokes as much fun at the culture that creates them as he relies on them for humor. From start to finish, this book is mindless fun, and doesn’t pretend to be anything else. “I set out to write a book that someone with a two or three-hour flight ahead of them could read and enjoy,” says Harries. “It doesn’t get into politics, it doesn’t expose the dark side of society. It requires very little thinking and, of course, a sense of humor.”

Even the most serious thinkers among us need to take a break from time to time—whether it’s in the form of a Will Ferrell or Melissa McCarthy movie, or an internet meme of a cat—sometimes we just need some pure entertainment. That’s exactly what Jonathan Harries’ new novel, Infatuation: A Novel of Questionable Taste (July 6, 2018) provides. Harries wrote the book with no other aim in mind than to provide his reader with some fun and entertainment—and he succeeds in spades. A book that is rollicking, romantic, and more than a little bit absurd, readers will be hooked from start to finish, and will be hard pressed to stop laughing long enough to read through to the end. Reading like something out of the theater of the absurd, fans of Carl Hiassen, Dave Barry, and Tim Dorsey will flock to Infatuation. Around each corner is a character or scenario more ridiculous than the next, and the book is completely aware of its own absurdity. Trading heavily in vulgarity and stereotypes, Harries pokes as much fun at the culture that creates them as he relies on them for humor. From start to finish, this book is mindless fun, and doesn’t pretend to be anything else. “I set out to write a book that someone with a two or three-hour flight ahead of them could read and enjoy,” says Harries. “It doesn’t get into politics, it doesn’t expose the dark side of society. It requires very little thinking and, of course, a sense of humor.”

Even the most serious thinkers among us need to take a break from time to time—whether it’s in the form of a Will Ferrell or Melissa McCarthy movie, or an internet meme of a cat—sometimes we just need some pure entertainment. That’s exactly what Jonathan Harries’ new novel, Infatuation: A Novel of Questionable Taste (July 6, 2018) provides. Harries wrote the book with no other aim in mind than to provide his reader with some fun and entertainment—and he succeeds in spades. A book that is rollicking, romantic, and more than a little bit absurd, readers will be hooked from start to finish, and will be hard pressed to stop laughing long enough to read through to the end. Reading like something out of the theater of the absurd, fans of Carl Hiassen, Dave Barry, and Tim Dorsey will flock to Infatuation. Around each corner is a character or scenario more ridiculous than the next, and the book is completely aware of its own absurdity. Trading heavily in vulgarity and stereotypes, Harries pokes as much fun at the culture that creates them as he relies on them for humor. From start to finish, this book is mindless fun, and doesn’t pretend to be anything else. “I set out to write a book that someone with a two or three-hour flight ahead of them could read and enjoy,” says Harries. “It doesn’t get into politics, it doesn’t expose the dark side of society. It requires very little thinking and, of course, a sense of humor.”

Episode 1-05: Reaper, Raptor, Sandwich, Serge Wherein I review: 12. Iron Gold (Red Rising #4) by Pierce Brown 13. The Raptor and the Wren (Miriam Black #5) by Chuck Wendig 14. Ms. Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami 15. Deeply Odd (Odd Thomas #6) by Dean Koontz 16. The Pope of Palm Beach (Serge Storms #21) by Tim Dorsey

Man gets convicted in 30-year-old rape case in Fort Lauderdale; Polk County woman accused of riding her horse while drunk; Sarasota "quad mother" slain in front of her four children 20 years ago. Special guests: "Oh Florida" author and Tampa Bay Times columnist Craig Pittman, "Florida Roadkill" author and former Tampa Tribune night metro editor Tim Dorsey.

Talked with Sarah Smedley, Talking Books Manager and Chris Jankow, System Activities Coordinator, Palm Beach County Library. Sarah works with the Talking Books division. It's a free service for folks who qualify (Doctor authorization required). It provides Braille and recorded material to Palm Beach County residents who are certified legally blind, visually impaired or physically handicapped and can't hold a book. The physical limitations do not have to be permanent in order to qualify. Listeners can reach Sarah at 561-649-5486. Chris works on a variety of programs. Right now he's compiling the list of authors who are going to be part of their 10th annual "Writer's Live" series, including Tim Dorsey and JJ Jance. They have lots of digital programs including: Hoopla Digital, Axis 360, Freegal, Overdrive, RB Digital, Flipster, Press Reader and Full Text Finder. They also have programs in the libraries such as Tai Chi, Drawing Still Lifes, Educational Seminars on Health Insurance, etc. There are also volunteer opportunities. Listeners can find out more about the library by going to www.pbclibrary.org

