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Abu Ishaaq al-Madani - Who Did I Have In Mind When I Created This Character? Here's the Answer:

David L. Thompson

Mar 18
2 min

Abu Ishaaq al-Madani - Who Did I Have In Mind When I Created This Character? Here's the Answer:

Abu Ishaaq al-Madani was introduced in Smoke Over Baghdad, the second book in the Caliphate Trilogy. His persona is dark, violent and...

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David L. Thompson

Mar 11
2 min

One More For You To Identify

The last two posts in this series discussed the 'inspiration' behind the character Mustafa Suleyman. In this blog post, I would like to...

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Q&A re. Mustafa Suleyman (Caliphate Trilogy)

David L. Thompson

Mar 5
2 min

Q&A re. Mustafa Suleyman (Caliphate Trilogy)

Last week I spoke about Mustafa Suleyman - one of the main characters in the Caliphate Trilogy. I mentioned that this character's arc...

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Can You Name the Terrorists (or are they Freedom Fighters)?

David L. Thompson

Feb 26
2 min

Can You Name the Terrorists (or are they Freedom Fighters)?

The character in the Caliphate Trilogy which captured the hearts and minds of most women readers has been the main villain, a terrorist...

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David L. Thompson

Feb 17
2 min

Why Make It Complicated...

When I was in my last year of high school, my grade 13 math teacher asked me to go to the blackboard (yes… the boards were black back in...

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David L. Thompson

Oct 18, 2021
1 min

State of Hate

There is a level of anger and hatred in the world today that is hard to explain. I find it very disturbing when I read the vitriolic...

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David L. Thompson

Oct 10, 2021
1 min

What Time Does It Take?

How long does it take to drive from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv? What if you are traveling at 4:00 p.m. on a weekday? For those who drive into...

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David L. Thompson

Oct 2, 2021
1 min

Why Montreal?

If you listened to last week's vlog, then you will know that the prologue to Dark Harvest takes place just outside of a church in...

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David L. Thompson

Sep 26, 2021
1 min

Having A Little Fun With Video

I thought that I would change things up a little bit, so the next few blog entries will be videos of me reading various passages from...

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Finally! The Promised Conclusion To My Interview With a Former FBI Agent!

David L. Thompson

Sep 17, 2021
6 min

Finally! The Promised Conclusion To My Interview With a Former FBI Agent!

I must begin this final installment of my three-part interview with former FBI Agent, Connie, by apologizing to everyone, including...

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David L. Thompson

Jul 4, 2020
5 min

A Promise Made...

As promised, here is the second installment of the three part interview I recently held with an FBI Special Agent named Connie. If you...

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David L. Thompson

Jul 1, 2020
1 min

The FBI: Making the Grade

As most people reading this post will know, my novels Dark Harvest and Smoke Over Baghdad involve the FBI. One of the people reading (and...

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David L. Thompson

Jun 25, 2020
1 min

We Have a Winner!

I recently held a give-away competition on Facebook for a free, first run, signed copy of the final book in the Caliphate trilogy. To...

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David L. Thompson

Apr 30, 2020
2 min

A Big Thumbs Up For Smoke Over Baghdad

Matt Pechey is a super-reviewer on Goodreads, having provided almost 3,500 reviews on that site. Matt has recently reviewed Smoke Over...

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Smoke Over Baghdad - The Challenges Posed by Writing a Sequel

David L. Thompson

Mar 8, 2020
4 min

Smoke Over Baghdad - The Challenges Posed by Writing a Sequel

Writing my first novel (Dark Harvest) was a challenge, but one that I really enjoyed taking on. I loved the experience of creating...

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David L. Thompson

Oct 23, 2019
4 min

FBI Interview Part 1

In an earlier Blog Post entitled "Now THAT's Credibility!" I wrote about a former FBI Special Agent who had read Dark Harvest and left a...

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David L. Thompson

Sep 13, 2019
1 min

Pass The Peanuts

How does one begin to explain the excitement of sitting with a wonderful group of people who love books and who want to talk about mine?...

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David L. Thompson

Aug 18, 2019
2 min

Sold Out!

So, this week we had a book signing event at the Indigo store in the Oshawa Centre. What a fantastic day! My whole family showed up (love...

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David L. Thompson

Aug 11, 2019
2 min

Evolution of a Salesman

One of my earliest entries in this blog was called The Birth of a Salesman and captured what it was like to go and speak to the first...

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David L. Thompson

Jul 10, 2019
1 min

Now THAT's Credibility!

So... you write a story about the FBI. What might give what you've written a little street credibility? How about a review on Amazon.ca...

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