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Debbi Mack
United States
Registrace 30. 08. 2014
I write novels, short stories, and screenplays, among other things. I also have a rare disorder called dystonia.
My first novel was self-published in 2009, after the original publisher went under. That novel IDENTITY CRISIS sold as an ebook so well, I decided to write fiction full-time. In fact, IDENTITY CRISIS made the New York Times ebook bestseller list in 2011. This never ceases to amaze me.
I'm a screenwriter and have a podcast called the Crime Cafe where I interview other crime, suspense, and thriller writers.
My goal is to post book reviews, provide writing tips, and share my experiences with self-publishing books and writing screenplays. Be sure and check out my recommended products: kit.co/DebbiMack
I also teach writing and self-publishing through Udemy.
I put up videos once a week: usually on Tuesday or Wednesday (assuming all goes well and my phone/computer doesn't flake out).
Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you enjoy my videos!
PS: I love Doctor Who! :)
My first novel was self-published in 2009, after the original publisher went under. That novel IDENTITY CRISIS sold as an ebook so well, I decided to write fiction full-time. In fact, IDENTITY CRISIS made the New York Times ebook bestseller list in 2011. This never ceases to amaze me.
I'm a screenwriter and have a podcast called the Crime Cafe where I interview other crime, suspense, and thriller writers.
My goal is to post book reviews, provide writing tips, and share my experiences with self-publishing books and writing screenplays. Be sure and check out my recommended products: kit.co/DebbiMack
I also teach writing and self-publishing through Udemy.
I put up videos once a week: usually on Tuesday or Wednesday (assuming all goes well and my phone/computer doesn't flake out).
Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you enjoy my videos!
PS: I love Doctor Who! :)
Book Review of 'The Psychology of Money'
My book review of THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MONEY by Morgan Housel.
You can find all my book reviews, the Crime Cafe podcast and more here: www.debbimack.com and www.debbimackblogs.com.
Get a copy of my Sam McRae mystery short story: bit.ly/Reunion-Short-Story
Check out the Crime Cafe's Patreon page: www.patreon.com/crimecafe
And check out my book reviews and more on Substack: debbimack.substack.com/
See the links below to buy this book.
You can buy it in print or digital from your choice of retailer: mybook.to/Psych-Money-Ebook
Or buy it in print through my online bookstore and support indie bookstores: bit.ly/Psych-Money-DMBooks
Transcript created by Rev.com: try.rev.com/3n7QLq
If you're interested in my video gear and other products I recommend, check out my kit here: kit.co/DebbiMack
This video was made on a MacBook Pro and edited with iMovie: apple.co/2xw6IUB
The audio was recorded with a MacBook Pro microphone: apple.co/2xw6IUB
Lighting done with a VILTROX L116T RA CRI95 Super Slim LED Light Panel: hyperurl.co/qpyza9
DISCLAIMER: This description includes affiliate links. That means if you click on them and buy something, I get small commission. This helps provide financial support for the content on this channel. Thank you for your support!
Check out my website and blog: www.debbimack.com/ and debbimackblogs.com.
You can find all my book reviews, the Crime Cafe podcast and more here: www.debbimack.com and www.debbimackblogs.com.
Get a copy of my Sam McRae mystery short story: bit.ly/Reunion-Short-Story
Check out the Crime Cafe's Patreon page: www.patreon.com/crimecafe
And check out my book reviews and more on Substack: debbimack.substack.com/
See the links below to buy this book.
You can buy it in print or digital from your choice of retailer: mybook.to/Psych-Money-Ebook
Or buy it in print through my online bookstore and support indie bookstores: bit.ly/Psych-Money-DMBooks
Transcript created by Rev.com: try.rev.com/3n7QLq
If you're interested in my video gear and other products I recommend, check out my kit here: kit.co/DebbiMack
This video was made on a MacBook Pro and edited with iMovie: apple.co/2xw6IUB
The audio was recorded with a MacBook Pro microphone: apple.co/2xw6IUB
Lighting done with a VILTROX L116T RA CRI95 Super Slim LED Light Panel: hyperurl.co/qpyza9
DISCLAIMER: This description includes affiliate links. That means if you click on them and buy something, I get small commission. This helps provide financial support for the content on this channel. Thank you for your support!