Get out your face masks, buy stock in hand sanitizer and batten down the hatches, germs are catching and the next plague might be right around the corner. In GET WELL SOON, HISTORY'S WORST PLAGUES AND THE HEROES WHO FOUGHT THEM author Jennifer Wright takes us on a sometimes witty and irreverent tour of history's worst plagues. Throughout time, humans have been terrified and fascinated by the diseases history and circumstance have dropped on them. Some of the responses to those outbreaks are almost too strange to believe in hindsight. Filled with some of the most notorious villains – will history ever let us forget Typhoid Mary? - Wright, a contributor to The New York Observer, The New York Post, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Maxim, and more does the seemingly impossible: Informs, makes you laugh and scares you to death in GET WELL SOON.The bestselling maestro of mayhem Tim Dorsey has been called many things: A nut, a nice guy, the Artist of Literary Insanity. He has written nineteen laugh-riot thrillers, novels fueled by a cast of miscreants among them COCONUT COWBOY, ORANGE CRUSH and FLORIDA ROADKILL. Now he brings to us his twentieth book, the uproarious CLOWNFISH BLUES, featuring everyone's favorite, gloriously unrepentant Florida serial killer, Serge A. Storms! Dorsey, a former reporter and editor for the Tampa Tribune grew up in a small town about an hour north of Miami called Riviera Beach. Plagues, murder, mayhem, history, laughs there's something for everyone on The Halli Casser-Jayne Show. For more information visit Halli Casser-Jayne dot com.

