Josephine Damian
"Josephine Damian - Writer of Hard Boiled Crime Short Stories/Thrillers/Book Reviews"

Female
39 years old
Sarasota, Florida
United States



Last Login: 7/5/2008
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    Josephine Damian's Interests
GeneralWriting, reading, chess, and attending murder trials. I also collect old typewriters, art deco pocket watches, and antique inkwells.
MusicU2/ Miles Davis/ Jill Scott/ Sade/ Indigo Girls/ Steely Dan/ David Bowie/ Cat Stevens/ Joni Mitchell/ Chicago/ Peter Frampton/ Bruce Springsteen/ Fleetwood Mac/ Boz Scaggs/ Prince/ Diana Krall/ Eva Cassidy/ Dave Matthews/ Inconito/Maysa/ Beyonce/ Jamie Cullum/ John Mayer/ Kelly Clarkson/ Daughtry/ Mozart
MoviesThe Third Man/ Laura/ Doctor Zhivago/ The Age of Innocence/ Amadeus/ Raging Bull/ The Apostle/ Eve's Bayou/ 25th Hour/ House of Flying Daggers/ Fight Club/ Gloria (original version)/ Before Sunrise/Before Sunset/ Garden State/ Harold and Maude
TelevisionWire in the Blood - BBC/ The First 48/ Life/ The Closer/ House/ Homicide: Life on the Street
BooksAtonement - Ian McEwan/ Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro/ The Professor's House - Willa Cather/ Turn, Magic Wheel - Dawn Powell/ Under the Net - Iris Murdoch/ Loitering with Intent - Murial Spark/ The Deptford Trilogy - Robertson Davies/ A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving/ Gift from the Sea - Anne Morrow Lindbergh Cold Mountain - Charles Frazier/ Lying Awake - Mark Salzman/ The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins/ The Wings of the Wind - Ronald Hardy/ The Alienist - Caleb Carr/ Shutter Island - Dennis Lehane/ Atticus: A Novel - Ron Hansen/ The Club Dumas - Arturo Perez-Reverte/ The Grand Complication - Allen Kurzwell/ Manhattan Nocturne - Colin Harrison/ Kill Me First - Kate Morganroth (I dare you to put this one down)/ Smilla's Sense of Snow - Peter Hoeg/ Loitering with Intent - Murial Spark/ Turn Magic Wheel - Dawn Powell/ Lying Awake - Mark Salzman/ Blood Meridian - Cormac McCarthy/ The Music Lesson - Katherine Weber/ Light of Falling Stars - J. Robert Lennon/ Harbor - Lorraine Adams/ The Book of Salt - Monique Truong/ Embers - Sandor Marai/ Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress - Dai Sijie/ The Confessions of Max Tivoli - Andrew Sean Greer/ Girl in Hyacinth Blue - Susan Vreeland
HeroesRosa Parks, Nelson Mandela, Bono, Anne Morrow Lindbergh

     Josephine Damian's Details
Status:Single
Here for:Networking, Friends
Hometown:Westchester County, NY
Zodiac Sign:Scorpio
Education:Grad / professional school
Occupation:writer/grad school student

   Josephine Damian's Networking
Publishing - Writer - Novelist
I write novels, screenplays, short stories, articles and narrative non-fiction. Crime/forensics/thrillers are what I'm focused on now.



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   Josephine Damian's Blurbs
About me:
Josephine Damian * * * * * * * * * * Location: Mentally - On the dark side... Physically - Sunny Florida * * * * * * * * * * Be sure to check out my new book review blog: http://thegriffinreviews.blogspot.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * Writer by night and Criminal Forensics Studies graduate student by day. Thus, in need of caffeine! * * * * * * * * * *My PW page can be viwed here: http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/JosephineDamian.* * * * * * * * * A STUDY IN FEAR * * * * * * * * * * When a criminal profiler investigates a serial killer's threats against her former lover, she risks revealing her violent past as a war crimes survivor. * * * * * * * * * * * * * I'm writing a psychological suspense thriller and have published noir and hard-boiled short fiction. As if that didn't keep me hopping, I'm also a graduate student currently writing a thesis on the neuro-biological basis of criminal behavior and in December 2008 I'll earn a master's degree in Criminal Forensics Studies: Behavioral Analysis. My previous employment includes working at the medical examiner’s office where my primary responsibility was to cook the corpse. In April 2008, my short story PENNIES FROM HEAVEN appeared in "Out of the Gutter Magazine." In 2007, SAFE IN THE HOUSE appeared in Thug Works * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit Josie D. in the blogosphere at http://josephinedamian.blogspot.com/
Who I'd like to meet:
Fellow scribes! Agents, publishers and booksellers!* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BOOK REVIEW UPDATE: Since I'm in graduate school the time I have for extra curricular reading is limited. I can hopefully manage 1-2 reviews a month. PLEASE do not send me a message asking me to review your book. The best way to get my attention is to "friend me"; I will check out your book - if it interests me AND I have time to read it relatively soon (as opposed to long after your next book comes out), I will. There are dozens of books I’d like to read and review each month, but I'm afraid my schedule right now won’t allow it.* * * * * * * * * *

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Josephine Damian has 547 friends.
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 Maria 


 Chris Pimental, Writer 


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 Big Daddy Thug 


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 Anne Frasier 


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 Lisa Scottoline 


 Your First Novel 


 Crimespree Magazine 


 Jennifer Jackson 


 Christa Faust 


 Sara Ryan 


 Josh 


 Tom Piccirilli - Horror Suspense Author 


 Barry Eisler 


 MJ 


 J.D. Rhoades 


 Kealan Patrick Burke 


 L. A. Powell 


 All Write Already!!! 


