Mysterious Goings On

Alex covers some tips about writing and presenting a eulogy that speaks well of the dead...and yourself. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/j-alexander-greenwood/message

Author Jason McIntyre returns to do a "Year in Review" with Alex. Enjoy and Happy Holidays...see you in 2019! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/j-alexander-greenwood/message

Learn about Alex's latest book (which is actually his late Grandfather's) Big Cabin and Dispatches from the West. He shares the journey of this forgotten, 25-year-old unpublished novel from a dusty box to your Kindle. Speaking of lengthy waits, Alex updates you on the next John Pilate Mysteries project. Of course, it's Halloween, and Alex has some fun spooky podcasts he recommends you check out, including: Astonishing Legends, The Halloween Haunt, Halloween Unmasked, The Retroist and Hauntcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/j-alexander-greenwood/message

Alex returns with a lively and often poignant discussion with editor and writer Robert Hayes, Jr., author of Stay Out of Prison: A Practical Guide to Avoiding Incarceration. Robert tells writers what they need to know about working with editors and the significance of a sketchy toilet. Robert has also spent time in some of Colorado's finest Graybar Hotels for bank robbery. He tells Alex why you should never use a gun in a robbery and most importantly how and what he is doing to stay out of prison. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/j-alexander-greenwood/message

Alex is back, updating you on the mundane details of his health along with news of the latest John Pilate Mystery, Pilate's Rose. He also breaks news about his collaboration with the late author Robert E. Trevathan and a very special premium for John Pilate fans! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/j-alexander-greenwood/message

Our friend Jason McIntyre returns to talk about his new novel, Unwed. Pre-order this fantastic addition to the Dovetail Cove saga before Oct. 27 to enjoy a great discount off the retail price! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/j-alexander-greenwood/message

In this episode, we discuss the awesome power of mother nature and its destruction in Texas, the Caribbean, and Florida, specifically Key West. Key West is a setting for much of the John Pilate Mystery Series, and Alex reads a few pages about this unusual, interesting and even macabre little gem that is the quirky home of the southernmost point of the United States. Please donate to the American Red Cross to help the people affected by this massively destructive storm. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/j-alexander-greenwood/message

Alex interviews Grammy-balloted singer/songwriter Mickelson about his creative process, his take on the music business and also treats us to a track from Mickelson's new album, A Wondrous Life, coming Fall 2017. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/j-alexander-greenwood/message

Alex begs your pardon, shares a few words from the upcoming new book and begs shamelessly. Like this show? Please share it on social media with the hashtag 'trypod" like this: #TryPod Be sure to visit the Mysterious Goings On webpage at www.PilatesCross.com and join our community on Facebook! BUY the BOOKS HERE: https://www.amazon.com/Pilates-Stories-Pilate-Mystery-Mysteries/dp/0996522948/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490997011&sr=8-1&keywords=J.+Alexander+Greenwood Want to help keep new chapters of this podcast coming? Please tell a friend about us, and definitely leave a review on iTunes. It only takes a minute! Click here to learn how: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201991 Be sure to visit the Mysterious Goings On webpage for more about the John Pilate Mystery Series at www.PilatesCross.com and join our community on Facebook!  https://www.facebook.com/John.Pilate.Mysteries/ Are you an author? Want to be a guest on the show? Contact Alex on Twitter:@A_Greenwood or email him: Alex (at) AlexGPR.c

Alex gives thanks with a Thanksgiving bonanza of a show! He welcomes back acclaimed bestselling author Jason McIntyre to the show! The guys talk about (and provide tips for) the writing life, audiobooks, book cover creation by Jason, The Walking Dead and more! Jason is the #1 Kindle Suspense author of THE NIGHT WALK MEN, bestsellers ON THE GATHERING STORM and SHED, the multi-layered literary suspense THALO BLUE and his latest: ZED. His short fiction has appeared in numerous magazines and won several awards. His debut novel ON THE GATHERING STORM is cited by readers as an 'uncomfortably thrilling' read and earned McIntyre a spot in the Top 20 Debut Authors for the Goodreads Choice Awards. Currently, McIntyre is preparing for the launch of THE DEVIL'S RIGHT HAND which is the latest installment in the THE NIGHT WALK MEN saga. Learn more about Jason at his mothership: http://www.thefarthestreaches.com/p/the-author.html.   ENTER TO WIN AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF Alex's award-winning novel Pilate's Ghost!   Here's

