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C.W. Blackwell

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Crime analyst and author: SONG OF THE RED SQUIRE ✷ HARD MOUNTAIN CLAY ✷ WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN (July 2025) ✷ 2X Derringer Award winner #crimefiction #noir #santacruz https://lnk.bio/cw_blackwell_writer

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New issue of Guilty out today!

11.08.2025 14:00 — 👍 18    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 1
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AVAILABLE NOW from @rhppress.bsky.social: Read what @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social
says about WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN--stories of heartbreak and hope from Derringer Award winner @cwblackwell.bsky.social. Don't miss picking up this collection. Order your copy today: amzn.to/4nQ5bl7

10.08.2025 12:13 — 👍 4    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

JFC

09.08.2025 20:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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AVAILABLE NOW from @rhppress.bsky.social: Read what @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social
says about WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN--stories of heartbreak and hope from Derringer Award winner @cwblackwell.bsky.social. Don't miss picking up this collection. Order your copy today: amzn.to/4nQ5bl7

09.08.2025 19:08 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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The proof copy of This World of Vile Wonder arrived today! Very pleased with it. Ebook preorder is up now on Amazon & Kobo. Print copy will be available to order in October.

08.08.2025 20:23 — 👍 37    🔁 9    💬 2    📌 0

Looks great, Jim!

08.08.2025 17:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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A quick Friday [vlog] to remind you THE BEAST INSIDE is now available on streaming!

08.08.2025 16:06 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Bull Fiction Interview with @jordanharper.bsky.social . I've been doing the yearlong interview series w Bull, and it has been great for the last 7 months. Jordan was on my list of writers to hit up for the second half of the series, but Brian did a great job delivering the interview. Give it a read

08.08.2025 12:19 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Thanks so much, Dan!

07.08.2025 18:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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AVAILABLE NOW from @rhppress.bsky.social: Read what @browneallover.bsky.social has to say about WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN. You don't want to miss this collection by @cwblackwell.bsky.social. Order your copy today: amzn.to/4nQ5bl7

07.08.2025 01:13 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Armand's Opinion - Whatever Kills The Pain by C.W. Blackwell book

youtu.be/04jp14KsfkY?...

06.08.2025 23:45 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

At this point I’m pretty sure we’re a team 😁

06.08.2025 20:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Three books on a table: WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN, HARD MOUNTAIN CLAY, and SONG OF THE RED SQUIRE, by C.W. Blackwell.

Three books on a table: WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN, HARD MOUNTAIN CLAY, and SONG OF THE RED SQUIRE, by C.W. Blackwell.

My last three books together for a family photo 😎

06.08.2025 19:35 — 👍 41    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 0
First edition of Zero Saints from Gabino Iglesias, featuring a red cover with a graphic of Santa Muerte.

First edition of Zero Saints from Gabino Iglesias, featuring a red cover with a graphic of Santa Muerte.

Loved it from the get-go 🔥

06.08.2025 18:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Armand's Opinion - Whatever Kills The Pain by C.W. Blackwell book
YouTube video by Armand's Opinion Armand's Opinion - Whatever Kills The Pain by C.W. Blackwell book

Check out @armandauthor.bsky.social’s video review of WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN, where he gives the book a rare ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ rating!

youtu.be/04jp14KsfkY

06.08.2025 01:45 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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AVAILABLE NOW from @rhppress.bsky.social: Read what @browneallover.bsky.social has to say about WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN. You don't want to miss this collection by @cwblackwell.bsky.social. Order your copy today: amzn.to/4nQ5bl7

04.08.2025 03:36 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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04.08.2025 03:54 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Hey, the ebook of Devil is only $2.99 for a limited time! It’s a Stoker and Shirley Jackson winner and nominee for a bunch of cool stuff, but I know that’s not enough to convince folks, so here are some 1-star reviews. Hope they help. Have an awesome day!

www.amazon.com/Devil-Takes-...

03.08.2025 15:36 — 👍 142    🔁 37    💬 4    📌 19
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My weird sci-fi novel, The Owl Men of Shanidar, is out now. Ebook is 99 cents!

02.08.2025 20:59 — 👍 77    🔁 27    💬 3    📌 6
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The fog is breaking up, and I’m working on the new novel at the coffee shop with Hank Mobley on the headphones. A perfect morning 😎

02.08.2025 19:03 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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AVAILABLE NOW from @rhppress.bsky.social: Read what @browneallover.bsky.social has to say about WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN. You don't want to miss this collection by @cwblackwell.bsky.social. Order your copy today: amzn.to/4nQ5bl7

02.08.2025 12:07 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Love the bull thistles in the background…and thanks for the kind words, my friend 🙏

01.08.2025 20:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Cover of C.W. Blackwell's WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN, short story collection.

Cover of C.W. Blackwell's WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN, short story collection.

#Bookmail just in time for summer vacay:
WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN by @cwblackwell.bsky.social

Blackwell is among a handful of contemporary short-story writers like Mariana Enriquez, Nikki Dolson, and a few others, who continuously surprise the reader with their insights into the everyday.

01.08.2025 20:20 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Great in-depth interview with the King of Beach Noir 👇👇👇

01.08.2025 18:33 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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"I didn’t set out to shock anyone with the sexual abuse; but I also knew it was my job to be honest there, report on the atrocities or else I don’t think Marcus’ motives as an adult would have rung true." - Curtis Ippolito (interviewed by @frank212.bsky.social) mrbullbull.com/newbull/the-...

01.08.2025 15:08 — 👍 12    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 3
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Of Dread, Decay, and Doom: a Horror Anthology A horror-themed anthology edited by Jendia Gammon and Gareth L. Powell. | Check out 'Of Dread, Decay, and Doom: a Horror Anthology' on Indiegogo.

Thank you, Gabino! Sharing this crowdfunding campaign for the horror anthology OF DREAD, DECAY, AND DOOM. I’m lucky enough to be included in this. But seriously, look at the list of all-star authors contributing to this thing: www.indiegogo.com/projects/of-...

01.08.2025 15:19 — 👍 15    🔁 12    💬 0    📌 0
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Whatever Kills the Pain In this gritty collection of crime stories, Derringer A…

WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN is on Goodreads for those who want to follow along. Shelve it, rate it, review it—anything helps 😎

www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

01.08.2025 15:37 — 👍 13    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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A Shadow of Your Former Self A Shadow of Your Former Self [Grech, Amy, Buddha, Alien] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. A Shadow of Your Former Self

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01.08.2025 14:42 — 👍 9    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0
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The Hand of the Archer The Hand of the Archer - Kindle edition by Phillips, Kurt. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Hand of the Archer.

Thanks, Gabino!
A wildlife biologist does a psychedelic trip to touch the fabric of the universe but unknowingly brings a piece back with him. Can he find it in the wilds of Colorado, or will it find him first?
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01.08.2025 14:27 — 👍 13    🔁 9    💬 0    📌 0

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