Andrew J BrandtMay 51 minBook Review: Black Bear Lake by Leslie LiautaudThank you Leslie Liautaud and Blue Handle Publishing for the ARC of Black Bear Lake. It took me a few days after finishing this novel to...
Andrew J BrandtDec 1, 20211 minJoin my ARC Team!My next book is on the horizon, and I want to give YOU the first chance to read it. That's why I'm starting an ARC Team. Which means YOU...
Andrew J BrandtNov 22, 20215 minTop 10 Books of 2021 - Part 2Last week, I shared the first part of this list, my favorite books of 2021. Again, this list is purely subjective and may not properly...
Andrew J BrandtNov 15, 20214 minTop 10 Books of 2021 - Part 1Andrew J Brandt shares his Top 10 favorite books of the year, starting with 10-6.
Andrew J BrandtOct 20, 20214 minDeleted Scene from THE UNWINDING CABLE CARWhen I wrote The Unwinding Cable Car during the winter/spring of 2020, I was really trying to stretch my writerly muscles, to do some...
Andrew J BrandtJul 24, 202012 minExcerpt from THE UNWINDING CABLE CARBelow is the first chapter of my upcoming novel, The Unwinding Cable Car. It is available for preorder and will release Nov 17th wherever...
Andrew J BrandtJul 11, 20203 minMy 5 favorite books of 2020 (so far)Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the things we've done in past years to take up our leisure time—going to the movies, watching...
Andrew J BrandtMay 5, 20203 minWRITE WHAT YOU KNOW (RESEARCH WHAT YOU DON'T))Originally published on www.ricktreon.com on May 5th, 2020) WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW Then research the things you don’t. By Andrew J Brandt I...
Andrew J BrandtFeb 26, 20207 minA Sneak Peek at PALO DURO: A THRILLERPROLOGUE RACHEL HERNANDEZ KNEW she was in trouble. As the sun sank just below the horizon line, the night air cooling to the point that...
Andrew J BrandtJan 10, 20202 minBook Review: Imaginary Friend by Stephen ChboskyStephen Chbosky was, at least I thought, one of those "one-novel" guys. He's a director, a screenwriter and author of the coming-of-age...
Andrew J BrandtDec 4, 20192 minBOOK REVIEW: The Institute by Stephen KingIf you'd ever turned on AM radio at night, you may have come across Coast to Coast AM with Art Bell. When I was younger, I discovered...
Andrew J BrandtNov 29, 20193 minBooks to Gift this Holiday SeasonBefore we start, let's address the elephant in the room. Yes, I totally stole this blog post idea from Andrew Monroe. Now that we've got...
Andrew J BrandtNov 20, 20194 minAuthor Interview: Rick TreonBack in September, I got to present at a couple of panels at Hub City Comic Con in Lubbock, TX alongside some really amazing authors,...
Andrew J BrandtNov 12, 20195 minAN EXCERPT FROM IN THE FOGCHAPTER 5 GRANT | 9:10AM THE LITTLE BOY in the backseat talked to himself and played with two action figures in his hands as Grant drove...
Andrew J BrandtNov 11, 20192 minAUTHOR INTERVIEW: ANDREW MONROEI walk into Urbana Coffee Works on South Coulter to the smell and sounds of a mid-day coffee shop in full bloom. Students sit dispersed...
Andrew J BrandtNov 11, 20192 minLeuchtturm1917 A5 Notebook ReviewFor as long as I can remember, I've been Journal Guy, keeping a Moleskine notebook around for random jots of ideas, thoughts, snippets of...
Andrew J BrandtNov 8, 20192 minWhy I Chose to Self-PublishWhen I decided I wanted to write a novel in the winter of 2018, I didn't know that I would have two books finished and published by...
Andrew J BrandtNov 5, 20192 min1000 True FansI met with a friend and fellow creative in my city, Derek Porterfield (Petrichor Company), over coffee the other day and we got on the...
Andrew J BrandtOct 30, 20192 minIN THE FOG - A few wordsWhen I first started writing IN THE FOG, I started with the germ of an idea: what would happen if a guy woke up one morning to find that...