It's nearly Halloween! In that spirit, Alex reads his acclaimed suspense short story Obsidian. Catch a disturbing glimpse of the night with this multiple award-winning short story in the tradition of The Twilight Zone. A man awakens in a secluded cabin to find he's being watched by a shape with obsidian eyes. Who or what is watching him, and why?  This story is the winner of the Shelf Unbound/Wattpad 2011 Short Fiction Award and the April 2010 WritingRoom Award.   Note: There were some odd occurrences when recording this episode--gremlins? So you may need to adjust your device in a few places during playback. Thank you. Want to help keep new chapters of this podcast coming? Please tell a friend about us, and definitely leave a review on iTunes. It only takes a minute! Click here to learn how: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201991 Be sure to visit the Mysterious Goings On webpage for more about the John Pilate Mystery Series at www.PilatesCross.com and join our community on Facebook!  https://www.facebook.

Alex talks about getting your indie ebook into the hot little hands of your local librarian. Here's the link to the Self-E Program he discusses: http://self-e.libraryjournal.com/ And here's a link to the Shelf Unbound Best Indie/Self-Published Book Competition (tell them J. Alexander Greenwood sent ya!): http://www.shelfmediagroup.com/pages/competition.html We beg your pardon for the "lacking" sound quality of this episode, as it was recorded outside in the wind on a sunny day. Want to help keep new chapters of this podcast coming? Please tell a friend about us, and definitely leave a review on iTunes. It only takes a minute! Click here to learn how: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201991 Be sure to visit the Mysterious Goings On webpage for more about the John Pilate Mystery Series at www.PilatesCross.com and join our community on Facebook!  https://www.facebook.com/John.Pilate.Mysteries/ Are you an author? Want to be a guest on the show? Contact Alex on Twitter:@A_Greenwood or email him: Alex (at) AlexGPR

In our last Star Trek-related show (at least for a while...) Mysterious Goings On fan and consumer of great fiction Mike Z of Racine warps back over for a discussion about the Star Trek movies, including the legendarily bad Star Trek V and the incredibly good Star Trek VI.  Follow Mike on Twitter! @Zoofster Want to help keep new chapters of this podcast coming? Please tell a friend about us, and definitely leave a review on iTunes. It only takes a minute! Click here to learn how: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201991 Be sure to visit the Mysterious Goings On webpage at www.PilatesCross.com and join our community on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/John.Pilate.Mysteries/ Are you an author? Want to be a guest on the show? Contact Alex on Twitter:@A_Greenwood or email him: Alex (at) AlexGPR.com. Intro music Mary Celeste by Incompetech. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/j-alexander-greenwood/message

Mysterious Goings On fan and consumer of great fiction Mike Z of Racine beams in for a discussion about the Star Trek movies that is sure to inflame, cause your head to nod or put you to sleep! Check it out, even if you're a casual Trekker, you might grok some Spockage. Follow Mike on Twitter! @Zoofster Want to help keep new chapters of this podcast coming? Please tell a friend about us, and definitely leave a review on iTunes. It only takes a minute! Click here to learn how: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201991 Be sure to visit the Mysterious Goings On webpage at www.PilatesCross.com and join our community on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/John.Pilate.Mysteries/ Are you an author? Want to be a guest on the show? Contact Alex on Twitter:@A_Greenwood or email him: Alex (at) AlexGPR.com. Intro music Mary Celeste by Incompetech.   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/j-alexander-greenwood/message

All hands on deck for part two of our discussion with author Michelle Stinson Ross! Michelle and Alex talk about the revised edition of her book Revenge of the Siren Song, as well as mistakes and discoveries she (and Alex) made in their respective writing and publishing processes.  Visit Michelle's site: http://www.michellestinsonross.com Buy her book!: https://amzn.com/B01JD7IUPW Want to help keep new chapters of this podcast coming? Please tell a friend about us, and definitely leave a review on iTunes. It only takes a minute! Click here to learn how: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201991 Be sure to visit the Mysterious Goings On webpage at www.PilatesCross.com and join our community on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/John.Pilate.Mysteries/ Are you an author? Want to be a guest on the show? Contact Alex on Twitter:@A_Greenwood or email him: Alex (at) AlexGPR.com. Intro music Mary Celeste by Incompetech.   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/j-alexander-greenwood/mes

