BREAKING: Michael Keaton cast as Stan Hurley in American Assassin!

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I told you I had a feeling some news was coming from CBS Films, and here it is–Academy Award nominee Michael Keaton has been cast as Stan Hurley in the upcoming Mitch Rapp movie, American Assassin.

Here’s the release from CBS Films:

LOS ANGELES & SANTA MONICA, CA, March 9, 2016 – CBS Films and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) announced that Academy Award®-nominee Michael Keaton (Birdman, Spotlight) will star in the adaptation of Vince Flynn’s massive bestseller AMERICAN ASSASSIN.  Acclaimed filmmaker Michael Cuesta (Kill The Messenger, Homeland, L.I.E.) will direct the thriller from a screenplay by Stephen Schiff (The Americans, Ultimate Rush).  Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers, Deepwater Horizon, Red) and Nick Wechsler (The Road, Magic Mike) are producing the film.

Cold War veteran Stan Hurley (Keaton) would be the most feared training officer in…

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Indie Author Spotlight: ‘The Phoenix Mission’ by L. Sydney Fisher

WOW, Ryan! What a fantastic article on The Phoenix Mission. You nailed it. You brought the story and my work to life with an unprecedented professionalism in book reviews. And I appreciate you. The Phoenix Mission involved an incredible amount of research which I thoroughly enjoyed, but the process was exhausting at times. Thanks again! ~ L. Sydney Fisher

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The wonderful L. Sydney Fisher is definitely an author to watch closely moving forward!

The best thriller authors usually start with a partial truth, then turn their imaginations loose as a way to create the rest of the story. That’s exactly what L. Sydney Fisher has done here, and she’s done it masterfully.

Fisher begins her latest action-packed thriller by detailing a secret program that took place primarily in the 1990s, when the United States army trained special agents thought to have supernatural abilities. Believe it or not, the program, named Stargate, was real.

Not much is known for sure about the real Stargate program, except that it was designed to investigate the potential benefits of using psychics in a military setting. It’s believed to have been established in 1978, and was terminated in 1995 when the CIA deemed the project a failure – claiming it wasn’t useful in any…

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Writer Spotlight

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December 18, 2015

Writer Spotlight: L Sydney Fisher

Name :: L.Sydney Fisher

Your Website or Blog :: http://www.LSydneyFisher.com

I am so happy to have author L Sydney Fisher back for the Winter Writer Spotlight. She has penned two other books that are Amazon, The Haunting of Natalie Bradford and Waking the Dead (book 2 in the Bradford Series books), This author’s stories are inspired by true events and she does a lot of research to imbue her books with authenticity. Referring to herself as the ‘Indiana Jones meets the X-Files” type of writer and a book hoarder, she’s also a history geek and hopeless romantic.In my conversations with her she seems to be very humble and genuine. 

Without further delay Author L Sydney Fisher ~*~

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In the Author’s Words :: Sydney Fisher attended the University of  Mississippi where she earned a B.A. in English.  She earned a Master’s in Education from The University of Missouri.  She developed a love of writing during her childhood years and has continued her love of storytelling through inspiration she derives from research.  She enjoys exploring ancient history, military history, unexplained mysteries, true crime, NASA exploration, and supernatural phenomena.

Content Title :: The Phoenix Mission

So what’s it about? :: Inspired by the U.S. Military’s secret psychic spy program, Stargate.  America has a new weapon. Just remember, in the end and under direct orders of the CIA, this never happened.

With permission I have been allowed to share this copyrighted work with you on my site. Please contact the author through their website before using any of the work seen here.  ©L Sydney Fisher

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Content Sample ::
During the 1990’s, the United States Army trained special agents believed to hold extraordinary or supernatural abilities.  The secret program known as Stargate used a method of psychic spying or remote viewing to see beyond normal human ability.  Remote viewing is a term coined by the military, but is otherwise known as clairvoyance.  Although this program was shut down in November, 1995 after a CIA investigation deemed it non-contributory to the military, I believe the project was worth the research, but our probability of harnessing the power behind telekinesis was too far into the future for our current understanding.

What’s on the Horizon? :: More episodes of The Phoenix Series coming Spring, 2016.

And back by popular demand, more of the South’s haunted past.  Coming Fall, 2016.

Where can readers purchase your books or content? :: 

http://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Mission-L-Sydney-Fisher/dp/1519337248/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449968075&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Phoenix+Mission

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From Amazon::

Explore the fascinating paranormal research once conducted through the U.S. Military’s top secret program and get to know Sergeant Major Seth Phoenix. Within these pages, you will find historical fiction traced with a little science fiction and a dose of reality. You choose what’s real and what isn’t as you meet some of the characters who actually lived during the Stargate Program’s operation. Just remember, in the end and under direct orders of the CIA…this never happened.

Your favorite author (s)? :: Too many to list!

Any tips for aspiring writers? :: Study the craft of writing and become the best you can be.  Remain dedicated and loyal even in the face of opposition and naysayers.

You can find more by this author on any of these sites :: Amazon/Kindle

Check out author L Sydney Fisher’s previous writer spotlight appearance on *)She Reads(*

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