Bret Wright is an author and the creator, co-publisher, and editor-in-chief
of the award-winning ezine for writers, Apollo's Lyre.
Apollo's Lyre
Bret's latest work, a detective novel called Nasty, draws on his experiences in the military, as well as his love of quirky authors such as Carl
Hiaasen and Tom Robbins. To read more about the first book in this multi-part series, click
the "Nasty" button in the table of contents, or you can read most of the first two chapters at the ABNA
site by clicking here (but make sure to come back and read how chapter two ends!)
Read excerpt from NASTY.
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From Bret ~
What's New
I'm a terminal writing junky. Writing, no matter
the form, is a kind of Zen thing for me. If -- you know -- spending hours upon hours poking away at the keyboard
were something Zen masters actually did, then I'd be the high guru. To that end, I've begun another novel tentatively
titled BRIDGE. (This is in addition to working on the sequels and edits to Nasty, of course.)
This book is completely different from the romp that is
Nasty (that's NATE to you, buddy!), but it draws on an entirely different side of life. One of dark secrets and betrayed
trust. We'll see where it goes!
The next installment of Nasty is also in the works. It
will be called NASTY PEOPLE.
Om . . .
01/15/08 - I've had good news the last couple of weeks. Several agents have requested the manuscript
for NASTY. This didn't come from just sitting back and relaxing, though. I sent out a LOT of queries
to make it happen. We'll see what happens there.
Meanwhile, there's more good news on the manuscript. NASTY has made it into the semi-finals for
the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. This means that out of the 5,000 entries, NASTY rose to the top 20% or
so. (Actually, it's the top 17%, as they only took 836 of the entries.) You can help push NASTY to the
next round by going to the Amazon site, reading the excerpt from the book, and then writing a review. Here's the link:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0011G9XPU.
If you write a review, and you got the link from this
page, drop back by and sign my guestbook to let me know. I'll include you on the "Thank You" page of the published work
should NASTY win the overall grand prize.
01/19/08 - I'm a member of Pikes Peak Writers, which is a great organization to be a part of. The PPW puts together
the annual Pikes Peak Writers Conference, and, in the off season, hosts several events geared toward helping writers master
their craft.
I mention this why?
Well, because PPW members and faculty represent a startling 1% of the semi-finalists in the Amazon Breakthrough
Novel Award (ABNA). Here's a listing of the fine authors from the PPW whose excerpts you can download for free
and review. If you enjoy being on the cutting edge of the next big thing, perhaps you'll find it with one
of these ABNA semi-finalists.
Kirk Farber, POSTCARDS FROM A DEAD GIRL, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00122GTR8Beth Groundwater, VIRTUAL DEATH, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0011ZCAMEIan Healy, DEEP SIX, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00122GTTGWilliam Mason, PRIMORDIUM, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0011ZCADI
Chris Myers, OFFSHORED, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0012658F8
Rebecca Noel, THE VENTARI INCIDENT, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00122GTR8Bret Wright, NASTY, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0011G9XPU
Karen Albright Lin, American Moon, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00121WESWKenny Golde, Pursuit of Happiness, The Pursuit of Happiness, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00126594I
01/24/2008 - I'm still stunned about the reviews NASTY is getting. By and large, people really
like it, and the Publisher's Weekly and Top Amazon Reviewer gushed about it. The opener to PW's review is
"Nate Jepson (a.k.a. "Nasty") is a solid entry into the P.I. hall of fame." Wow. I'm just floored.
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