Check out my website and blog: www.debbimack.com/ and debbimackblogs.com.
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Last Update for June 2024
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This is basically an update on my progress with physical and occupational therapy to treat my dystonia. I hope it helps someone. Earlier, I said I planned to post a monthly update to keep myself accountable and meet my goals this year. I'm now making good on that or trying to. :) Get a copy of my Sam McRae mystery short story: bit.ly/Reunion-Short-Story Check out the Crime Cafe's Patreon page: ...
My Book Review of 'One of Us Knows'
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My book review of ONE OF US KNOWS by Alyssa Cole. You can find all my book reviews, the Crime Cafe podcast and more here: www.debbimack.com Get a copy of my Sam McRae mystery short story: bit.ly/Reunion-Short-Story Check out the Crime Cafe's Patreon page: www.patreon.com/crimecafe And check out my book reviews and more on Substack: debbimack.substack.com/ See the links below to buy this book. Y...
June 2024 Status Report
zhlédnutí 7Před měsícem
If you want to achieve anything, it's helpful to make SMART goals. I'm tweaking my own as I go this year. Earlier, I said I planned to post a monthly update to keep myself accountable and meet my goals this year. I'm now making good on that or trying to. :) Get a copy of my Sam McRae mystery short story: bit.ly/Reunion-Short-Story Check out the Crime Cafe's Patreon page: www.patreon.com/crimeca...
My Book Review of 'The Last Word'
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My book review of THE LAST WORD by Elly Griffiths. You can find all my book reviews, the Crime Cafe podcast and more here: www.debbimack.com Get a copy of my Sam McRae mystery short story: bit.ly/Reunion-Short-Story Check out the Crime Cafe's Patreon page: www.patreon.com/crimecafe And check out my book reviews and more on Substack: debbimack.substack.com/ See the links below to buy this book. ...
Happy Towel Day 2024
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Time to once again celebrate the life and works of Douglas Adams! And remember: Don't Panic! :) Become a patron of the crime writing community at Patreon: www.patreon.com/crimecafe Are you a movie fan? Check out Film Woman on Patreon: www.patreon.com/filmwoman You can find all my books and more here: www.debbimack.com/
Book Review of 'Authors Selling Direct'
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My book review of AUTHORS SELLING DIRECT by Morgana Best. You can find all my book reviews, the Crime Cafe podcast and more here: www.debbimack.com and www.debbimackblogs.com. Get a copy of my Sam McRae mystery short story: bit.ly/Reunion-Short-Story Check out the Crime Cafe's Patreon page: www.patreon.com/crimecafe And check out my book reviews and more on Substack: debbimack.substack.com/ See...
My Book Review of 'The Helsinki Affair'
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My book review of THE HELSINKI AFFAIR by Anna Pitoniak. You can find all my book reviews, the Crime Cafe podcast and more here: www.debbimack.com Get a copy of my Sam McRae mystery short story: bit.ly/Reunion-Short-Story Check out the Crime Cafe's Patreon page: www.patreon.com/crimecafe And check out my book reviews and more on Substack: debbimack.substack.com/ See the links below to buy this b...
My Book Review of 'What Mother Won't Tell Me'
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My book review of WHAT MOTHER WON'T TELL ME by Ivar Leon Menger. Translated by Jamie Bullock. You can find all my book reviews, the Crime Cafe podcast and more here: www.debbimack.com Get a copy of my Sam McRae mystery short story: bit.ly/Reunion-Short-Story Check out the Crime Cafe's Patreon page: www.patreon.com/crimecafe And check out my book reviews and more on Substack: debbimack.substack....
What's Your Idea of Success?
