Paul D. Marks

SHAMUS AWARD-WINNING author: mystery thriller White Heat. 2018 Macavity Award winner.

[Paul D. Marks @PaulDMarks]

#FilmNoir Alert: The Glass Key (1942); 9:30pm PST, Sat 1/9/2021. #TCM. w/ Brian Donlevy, Veronica Lake, Alan Ladd. Based on #Hammett novel. #ClassicMovies #mystery

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[Paul D. Marks @PaulDMarks]

Sex scenes in our novels and stories. How to deal with it. This week’s question at 7 Criminal Minds. Come by and check it out and offer your thoughts. #writers #writing #amwriting #writetips #DoubleIndemnity #InALonelyPlace https://t.co/agaKSW1dxp

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Neo Noir: Harper (1966), 9am PST 10/24. #TCM. w/ Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall. Script #WilliamGoldman from #RossMacdonald novel The Moving Target. Lew “Archer” changed to Lew “Harper” in the film. #filmnoir #mystery #thriller #suspense #ClassicMovies #writers

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How to deal with sex in our novels and stories. This week’s question at 7 Criminal Minds. Come by and check it out and offer your thoughts. #writers #writing #amwriting #writetips #DoubleIndemnity #InALonelyPlace https://t.co/agaKSW1dxp

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#NeoNoir: The Drowning Pool (1975), 3pm PST, Fri 10/23/20. #TCM w/ w/ Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa. Based on #RossMacdonald ’s The Drowning Pool. But here Lew Archer has been changed to Lew Harper. #writers #filmnoir #mystery #suspense #ClassicMovies #thriller

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Too much sex? Too little? How to deal with in our writing. This week’s question at 7 Criminal Minds. Come by and check it out and offer your thoughts. #writers #writing #amwriting #writetips #DoubleIndemnity #InALonelyPlace https://t.co/agaKSW1dxp

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Sometimes Less is More: How do you handle sex in your books? Or, if you don’t, why not? This week’s question at 7 Criminal Minds. Come by and check it out and offer your thoughts. #writers #writing #amwriting #writetips #DoubleIndemnity #InALonelyPlace https://t.co/agaKSW1dxp

[Paul D. Marks @PaulDMarks]

Sex scenes in our novels and stories. How to deal with it. This week’s question at 7 Criminal Minds. Come by and check it out and offer your thoughts. #writers #writing #amwriting #writetips #DoubleIndemnity #InALonelyPlace https://t.co/agaKSW1dxp

[Paul D. Marks @PaulDMarks]

Do you write sex scenes in your books? 2day at 7 Criminal Minds. #writing #writers #amwriting #writetips https://t.co/8zg1nQ9ZyX

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#FilmNoir: In a Lonely Place (1950) 1:15pm PST, 10/18/20. #TCM W/ Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame. Directed by Nicholas Ray from book by Dorothy B. Hughes. One of my faves! #writers #ClassicMovies #suspense #mystery (***Double check times as TCM has screwed up their schedule.)

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#FilmNoir Alert: Touch of Evil (1958), 6:15am PST, 10/18/20. #TCM. W/ Orson Welles, Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh. Directed by Welles. Good one! #writers #ClassicMovies #suspense #mystery (*****Double check times for your area as TCM has screwed up their schedule.)

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#FilmNoir Alert: Destination Murder (1950), 9:00pm PST, Sat. 10/17/20. #TCM. w/ Joyce Mackenzie, Stanley Clements, Albert Dekker, Hurd Hatfield. Not terrific, but I like it. #writers #mystery #thriller #suspense #ClassicMovies

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What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been: This week at 7 Criminal Minds we’re talking about the first stories we wrote. First books we published. Hope you’ll stop by and tell us your stories too. #writers #writing #amwriting https://t.co/JN5HKHmAIw

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First stories. First novels. First sales. Mine. Yours. 2day at 7 Criminal Minds. #writers #writing #amwriting https://t.co/JN5HKHmAIw

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@ONeilDeNoux It's a great one, isn't it, O'Neil. One of my faves.

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Film Noir Marathon: Fri, 10/9/20. #TCM (who’ve absolutely ruined their schedule guide – to say how much I hate it would be an understatement). See picture for sked. #mystery #thriller #writers #suspense #Classic Movies

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What’s the first story you wrote? Sold? What’s mine? 2day at 7 Criminal Minds. #writers #writing #amwriting https://t.co/JN5HKHmAIw

[Paul D. Marks @PaulDMarks]

First stories. First novels. First sales. 2day at 7 Criminal Minds. #writers #writing #amwriting https://t.co/JN5HKHmAIw

[Paul D. Marks @PaulDMarks]

What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been: This week at 7 Criminal Minds we’re talking about the first stories we wrote. First books published. Hope you’ll stop by and tell us your stories too. #writers #writing #amwriting https://t.co/JN5HKHmAIw

[Paul D. Marks @PaulDMarks]

Film Noir Alert: #BornToKill (1947) 6:45am PST, Fri, 10/9/20, Turner Classic Movies (who’ve absolutely ruined their schedule guide). w/ Claire Trevor, Lawrence Tierney, Walter Slezak. Based on novel Deadlier Than the Male. One of my favorite noirs.