 Lisa Unger 


 Harry Shannon 


 Literatti 


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 Rick R. Reed 


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 E.A. Cook- Author 


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 David Liss 


 Russ Heitz - Suspense Writer 


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Josephine Damian's Friends Comments
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Chris Pimental, Writer





Jun 27 2008 1:27 PM

Hey, Josephine. Thanks for showing the love. As always, you are a class act killer, right to the end.

Send me something to set up a link for the other site and I'd be honored to put it up.

Your friend,

Chris
Fran Friel - Writer





Jun 16 2008 9:53 AM

Hello, Josephine! Thank you so much for the wonderful birthday wish. It made me smile!

Many Hugs,
Fran

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LM Ross





Jun 13 2008 8:15 AM

Hello Josephine,

Thanks for finding me you & sending a request my way. As a fellow novelist, I wish you all the best & every success & Blessing with your current book. To me, you're already a success simply because you created something new that wasn't here before, and you've contributed to the world of literature.



Snatch JOY!

One.

Lin
joseph





Jun 12 2008 3:22 PM

Hey thanks for the add!
BRUEN & STARR





Jun 12 2008 6:13 PM

Hey, thank you for finding us. Love your site.
Ken & Jason
Travis Erwin





Jun 8 2008 8:16 AM

I haven't said so on my blog but Booty is done! Mostly. Still have a few rough spots I am tweaking and I have been pulling out my hair working on the query letter, but despite these things I feel oddly and probably falsely confident that this will be the one to land me an agent and a book deal. I don't want to sound like a pompous conceited ass, but I'm really excited. Thanks for asking.

This is a busy week for me since our local writers conference is this week. I am hosting Bob Mayer so I'll have things to share next week on the blog.

How's the hiatus going? Getting lots of writing done? I hope so.
D. H. Dublin, a.k.a. Jon McGoran





Jun 2 2008 6:16 PM

Just wanted to give you a heads up that my latest forensic crime thriller, Freezer Burn, is coming out June 3 ...that's tomorrow! It’s available for preorder on Amazon right now! I'll be doing a bunch of events in and around Philadelphia. For details, see my profile.
Thanks for the friendship!

Writing as D. H. Dublin, Jon McGoran is author of Blood Poison and Body Trace from Penguin Books.
Look for Freezer Burn, in bookstores everywhere, June 3, 2008.
Anthony Neil Smith





May 25 2008 9:38 PM

My pleasure. Enjoyed the story in OOTG (enjoyed as in "cringed right along", which is good for the stuff we do, right?).
Barry Eisler





May 14 2008 4:03 PM

Hey Josephine, thanks for letting me know -- Nat's a terrific agent and congratulations to Stuart, too.

All the best and Go Obama!

:)
Barry
TONY





May 14 2008 10:48 AM

Welcome to May. I trust last month was good for you. It sure is getting hot here.
Any big vacation plans for the summer? Have a great one!
Interior Designer & Horror Writer





May 2 2008 11:22 PM

Hi Josephine,

Long time no talk, been really busy with my work.

Hows things with you?

Michelle
Carbuncle





Apr 26 2008 9:22 PM

Hey there. Thanks for the add. You have been chosen as Carbuncle’s friend because you (check applicable description): ____ have great taste, _____ are a beautiful monkey, ____ do not cause bloody stools, _____ have been amorous with a piece of furniture, ____ have a goofy nickname (please specify),_____ are afraid of clowns, ____ own a stuffed squirrel, or, ______ other (please describe).


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Lisa Unger





Apr 25 2008 4:11 AM

Thanks so much for your birthday wish! And I hope that things are going great for you as well.
Maria





Apr 24 2008 7:03 PM

Oh heck, do you honestly think I have 40 friends? I think I had to borrow most of the ones on my list now.
LOL!
Annette Blair





Apr 24 2008 4:45 PM

Josephine,
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Maria





Apr 23 2008 5:07 PM

Hey, I did it! I managed to change my top friends, and as promised I put you at the tippy top. (I feel so empowered!) LOL

You're on top of the world, Josi!
Michael Laimo - Horror Author





Apr 13 2008 6:38 AM

Hi--just wanted to stop by, say hello, and let you know that my new novel, FIRES RISING, is NOW AVAILABLE. Hope you'll look out for it!


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FIRES RISING – IN STORES MARCH 2008

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Apr 11 2008 6:22 PM

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