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What is it you really want to get out of doing any of what you do? Essentially, why do want to do that thing you.want to do? I'm talking about knowing your "why?" Get a copy of my Sam McRae mystery short story: bit.ly/Reunion-Short-Story Check out the Crime Cafe's Patreon page: www.patreon.com/crimecafe And check out my book reviews and more on Substack: debbimack.substack.com/ Transcript creat...
Be a Smarter Indie
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Want to know more about publishing/self-publishing? Having attended law school and library school, I'm actually in a position to help with that. That along with the 15 years of experience as a self-published author. Get a copy of my Sam McRae mystery short story: bit.ly/Reunion-Short-Story Check out the Crime Cafe's Patreon page: www.patreon.com/crimecafe And check out my book reviews and more ...
Sunday Morning - 4/21/2024 at 1040 hours
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Hi there! Just being "authentic" and "in the moment." :) Just thought I'd update you as to my current situation and tell you about a great self-publishing presentation I saw this past weekend. Hopefully, that intel can more widely distributed.
My Book Review of 'Dangerous Women'
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My book review of DANGEROUS WOMEN by Mark de Castrique. You can find all my book reviews, the Crime Cafe podcast and more here: www.debbimack.com Get a copy of my Sam McRae mystery short story: bit.ly/Reunion-Short-Story Check out the Crime Cafe's Patreon page: www.patreon.com/crimecafe And check out my book reviews and more on Substack: debbimack.substack.com/ See the links below to buy this b...
My Book Review of 'The Doorman'
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My book review of THE DOORMAN by Mark C. Brown. You can find all my book reviews, the Crime Cafe podcast and more here: www.debbimack.com Get a copy of my Sam McRae mystery short story: bit.ly/Reunion-Short-Story Check out the Crime Cafe's Patreon page: www.patreon.com/crimecafe And check out my book reviews and more on Substack: debbimack.substack.com/ See the links below to buy this book. You...
My Book Review of 'The Last Devil to Die'
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My Book Review of 'The Last Devil to Die'
Book Review of 'Who Killed Jerusalem?'
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Book Review of 'Who Killed Jerusalem?'
Oh, bless you! God luck with the piano … !
Thanks, Paul! :) Thought you might like that addition.
@@DebbiMack :D
This was definitely a unique narrative. It confused me at first with switching between the personalities but it was a good book
Indeed! Fascinating way to approach multiple perspectives. Definitely a good one!
One of the murder weapons is a kite. A kite. This book is ridiculous.
😂Yes.
Thanks Debbi, I appreciate your thoughtful review. It's a wonderful validation when readers understand and appreciate the central theme of a work. In this case, as you so eloquently put it, "at the end of the day, how are you going to feel about the way you've lived your life." Best, K
Thanks so much!
It made perfect sense! Once again, Happy Towel Day, you Zarkin Frood! :)
Thank you, fellow Frood! :)
You need to read Pretty Evil by Zoe Rosi, which came out in 2020. The similarities are insane.
Awesome! I'll add it to my growing TBR pile. :)
The way you said "print readers"...I briefly felt like a knuckle-dragging cro-magnon.
Oh, dear. Then I must be a knuckle-dragger, too. :) I'll try to add a lilt to my voice next time! Cheers!
i remember reading the screenplay for The Empire Strikes Back. Comparing the screenplay to what actually made it to film is like comparing apples to oranges. The direction, music, set design, costumes, actors...I honestly don't know what to say!
That's another thing about screenwriting. The script, even after "sold" to a producer, will likely change. Screenwriters have to take notes ... up until the time scenes are actually shot. At least, that's my understanding. :)
Plans, eh ...I remember them.
Yeah ... plans. As if. :)
Congratulations, Debbi! And good luck!
Thanks, Olga! It's quite the thrill.
Oh, well done! Congratulations!
Thanks so much, Paul! I'm just stunned. :)
“None of this is real” … ? Hmmm …
Nope. It's all just a dream. :)
Hello Debbi, do you need a video editor? :)
No, thank you!
None of them would last an hour in Hartlepool!
