Mystery Adventures: A Writers Guide

On Amazon, "The Case of the Running Bag", which is a free eBook, is number 8 in Young Adult Mystery and number 30 in Fiction historical mystery. Was it an accident, or was it an Attempted Murder? A socialite's missing husband. A dead private detective. And a dangerous game of impersonation... It all started when Jonas Watcher found a business card along with some keys – curious... some money – a really good thing... and a gun definitely deadly... It's the nineteen thirties and Jonas Watcher must solve the mystery of the dead PI if he wants to stay alive. “The Case of the Running Bag” is the first novel of the Jonas Watcher Detective Adventure series. It features a traditional P.I. dealing with extortion, kidnapping, and murder. Author Gene Poschman brings back the hard-boiled detective novel, featuring the romance and humor reminiscent of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. Pick up a free copy of the first book in the Jonas Watcher series and s...

To the right is a cover idea I have for the fifth book in the in the Jonas Watcher Detective Adventure Series; " The Case of the Laveau Curse ". Please take a look at the cover and tell me what you think.  The book is due to come out this summer. Here is a synopsis of what's to come... Jonas Watcher's has been asked to return to New Orleans by Georgette Maveaux. Her son came for a visit and he has disappeared into the Bayou. While the issues of Jason's previous visit were very much worldly, he is now to be confronted with the mythology of Southern Louisiana. A decedent  Marie Catherine Laveau has demanded payment for a hundred-year-old debt. Baron Samdi has been approached to collect that debt. A Vodou ceremony is held to bring the Baron from the other world and Jonas is witness to the process. After all the theatrics Jonas meets with Doc? He is a GP who practices in New Orleans and on the edge of the Bayou. He is an expert in Vodou an...

A Challenge Well, let's see if I can get a feel for how many people are really out there. Hmmm... I am working on my fifth book. It is not a part of the Jonas Watcher Detective Adventure, although the fifth book in that series is in the works. I am introducing a new series called "In Her Majesty's Service". The first book is called "M'Lady's Gentleman". It is an Agatha Wingate Spy Adventure. The series takes place in the nineteenth century in England. I am providing the prologue for the book below. The stories will have some historical value but they are fiction. What I need is to find a cover artist who will also provide black and white illustrations. My budget is $150 per book. I need a cover and 6 to 8 B/W illustrations. I have the basic wording for the cover and I have shown here. I am open to change suggestions. I am looking to do six short novels this year in this series and each will have a cover and illustrations. I am looking...

The Case of the Running Bag is the first novel in the Jonas Watcher Detective Adventure Series . The eBook is free at all internet booksellers. * A Simple Accident? Or Attempted Murder? A socialite's husband is missing. A private detective is dead and Jonas Watcher is playing a dangerous game of mistaken identity... In the middle of the night, sitting on a dock, soaking wet, and hung over after unceremoniously being dumped in the bay; Jonas Watcher finds a business card along with some keys; Curious... A couple of grand in cash ; Curious and very nice...And a Colt 44; Curious and very deadly? It's the nineteen thirties and Jonas Watcher must solve the mystery of the dead PI if he wants to stay alive. “ The Case of the Running Bag” is the first novel of the Jonas Watcher Detective Adventure series. It features a nontraditional P.I. dealing with extortion, kidnapping, and murder. Author Gene Poschman brings back the hard-boiled detective novel,...

First, there was David Frost, interviewer extraordinaire from England. Then came Dick Cavett from Nebraska. In the last half of the Twentieth Century, these twomen interviewed anyone who was someone. With the coming of a new millennium a new platform and a new type of interviewer. Joseph Carrabis takes on the task of exploring the minds of authors in a new series of interviews on the internet. Face to face and delving into the psyches of a new breed of writer. Learn of their successes and failures. Discover the hidden secrets of those who choose to challenge us with their plots, characters, and fascinating tales of truth and fiction. Joseph Carrabis takes on the self-published creator and author of the Jonas Watcher Detective Adventure Series, Gene Poschman. What does it take to create a series? Why write in a genre made great by Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett? Is Gene really older than dirt? Join Joseph Carrabis as he shares a first in their lifetime interview with ...