Writing, plain and simple. I like to write as a profession, and as a pass time leisure activity. I am happiest when I am writing. If you want to be a writer of any caliber you also have to do a lot of reading.
When I am not writing I like to spend time with my family. My wife and children are very important to me. We do a lot of family activities and our kitchen is the hub of our universe. Cooking is an excellent activity to do with kids and ours have made everything from dill pickles to chicken enchiladas.
No discussion of my family would be complete without mention of our bloodhound, Duke. He is the typical six month old bloodhound. Curious, rambunctious, has a nose that could smell the coffee…In Brazil. He is also a trifle selective in his hearing.
Music
Movies
Okay shoot me already, I pine for the good old days when a director had to be a good storyteller and couldn't rely on CGI to make movie moments. that said:
I like an action movie and it can't just be mindless violence. I loved Indiana Jones, and I have to admit it is a real treat to fish into the bargain bin at the store and fish out something I have never heard of and come home with it and be impressed with its storytelling.
I like movies that make me think. About what depends on the movie. I liked Crash, but I find a lot of the socially controversial movies to be trite
Below are a list of my published and forthcoming works:
Frank Testimony- is the heart-pounding break out novel by one of America’s next best selling authors. The road to death row at the notorious Parchman Farm Penitentiary was long and difficult for Frank Burchill. He inherited a fortune when the woman he loved was murdered, but gave it away in the blink of an eye to avenge her death. Set in the rural town of Bedford in Nathan County Mississippi, the turbulent climate of the south is the backdrop for this spellbinding legal thriller.
The Coming Of T'Loal- A Cthulhu Mythos arc. Two college friends stumble onto an ancient religious cult with links to the present while assembling an exhibit for the Clay County Historical Society. Can Michael and Terry solve the mystery of the great T'Loal before the final battle? Or will the Great Old Ones and the Elder Gods engage in an interdimensional battle that will determine the fate of humanity? For anyone who loves H. P. Lovecraft and the mythos he created.
Forthcoming:
My champion City Series of hard boiled pulp detective novels including the titles:
Cold Rain, Murder@yourstruly.com, Russian Roulette, The Case of the Baroque Pearl,
and A Week in Hell
My other works include: The Screenplay National Security, a trio of spy novels (unpublished)and a couple of political satires.
Also in the works are:
Hard Up- a pulp detective serial.
The Champion- a neo-pulp superhero comic.
Author J. Walt Layne's Details
Status:
Married
Here for:
Networking, Friends
Orientation:
Straight
Hometown:
Springfield, Ohio
Body type:
5' 9" / Some extra baggage
Ethnicity:
White / Caucasian
Religion:
Christian - other
Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius
Smoke / Drink:
No / No
Children:
Proud parent
Education:
In college
Occupation:
Author
Income:
$150,000 to $250,000
Author J. Walt Layne's Schools
Urbana University
Urbana,OH
Graduated: N/A
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Business
Minor: Human Services
2005 to 2008
South High School
Springfield,OH
Graduated: 1989
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Author of the novel Frank Testimony.
Co- Author of the Novella the Coming of T'Loal
I have several projects in the works including my Champion City series of pulp detective novels:
A Week in Hell
Murder@YoursTruly.com, and Cold Rain
My novel Frank Testimony has been reviewed by Rachel Hadley. It is my first professional review.
Please stop by and check it out, you could win a free copy of Frank Testimony!!
Please feel free to read the review here-
http://rnhadleybookreviews.blogspot.com
you can purchase the book here-
https://www.createspace.com/3352654 for a mere ten bucks.
Here is what readers are saying about Frank Testimony-
Gripping and engaging- Prof.
Thomas Smith
Interesting and evocative, a real page turner- Dr. H.
Angus
Bloody Brilliant- S.
Wilbye
Mystery suspense writer, J. Walt Layne is the author of the gripping and irresistible novel Frank Testimony and the forthcoming Champion City series of pulp detective novels. His first published work The Coming of T’Loal (Cthulhu Mythos) was penned with long time friend and H.P. Lovecraft aficionado J. T. O’Connor. Born, raised and currently residing in Springfield, Ohio with his wife and three children he attends Urbana University as a full time student of Business and Human Services. He works full time as an Accounting Manager in a firm he founded with his wife. He has been writing stories since a very young age, often spending sixteen hours or more with pen in hand or at the keyboard.
A devoted husband and father of three girls, he enjoys the few stolen moments to read to his two year old, or coach and encourage the two eight year olds- one a budding writer, the other a rather skillful artist. A ten-year veteran of the United States Army, he remains an ardent supporter of all things patriotic, though he occasionally indulges in political satire.