I've never been there, but I can imagine. :) They wouldn't have lasted ten minutes in DC or Baltimore. Assuming anyone even noticed them. :)
Taking a daily walk is so important.
Got that right!
If it’s any help, Debbi, I’ve set up some automated tweets for this video> I don’t know if it helps, but … … … …
Every little bit helps, Paul! Thanks! :)
I'm not an author but I have enjoyed listening to your videos getting to know you and your thoughts behind the author. Thanks Kat 🤗😊
Thanks, Kat! I really appreciate that. 😄
Thank you for being your authentic self!
I'm just terribly authentic. 😂
Debbi, if you didn't read so much, then you wouldn't have to do these monthly roundups! 🤣
True, but I keep trying to meet deadlines that aren't even mine. :) That has to change. No question. 😂
I totally agree about the 60s movie being corny - they tried to make it into a comedy instead of a Female 007 & after that the moment was lost & we lost a big screen heroine. When i picked up the first Modesty book i was a young lad & was amazed at this ruthless lady, anaesthetic nose plugs for the guard she's just kicked ? Crazy , but amazing. Keep up the great work Debbi.
Thanks so much! I think it's a series that deserves a remake!
@@DebbiMack Definitely - maybe cast Jolie, Jovivitch, or Beckinsale as the protagonist - we live in hope 😁👍
Recently I have read a horror story book named Adams descent into darkness, it was really spookiest book I have ever read .I suggest this book to those of you who love horror, suspense, thriller stories😊
Thanks for the rec! I'll check it out ☺
Welcome to the Post-Labor economy Debbi! Where no money changes hands and we all starve on the streets! Thanks AI!
I'd laugh if it weren't so sad. 😂
Well now with AI, everyone will be able to be a screenwriter. Generative tools will spit out all you need with minimal creative input. Sadly, these scripts will be 85% AI and 15% human input...but that is where we are headed. In a way, we overshot the goal as a species. Went a little too far...😆
Between the copyright issues with AI-generated content and the various unions, I have a feeling all is not lost. Not yet. Yes, there will be crappy movies and books generated from AI. But in the end, people want actual entertainment. The kind that only comes from a creative human being. My concern is that AI could advance to a point so far beyond current capabilities, we can't control it. Think of Frankenstein. Yeah, there was a lesson there. :)
I earned a honest living, what does that mean in America because all I know is a living. Because honest is over rated in the country, or the people is stupid, or really mentally disturbed to believe that they walk every day in the honest way. If we start with the justice system first, we know there is no honesty in how the whole system works, from the beginning, and ending, and the people that are the paper pushers are conspirators in all the things that taking place. The district, and federal government system, it so many things going on that the honest one can see, but they ride along like nothing is wrong. The entertainment system we all know that to pass that help to explain their wrong because it is their number one song. The news media is running neck to neck with the entertainment life. The network system we all know how they started, that got them big ratings, along with big money. Our political officials survive by ignoring what their partners of crime does, with the ace in the hole will help them one day. From the makers, to the labors living honest is just not in one agenda. Living is the only thing in this country one can admit to if they are honest. Walking over things to stay honest does not make one honest because they know the things that gone wrong in the system they work in, which is a conspiracy. So why did they raise the crime high, when ninety percent of dishonesty comes from the professional life, where the highest lost in revenue come from that life. That businesses go out of business from the cutthroat life, that the companies write off all the losses the company make from the stealing life. Look at how much money go overseas illegal that our politicians make, and come back to them legally. Where it is humanly impossible for a person to take office with less than a million dollars to their name, and leave out as a billionaire. How did that happen, without a serious investigation researching the finances from the beginning, until the ending. The investigators have dishonest in them, when they say there's nothing wrong they can find. Why is it so hard to find wrong in crooked politics. Just show how crooked they are. Let a independent group of citizens that's accountants, that do not know each other like a jury trial to do all the research.
Debbi, thanks for sharing. Hope and reality are indeed two different things. But we need em both!