Alex chats with author Michelle Stinson Ross about the revised edition of her book Revenge of the Siren Song. Michelle talks about the extensive research she puts into her work and more. You won't want to miss this one! Visit Michelle's site: http://www.michellestinsonross.com Buy her book!: https://amzn.com/B01JD7IUPW Want to help keep new chapters coming? Please tell a friend about us, and definitely leave a review on iTunes. It only takes a minute! Click here to learn how: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201991 Be sure to visit the Mysterious Goings On webpage at www.PilatesCross.com and join our community onFacebook!https://www.facebook.com/John.Pilate.Mysteries/ Are you an author? Want to be a guest on the show? Contact Alex on Twitter:@A_Greenwood or email him: Alex (at) AlexGPR.com. Intro music Mary Celeste by Incompetech.       --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/j-alexander-greenwood/message

Alex breaks his promise and sees Star Trek: Beyond -- and tells you what he thinks of the latest bit of space junk (?) from JJ Abrams. Want to help keep new chapters coming? Please tell a friend about us, and definitely leave a review on iTunes. It only takes a minute! Click here to learn how: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201991 Be sure to visit the Mysterious Goings On webpage at www.PilatesCross.com and join our community onFacebook!https://www.facebook.com/John.Pilate.Mysteries/ Are you an author? Want to be a guest on the show? Contact Alex on Twitter:@A_Greenwood or email him: Alex (at) AlexGPR.com. Intro music Mary Celeste by Incompetech.     --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/j-alexander-greenwood/message

Alex talks about inspiration he drew from attending a Sting/Peter Gabriel concert recently. Specifically, he discusses ways that getting our "monkey" shocked (as Peter Gabriel's hit "Shock the Monkey" illustrates) in real life can be dangerous, but perhaps it can be useful in your writing. Want to help keep new chapters coming? Please tell a friend about us, and definitely leave a review on iTunes. It only takes a minute! Click here to learn how: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201991 Be sure to visit the Mysterious Goings On webpage at www.PilatesCross.com and join our community onFacebook!https://www.facebook.com/John.Pilate.Mysteries/ Are you an author? Want to be a guest on the show? Contact Alex on Twitter:@A_Greenwood or email him: Alex (at) AlexGPR.com. Intro music Mary Celeste by Incompetech.       --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/j-alexander-greenwood/message

Alex quits his novel.   Thanks for listening and a big thanks to iTunes for selecting us as a "New & Noteworthy" podcast! http://pilatescross.com/clues-alexs-blog/ Want to help keep new chapters coming? Please tell a friend about us, and definitely leave a review on iTunes. It only takes a minute! Click here to learn how: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201991 Be sure to visit the Mysterious Goings On webpage at www.PilatesCross.com and join our community on Facebook!https://www.facebook.com/John.Pilate.Mysteries/ Are you an author? Want to be a guest on the show? Contact Alex on Twitter:@A_Greenwood or email him: Alex (at) AlexGPR.com. Intro music Mary Celeste by Incompetech.    b3aqu42n   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/j-alexander-greenwood/message

Alex muses about why his new novel is a tough slog. He also waves his fist at the neighbors. Thanks for listening and a big thanks to iTunes for selecting us as a "New & Noteworthy" podcast! http://pilatescross.com/clues-alexs-blog/ Want to help keep new chapters coming? Please tell a friend about us, and definitely leave a review on iTunes. It only takes a minute! Click here to learn how: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201991 Be sure to visit the Mysterious Goings On webpage at www.PilatesCross.com and join our community on Facebook!https://www.facebook.com/John.Pilate.Mysteries/ Are you an author? Want to be a guest on the show? Contact Alex on Twitter:@A_Greenwood. Intro music Mary Celeste by Incompetech.   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/j-alexander-greenwood/message