Today's Guest: Novelist Tim Dorsey, author of Hurricane Punch. (ORIGINALLY POSTED APRIL 2007) Order Hurricane Punch by Tim Dorsey, available from Amazon.com in print or ebook by clicking on the book cover above! The first time I tried my hand at fiction in high school, it was a way of dealing with people and issues that I couldn’t handle in real life. My friends thought it was hysterical and that I was a little twisted. In college, I again used fiction writing for my personal aims, this time to deal with my frustrating inability to get laid as a freshman at the University of Miami. I thought it might be a way of leveling the playing field. It didn’t change my virginal status, but as the manuscript was handed around the dormitory, I earned a different kind of reputation. I was the guy who remembered and chronicled all the stuff that happened when everyone else was falling-down drunk, and I was the guy who, if you messed with me, would get even with you at the typewriter. My father once said to me, “Nothing bad will ever happen to you because you’ll just write about it and get even.” And isn’t that what the power of the press is all about? Twenty-five years later, I read the latest novel by Florida writer Tim Dorsey. Hurricane Punch reminded me of, well, me. As I turned the pages and read about people being barbecued by military meals-ready-to-eat lasagna or being fried by the world’s most powerful guitar amp, I remembered the thrill of brutalizing the people I thought were idiots or who had done me wrong. Dorsey, who’s joining us today (April 12, 2007), is a former journalist who made it out alive, having worked at the Tampa Tribune from 1987 until 1999. Hurricane Punch, which was published in February 2007, is Dorsey’s ninth novel. It’s an all-too-funny story about life in the world’s emerging media capital, Tampa Bay, during hurricane season. It skewers the media left and right, which made it perfect for discussion here. Tim Dorsey Website • Twitter • Facebook • Order Hurricane Punch from Amazon.com BOB ANDELMAN/Mr. MEDIA: Not to make your interview all about me, Tim, but am I the only one who thinks fiction writing is a great place for vengeance? Novelist Tim Dorsey, author of Gator a-go-go TIM DORSEY: Umm, actually, I think maybe that’s the chord that I struck. It’s a lot broader than I think even my publisher or my agent thought. Originally, I guess it was presumed that these would be more of a cult or underground type thing, but just if you look at my Web site, the pictures of my audiences, they look the local neighborhood association. Well, I have a theory about that, and that is that even more so than your background and mine, I think out there there is this kind of untapped reservoir of this feeling that all the people that obey the rules and are good pillars of the community, there is a growing resentment that the people who are breaking the rules are winning. Maybe vicariously, through Serge and the books, they see these miscreants who are getting their just desserts. ANDELMAN: I was kind of reminded of the Zach Braff character on “Scrubs” who is dealing with real life, and you always see what’s actually going on in his head and what he’d like to do and how he’d like to deal with the person. And that’s pretty much what Serge does. I mean, he just deals with it the way he wants to. He doesn’t seem to filter things like the rest of us do. DORSEY: That’s the best part of doing this, it’s a matter of not censoring your imagination, and I think we all have this sort of stream of consciousness to one degree or another where, as we go through the day, we have this internal dialogue, and it’s basically, he is just externalizing our collective internal dialogue, I think. I don’t mean to be so heavy about it (laughs), but really, we all have these little voices and these little things going on as we drive around and curse at people on the highway, anyway… ANDELMAN: Oh, absolutely. Well, I was going to ask you, I mean, it seems like there is a little passive-aggressive streak at work with the author here? Order Tropical Warning: An Original Serge Storms Story and Other Debris by Tim Dorsey, available from Amazon.com in print or ebook by clicking on the book cover above! DORSEY: Oh, absolutely! It’s kind of funny. And I have a great temper, probably as a result of the books, but at the beginning, I guess, maybe there was a lot of bottled-up frustration that ended up coming out as Serge’s violent streak. And then as my dreams came true and I got books published and sales started going up and royalties started going up, I became quite happy. People started complaining that Serge wasn’t killing enough people, and they were criticizing the books, so they pissed me off, and I killed more people. ANDELMAN: A lot of what happens happens on the road in different places, and I got to wondering. I saw that you have done well over 800 personal appearances for the books over the years. Do you find yourself hatching up ways to kill people while you’re out traveling? DORSEY: Yes. Actually, when I speak to writers’ groups, I explain that most of my best writing is -- and I don’t mean to be glib here -- but it’s done like in the shower or while driving. What I mean by that is, I don’t sit down at the computer and think of what I’m going to write. I already pretty much know what I’m going to write by the time I sit down, because I’ve kind of daydreamed it and turned it over and visualized it in my head while doing other stuff. ANDELMAN: Did you ever think that Serge was going to become, I don’t know if alter ego, because, you know, hopefully you’re not quite like that, but did you think that you’d be living with him 10 years later? Order Tiger Shrimp Tango: A Novel (Serge Storms) by Tim Dorsey, available from Amazon.com in print or ebook by clicking on the book cover above! DORSEY: You know, I guess it’s like young people. They don’t look for the future. You know, if you’re 18 or you’re 21, you never think of being 25. It’s like when I started, I just wanted to get one book published and just be able to hold a hardcover with my name on it in my hand, and that would have just been, you know, like winning the lottery, and I really didn’t think beyond that. But it just took off, and I ended up connecting on levels that my publisher and I didn’t necessarily expect. ANDELMAN: You and I have never met or officially crossed paths, but I was actually at the Tampa Tribune in l986. DORSEY: I came in 1987. ANDELMAN: Right, and it wasn’t hard for me to imagine a couple of things while reading Hurricane Punch. One is, I guess by the time you were writing the book, you were a copy editor by then. You were no longer out working a beat. But I know that room that you were in, and I know what had been going on in the years leading up to that. I mean, you make reference in the novel a lot to “convergence,” and I can just imagine a copy editor sitting around daydreaming about other things. Am I wrong this was going on? DORSEY: Doing anything but the work I was paid to do (laughs). ANDELMAN: Exactly. Yes. DORSEY: Actually, it’s interesting. As I was working on the very first book, which was Florida Roadkill, I wasn’t going to have violence or crime or anything in the books, I was just going to have satires on Florida because I felt that would be a crutch, but it’s been a great crutch. I finally had an epiphany that basically the crime and all of the news stories I’ve covered either as a reporter or an editor, it’s what I know, and I had a large tank of material to tap into. Literally the day the first book got published is when I left the Tribune, but while I was working on that first book, I was writing it at home, but as you know, when you write something, it’s constantly, even though you have an outline, it changes as you go along. Each shift at the paper, whatever my imagination might have thought up, quite often reality would trump it. Something would come over the AP wire, or the cop reporter would come over and tell me something, an arrest report he just picked up, and I would slide open my drawer and get my note pad and make a note for the next chapter. ANDELMAN: So you didn’t actually write this at work? I’m very disappointed to hear that. DORSEY: Oh, Hurricane Punch? ANDELMAN: No, I mean Florida Roadkill. I was really hoping to hear that you wrote it in between stories at the Tribune. DORSEY: Oh, no, no. Actually, I really didn’t. I would take shorthand notes if I saw a news story come across that I thought I could use, but no, I did this… And I worked the night desk, so I would think about it at work, but I would come home and write late into the night after the night shift or get up early. It was one of those sorts of med student residency crucibles that you have to survive, pulling a double shift like that, but.... Nobody has time to write a book. You just have to do it while juggling the other job. ANDELMAN: You used up an awful lot of pop culture and Florida news references in this book. I was amazed. It seemed like every time I turned a page, it was like, oh, right, there’s Terry Sciavo… Did you use too many? Did you really have enough for the next book? DORSEY: I’ll tell you, I have a stack of newspapers right next to me here in my office, and it’s like a conveyor belt. You never use it up. Remember the Lucille Ball episode with the cream pies coming down? You’re never going to run out of weird news stories in Florida. There will always be… You can’t get enough books out, frankly. ANDELMAN: You must get asked about this a lot. What is it about Florida? We certainly have this whole Florida fiction genre now. Yourself and Carl Hiaasen and others, and then there’s things like my friend Chuck Shepherd who does the “News of the Weird” column. There is so much that happens in Florida on a regular basis, he does a whole separate thing called “The F State.” Order Pineapple Grenade: A Novel by Tim Dorsey, available from Amazon.com in p