What I write...
Fiction-Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Pulp Detective Stories, Espionage and the occasional Political Satire. In truth, I write in most any style that strikes me at a particular moment. Some projects just don’t lend themselves to my current schedule, but my muse doesn’t see it that way.
When I write...
I’m writing now. Another writer I know- one far more successful than ,I said that to be a writer means that you have to read and write- a lot!! This is very true.
Why I write...
It’s a compulsion really. I am much happier when I am writing. When I finish a big project I experience something akin to post-partum depression and for weeks (or, in the case of Frank Testimony, months) I experience a sort of depressive withdrawals. I do love to write, and I love to read a good story, preferably some epic tale that just draws me in and takes me to a different time and place where I can get absorbed in the lives of the characters. I hope that my writing should do the same for my readers.
My fictional works include the legal thriller Frank Testimony, The Coming of T’Loal -a Cthulhu mythos arc, a trilogy of spy novels, An Ultra Violent Techno-Thriller called Carnage, A Dozen Songs, a fantasy/horror piece called The Land beyond the Mirror.
Also forthcoming:
The Champion City Series of pulp detective novels written in the hard boiled style, starring gumshoe Thurman Dicke.
Hard Up- a Champion City Pulp Serial
The Champion. A neo pulp super hero comic set where else, Champion City...
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Where to find me: www.jwaltlayne.com and www.lulu.com/jwaltlayne
Readers… No, Seriously. My fans are everything. I’d love meet you all, you are very important to me. I don’t know the words to thank you for your loyalty and support. It takes courage to indulge the curiosity to pick up something different to read. Just know that you have my deepest gratitude...
I am here for my readers. If you have read my work, or wish to, then please add me!
I tend to add people to my friends list that I find unique and interesting. I don't always send a message when I do, tempes fugit. If you don’t hear from me right away don’t take offense, there are more things going on in both our lives. I do correspond with everyone as time permits.If you don't want me to add you, simply click deny. I won't develop a character with an uncanny likeness to you and then kill it off in my next book.
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION OF MY PROFILE CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU ADD ME: I AM HERE FOR NETWORKING AND FOR MY READERS...NOT AS A TARGET FOR SPAM. IF YOU ARE ON MY FRIENDS LIST AND I SEND YOU A MESSAGE I EXPECT A REPLY. MY TIME IS JUST AS VALUABLE AS YOURS AND I DON'T TAKE WELL TO BEING IGNORED*.
The following are welcome to add me at anytime...
Anything involving Veteran’s Organizations no matter what organization you fight for. I'm a HUGE supporter of Veteran’s Groups. This includes VFW, AMVETS, DAV, etc. I more than likely won't buy from you or subscribe but you have my support!
Also, any writer or author anywhere, Ohio particularly, and Springfield, preferred.
Comic Book scriptwriters or artists digital or otherwise.
Pulp Fiction enthusiasts.
THE FOLLOWING MYSPACE PROFILE/INDIVIDUALS, ETC SITES NEED NOT BOTHER WASTING MY TIME:
Those with BLANK or PRIVATE profiles. I don't add people I can't see.
Oh yes, and party bots and pornographers and smut peddlers… No thanks I’m married to a beautiful woman who services all bulleted points in this section of Maslow’s hierarchy.
I'm all for networking. If you're not, don't waste my time.
ANTHOLOGY OWNERS/PUBLISHERS DO NOT ADD ME UNLESS I AM IN YOUR ANTHOLOGY OR YOU WISH ME TO BE IN IT. IF YOU'D LIKE TO INCLUDE ME A MESSAGE MUST ACCOMPANY THE ADD OR BE DENIED.
PLEASE NOTE:
I DON'T POST COMMENTS UNLESS THEY ARE RELATED TO ME OR MY WORK. I AM NOT HERE TO PUSH ANYONE'S WORK EXCEPT MY OWN. I PROMOTE, CONDUCT, AND PARTICIPATE IN INDEPENDENT BOOK EVENTS, RENT A SPACE IF YOU WANT TO PUSH YOUR OWN WORK, JUST LIKE I DO.
MY SPACE IS 100% BUSINESS FOR ME. MY ONLY PURPOSES FOR BEING HERE ARE TO MEET MY READERS/ MAKE NEW ONES AND TO NETWORK WITH LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS.
Thanks for understanding...
* In This case I reserve the right to develop a character with an uncanny likeness to you and then kill it off in an undignified manner in my next book.
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