Heretic/Rebel Edition Friday (with linkylink too)

So, um, these dustjackets came in the mail for the limited Finch editions. I have to sign 350 of them and write sentences on 150 of them. I'm going to work on that today to get it out of the way, so in the meantime here're some recent links to stuff I'm involved in. Enjoy your Friday! - JeffLong-Time Mystery Reader, First-Time Noir Writer guest post:"If I have to skip town, that’s okay. I can always lie low in the next burg over, maybe even pick up some work as an unlicensed PI...."Ray Banks on Finch:"The hardboiled stuff could easily have slipped into pastiche, and marrying that to a larger, stranger world whilst keeping emotionally realistic is a hell of an achievement. So too is putting a relatively complex plot into a fully-realised otherworld and managing to maintain a cohesive narrative."Prima Storia interview conducted by Grant Stone:"I wrote Booklife because I've been damaged at times by not having balance in my life. I think it's the crucial issue for writers today: whether not they can switch from tactical responses to strategic responses. As I say in the book, sometimes saying no is the best thing for you to do. Sometimes turning off the internet and not networking is a better career move than being online 24-7. Of course, it depends on how you see writing. I see writing as an art form and a very personal means of expression."Boilerplate!:"Supposedly invented by Professor Archibald Campion in 1893 to prevent "the deaths of men in the conflicts of nations," the titular Boilerplate is a robot whose exploits this lavish coffee table book documents in fun if exhaustive detail."More bling: