The Official Bryan W. Alaspa Website

OK, I really don’t know how many of you will care about this, but my blog/website is the place that I sometimes go to vent or discuss things. I hope that you can bear with me. Some of you might find it helpful, some of you will find this incredibly self-indulgent. So, Friday, May 10, [...]

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I am going to give away a signed copy of my new book from Schiffer Publishing over on my Facebook page sometime this weekend.  Not sure exactly how, but if you want to try and win a copy, head over there and “like” my page.

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That image is the box I opened today.  It arrived via UPS on my front porch.  I don’t care how much of a big deal writer you are, there is nothing cooler than getting those first complimentary copies of your book from the publisher.  I still get a thrill and a chill down the spine. [...]

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I have had a conversation a time or two about why I have decided to continue writing both fiction and non-fiction. To be honest, it is something that I have struggled with before, as well. There are a few reasons. The first is that my first opportunity to work with a publisher and get a [...]

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Also a reminder, if you are interested in non-fiction and true crime, strange tales, Chicago history or unsolved mysteries – well, I have a book coming out soon that has all of that.  It is available in print only from Schiffer Publishing. The Amazon entry says that it is due out in July, but I [...]

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I have so many things going on behind the scenes here.  I know, I have been promising you a new novel and my first YA novel – SAPPHIRE.  It’s coming, I promise! I have been told by the cover artist, Stephen Bryant, that he has something coming for me soon.  I am assuming this is [...]

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Last year I published a book about a plane that was blown out of the air back in the 30s and crashed near Chicago – near Chesterton, Indiana.  The book is called Sabotage: A Chronicle of the Chesterton Crash.  It has sold very well, and the people of Indiana seem particularly interested.  Anyway … I [...]

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Scott Norman is an interesting fellow.  I first met him the very first day of my freshman year at Webster University.  To say he is a mountain of a man is not quite enough to describe how big he is.  And it is not just that he is a tall man, but his personality is [...]

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You can pre-order my new book from Schiffer Publishing, due out in 2013.  Although, if you click on this link below, it says it will be published in July of 2013, the publisher has told me that it will be out in the Spring. It’s a collection of bizarre stories, mysteries, and strange things that [...]

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Hello everyone, Just thought I would send a quick reminder that there are, currently, two places you can actually visit in person and pick up a copy, in print, of my true crime/historical book “Sabotage: A Chronicle of the Chesterton Crash.” Since this book has been self-published, I have to take up precious space here [...]

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