I'm hanging onto hope. By my fingernails ... but I'm hanging on. 😀
Remember to pay your taxes on that $2.06! 😆
Oh, yeah! 🤣 I'll try not to forget! 🤣🤣
Thanks for sharing!
William R. Corliss es un anomalista asombroso (y eso que obviando su historia como ingeniero aeroespacial de la NASA). Cuesta mucho trabajo acceder a sus obras, ya que como bien dices, ya dejaron de ser publicados, por lo que son tesoros edición limitada prácticamente. Estimo que tiene unos 45 libros sobre anomalías, aproximadamente, de los cuales tengo 19, mientras que los otros jamás los he podido conseguir siquiera ver en venta online usados, préstamo bibliotecario u otro... ¡son tan raros como sus anomalías contenidas!
I was sorry to see it go out of print.
Don’t panic!
Doing my best! 😀
Happy Towel Day! 😁
Cheers to that!
Happy Towel Day And don’t forget the Lilac … !
Next year! Lilac it is. :)
Thank you so much!!!!
I’m reading it now
Awesome! Enjoy!
Just use ChatGPT! LOL (That's a joke!)
No thanks! 😃
Good luck with the project: and congratulations!
Thanks, Paul! :)
Congrats! 🎉
Thanks! 😀
This wonderful author Mark deCastrique pronounces his name de CAS trick. Read his stuff!!!
Great book!
Thank you for this video, I’ll look for this book at my library :)
Awesome! If they don't have it, beg them to buy it. :)
What did you smoke )😅😅
Believe it or not, nothing. :)
I'm taking everything with me to the grave! 💀⚰😁
That's the spirit! Ha! 😂
A profit? Good for you!
Thanks, Paul! If I'm lucky, maybe I can manage to scrape together a few quid this year. Dosh, by gosh! 😂
@@DebbiMack I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you, Debbi!
@@MrCuddy2977 Cheers, mate! :)
Bravo on your profit!💰🥳🎉
Thanks! It's small, but real. :)
Real writers gain notoriety posthumously!✊💀
I'll skip the notoriety in favor of the money! :) It's out there. A lot of the problem is that too many writers don't take the initiative to really understand what they have and how to handle it effectively. Or why they're doing what they do. I'm learning a lot just by observing what's coming out. I'm finding all sorts of interesting parallels in the screenwriting/filmmaking arena. More to come. 👍😀
A thousand people in the street, Singing songs and a-carryin' signs, Mostly say, "Hooray for our side"...
Yes, well. "We won't get fooled again." Right? 😀
@@DebbiMack We fool ourselves every time! 🤣
What was that article about? Shopping on Amazon has gotten worse? What was their argument?
Frankly, I haven't the faintest idea. What's getting worse is the situation for authors. We are the overlooked ones here. Indie authors, especially. Without even a union to stand up for us. And, what's worse is that authors want to sign up for Amazon's publishing imprints. At least, I know a few who seemed to welcome the idea during a recent Zoom meeting I attended. And so many authors have little clue about options like crowdfunding, Patreon, Substack, and other ways to survive in this industry. A lot of it depends on what you consider success. Clearly, making the New York Times bestseller list once or twice is simply not enough. Frankly, the "usual advice" about indie publishing needs to be re-examined. There's a whole host of options out there for writers to make money, if they just stopped obsessing over the wrong things. But that requires one to acknowledge that things have changed. It's time to get honest about what Amazon did to create this situation and what we can do to change that.
2010? Well no wonder you made it big! That was the publishing sweet spot! (Before Instagram and TikTok took over most of our lives.)
Exactly! So much of it was timing! And then ... disaster struck. And I decided to take up screenwriting. Brilliant! :)
Been waiting on something like this!😄
Oh, good! More to come! :)
Lovely review! Thank you!
My pleasure! Well ... kinda. :)
She’s so beautiful, even as a 24yr old I’d knock her boots into Tuesday. Big brains and beauty are the best combo🥵🥰
The biting cynicism...😂
Who me? 😂