Best selling author and comic writer Charlie Huston introduces his web site with this blurb:

NEW YORK — I write pulp. I write noir. Open one of my books and you’ll see I’m not lying. I write about people killing each other and suffering or not suffering the consequences. I write about the halt and the lame and the addicted. So it should come as no surprise that this site is for [expletive deleted] grownups.

Then, Charlie does what he does best… he writes and by doing so he updates his web site frequently.

He uses his web site (which is actually a blog) to share his thoughts… but he also uses it to promote his interviews (even ones that take place in virtually), promote his latest work (Half the Blood of Brooklyn: A Novel) and to share positive reviews of his work.

Even without providing “promotional blurbs” of the books, you get a sense of Huston’s writing style through his blog. No doubt about it… the guy can write! Knowing that puts you one step closer to buying his books and becoming a fan.

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