Coconut Cowboy is the 19th installment of New York Times Bestseller Tim Dorsey’s serial killer series, but don’t let that genre label fool you. Dorsey’s lethal central character, Serge A. Storms, prefers to be called a “sequential killer.” Where serial killers are … Continue reading →

Throw on a flowered shirt, put the top down on your convertible, and listen to Tim Dorsey talk to Sean Tuohy about his new book Shark Skin Suite and zany Florida “winter” stories.

Tim Dorsey, author of Florida Roadkill and former journalist with The Tampa Tribune, talks about writing, South Florida, and Cuban sandwiches. He also tells a story about a T-bird and a Presidential motorcade.  

"This wacky, off-center sub-genre was being generated by real events."

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Un podcast qui colle à l'actualité de façon brûlante puisqu'il résonne très fortement avec les événements de Guadeloupe et Martinique. En effet, le 21 janvier dernier, Lalie Walker a réalisé un entretien à Fort-de-France (sous une pluie diluvienne au début) avec l'écrivain, entre autres, de polars martiniquais axés sur les problèmes locaux de société, Tony Delsham, par ailleurs journaliste engagé et hyperactif. Tony Delsham vient de sortir, coïncidence (non fortuite, car ça couvait depuis des décennies...), un roman qui lui aussi est dans le réel de façon criante quant aux problèmes martiniquais : "Paris, il faut que tu saches". Ses propos dans l'entretien, prémonitoires allaient se confirmer comme chacun à peine deux semaines plus tard, lorsque la Martinique, scandalisée par les propos d'un béké dans un documentaire de Canal+ s'est ralliée au mouvement guadeloupéen...En fin de podcast, François Braud nous présente une de ses "bandes-annonces" d'un roman de Tim Dorsey. Monté et présenté par Francis Mizio, ce podcast est d'une durée de 24 min 08 sec et d'un poids de 22,1 Mo.Plusieurs façons pour l'écouter :>1- En cliquant sur ce lien vous pourrez écouter et également télécharger le Mp3 (clic droit sur le lien puis : enregistrer la cible du lien sous).>2- Ce podcast est téléchargeable via Itunes où il est référencé : cliquez (pour vous abonner automatiquement) sur la petite photographie dans la colonne de droite.>3- En cliquant sur le lecteur ci-dessous vous écouterez le podcast directement depuis cette page :Prochain podcast : 9 mars (rendez-vous ici).Pour toutes réactions sur le contenu, informations, communiqués, suggestions, services de presse, etc. : écrire à leshabitsnoirs@free.fr. Pour toute question technique : écrire à leshabitsnoirs@gmail.com

Tim Dorsey, New York Times bestselling author of Hurricane Punch and The Big Bamboo, stops by the Orlando Public Library to talk about the life of an author, Florida's quirky locales, and the various real-world inspirations behind his characters and their stories. (9:37) (.mp4 video format)

Tim Dorsey, New York Times bestselling author of Hurricane Punch and The Big Bamboo, stops by the Orlando Public Library to talk about the life of an author, Florida's quirky locales, and the various real-world inspirations behind his characters and their stories. (9:37) (.mp3 audio format)