Guest Post
by Giacomo Giammatteo
**Warning graphic image in this post**
One of my characters is Connie Gianelli, a tough-as-nails Brooklyn detective who was raised by a mob boss. She doesn’t often show her gentle side, preferring to hide it under a “Brooklyn” veneer. I gave her an aquarium to help out, but I knew that wasn’t enough, so I had her rescue a cat that a drug dealer shot through the chest with an arrow. The vet had to amputate the cat’s leg, but she took it home to care Read more [...]
Today I have on crime author Giacomo "Jim" Giammatteo talking about what's in a name. His debut novel Murder Takes Time has been called "a smart balance of conflicting perspectives that emotionally involve the reader in the New York underworld" by Kirkus Reviews.
What’s In A Name?
by Giacomo "Jim" Giammatteo
Do your characters pass the test?
My wife always gives our animals names I don’t like. For lack of a better way of saying it, they’re “girlie” names and, try as I might, I Read more [...]