Chris Malburg
"It's Time For Dodgers Baseball"
Marilyn and I were getting ready for work the day I heard of the passing of famed Dodger announcer, Vin Scully. I stopped what I was...
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Chris Malburg
- Jul 23
- 2 min
"What's your book about?"
Now that Slider is getting some traction in the market place and it's reviews are coming in, I'm being asked that single question that...
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Chris Malburg
- Jun 26
- 1 min
Slider Proves All Too Prophetic
New York Times writer, Edgar Sandoval, (@edjsandoval) today published a beautiful piece on the resilience of the town of Uvalde, TX in...
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Chris Malburg
- Jun 11
- 1 min
No, You Didn’t Miss the Whole Point of the Book
Now that #Slider has been on the market for a few weeks, I’m starting to get notes from my readers and fans. Some ask what’s the point of...
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Chris Malburg
- May 30
- 1 min
How To Market A New Book On Amazon
Book marketing is usually every author's worst nightmare. It is mine. We'd much rather be writing than telling the world how great our...
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Chris Malburg
- May 18
- 1 min
Slider: Chapter 3, Bonds That Grow
In keeping with the continued demand by my readers for the first few chapters of Slider being dripped every week, here's Chapter 3. I've...
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Chris Malburg
- May 11
- 1 min
Slider: Racist, Non-Equity or Compassionate, Caring Fiction?
Since I’ve been dripping out the first few chapters of Slider, I’ve received a number of responses. Some favorable, some not so much....
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Chris Malburg
- May 9
- 12 min
Slider Chapter 2: Letting Grief Go
Slider By Chris Malburg 2: Letting Grief Go Ms. Solarz cornered us before we could take the field the next day. She gathered us around...
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Chris Malburg
- May 2
- 1 min
Feel Good Beach Read: Slider Chapter 1 Free
Advance, pre-purchase chapters released by the author for our followers. Here's the second installment. What happens when someone who...
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Chris Malburg
- May 21, 2018
- 1 min
Authors: 1st or 3rd Person--Select one!
This week I'm participating in the Author's Roundtable sponsored by the International Thriller Writers Association. The topic this week...
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Chris Malburg
- Apr 30, 2018
- 2 min
How to write realistic dialog?
Writing dialog is easy. Writing realistic dialog, now that’s tough. If you listen to the way people talk, and then try to write it, their...
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Chris Malburg
- Apr 16, 2018
- 1 min
Cyber Attacks On Aircraft
Cyber attacks on commercial airliners have already occurred. "There have been hacks of aircraft and aviation-related systems, ...
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Chris Malburg
- Apr 12, 2018
- 1 min
New Legs For an Old Pirate
My first young adult novel, A Pirate's Time Served, hit the shelves in 2014. It did well. Then, like all books, fell off the charts as...
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Chris Malburg
- Apr 2, 2018
- 1 min
The Victory of Having a Great Fan
I measure my small literary victories by the single fans who write to me or mention one of my books in their blogs. If someone takes the...
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Chris Malburg
- Mar 27, 2018
- 1 min
Free: Man of Honor in Audio Book Format
Everyone likes a freebie. To kick off the audio version of Man of Honor, Audible is offering 25 free coupons. The best part is, they've...
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Chris Malburg
- Mar 15, 2018
- 3 min
What's Every Writer's Fantasy?
A favorable book review. Check that. Not just favorable. But one that's embarrassingly over the top. Book reviews are the life's blood...
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Chris Malburg
- Feb 1, 2018
- 1 min
Author Chris Malburg's Profile Featured
Yes, that's me to the left--leading a tour of Engine Room #2 aboard the USS IOWA. Nice photo. But that's not today's story. Every author...
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Chris Malburg
- Jan 29, 2018
- 1 min
The One Piece Of Advice For Every Writer
I've been asked by THE BIG THRILL magazine (International Thriller Writers Association) to participate in their craft series. The first...
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Chris Malburg
- Jan 23, 2018
- 1 min
Why Are eBooks So Inexpensive?
The proven price sweet spot for eBooks is $2.99. That's the happy intersection of peak demand and profitability. A higher price reduces...
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