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I’m one of the Stage Captains assisting legendary author Pat Conroy during his book signing at this past weekend’s AJC-Decatur Book Festival at the First Baptist Venue! Mr. Conroy wrote the novel Prince of Tides, The Great Santini and many, many others. He is an incredible human being as well as a fantastic author. He gave all writer’s a great tip:…

I want to share a special moment from last evening in Grayson, Georgia. I was riding with my sister in our car with our dogs CoCo (Yorkie) and Cooper (Cocker Spanier) and I had to stop to take this Sunset. Please take a moment from your pursuits and schedule to enjoy this moment in…

Philly Style and Philly Profile!

This is the second novel in the J. E. Thompson Trillogy which includes A Brownstone in Brooklyn and the National Award Winning Ghost of Atlanta.

Short Synopsis:Philadelphia streets were never silent. Gangs wars on corners, screeching cars on avenues, and squealing steel trolley tires on tracks kept you alert for…

J. E. Thompson will be talking about his novels on “Off The Shelf” a national Blog Talk Radio Program Saturday, 11:00 AM, Eastern Time on Saturday, July 19, 2014.

Please call(347)994-3490 to listen and ask questions of National award winning author J. E. Thompson.

Mr. Thompson will discuss his fifth novel, Stormy Winds, that will be published March…

J.E. Thompson will be talking about his novels on “Off The Shelf”. a national Blog Talk Radio Program.

Radio Personality Denise Turney will interview J.E. Thompson about his four published novels, A Brownstone in Brooklyn, Philly Style and Philly Profile, the national award winning Ghost of Atlanta and Georgia Author of…

I was asked to choose a quote from my first novel, A Brownstone in Brooklyn, to reflect on the unpredictable nature of life. How things are never the same and human beings have to adjust to life’s changing events.  A Brownstone in Brooklyn is about growing up in the turbulent sixties, one of the most event filled decades in Black-American history.…

J. E. Thompson’s fifth novel, Stormy Winds will be published in March 2015. Check out Kellie Dennis’ provactive book cover that is innovative and mysterious that reflects the tone and message of the novel. J. E. Thompson is a big William Shakespeare fan for the last forty years. This novel, Stormy Winds, is his Macbeth. It’s dark and moody but very entertaining with a vital…

J.E Thompson has been nominated for the 50th Georgia Author of the Year 2014 award in the Young adult Category for Phantoms of Rockwood! Phantoms of Rockwood Synopsis: Ghosts, who were young basketball players that died too early, are given an opportunity to return to life. They inhabit the bodies of living basketball players to inspire, motivate the starters to the coveted…

I drove into Winder, Georgia and visited the Old Lions Club on East Broad Street and the grassy area in front where the annual county fair was established in the late fifties and early sixties. Oh…the memories exploded in my mind as I looked up at the old white Lions Club building. I smiled as the flashbacks created past visual images in rapid succession.

Oh…the memories…

Last October I wrote a blog “Spice and Me…a little longer together. Well, this morning at 7:16am Spice passed away after a four month battle with cancer. She’s now with God in heaven!

I want to honor Spice and Reblog the story about the six-year relationship we had…

Gangs and Drugs: Two lethal destructive plagues that are attacking young African-American males in the black communities throughout the United States of America.

My novel, Philly Style and Philly Profile, is set in the seventies but reflects how the destruction of young males in the black communities in the United States, continues even today…the twenty-first…

Successful twenty-first century authors have three lifestyle components: Passion, Organization, and Uniqueness. Passion:Successful authors love their craft!

They delve into the storyline with abandon. They make time to write and know their most creative time of the day. This is different for each author.

I know of a writer who sneaks out of bed at four a.m. and…

You Must Take Chances in life to reach your goals! I can’t believe I waited until the autumn years of my life to take on risky business! For the first time in my life, I stepped out with a video blog about writing confidence where I had to face the camera and express my feelings in public. That was an exhilarating experience. Oh, how we human being must meet and…

     "The Phantoms of Rockwood is excellent and an original idea. The cover photo is good. Your characterizations were excellent. I like the fact that Coach Jones LOVED his players. He was smart, sweet, and a super good coach coming off a 30 game-losing streak. He and team members were well drawn. The actual inhabiting of living bodies in…

         People love their pets and I am one of those crazy animal lovers.          

      On this October Tuesday, the day dawned cloudy, with a cool mist washing my face. The moisture mixed in with the tears forming as I reached down and…

Today, you can’t walk down a street in any small town or major city in the United States without observing a person with a mobile device, whether it’s a Smart phone pressed against the ear, tapping with strong thumb action on…

    My evenings are designated times I reserve for writing chapters in my fifth novel, Chasing The Wind While Riding A Greyhound.

However, there is a nagging thought…

    In my National Gold Medal award winning novel, Ghost of Atlanta, the making of a  lemon pound cake played a crucial inspiration for the characters in the opening chapters…

    Successful twenty-first century authors have three lifestyle components: Passion, Organization, and Uniqueness.

     Passion: Successful authors love their craft!…