Teddy Hayes, Mystery Writer and Mentor of Legendary Producer Melvin Van Peebles, Feature Interview In The Book Lover's Haven

This month mystery writer Teddy Hayes, author of the Devil Barnett detective books, will be featured in the international literary periodical, The Book Lover’s Haven (www.chistell.com). In addition to authoring the Devil Barnett detective books, Teddy Hayes has written and produced the 90-minute independent feature film, “Her Name Was Amy Tillman”.

(PRWEB) October 18, 2005 -- This month mystery writer Teddy Hayes, author of the Devil Barnett detective books, will be featured in the international literary periodical, The Book Lover’s Haven (www.chistell.com). In addition to authoring the Devil Barnett detective books, Teddy Hayes has written and produced the 90-minute independent feature film, “Her Name Was Amy Tillman”. A multi-talented writer, Teddy is the author of the plays: I Remember Marvin (about the musical life of Marvin Gaye), Breakaway Angel (a touching gospel musical comedy), and The Baskerville Beast (a stage musical based on Sherlock’s Holmes’ stories The Hound of the Baskervilles. In addition, Teddy is the editor and co-publisher of the leading crime based magazine in the U.K. – Sherlock Magazine.

Having learned much of his movie producing craft under the tutelage of legendary movie producer, Melvin Van Peebles, father of internationally renowned actor, Mario Van Peebles, star of the recently released Carlito’s Way: Rise to Power, Crown Heights, Jaws and New Jack City. Teddy shares special insights he has learned during his career with readers of The Book Lover’s Haven (www.chistell.com).

The Book Lover’s Haven is a monthly literary periodical started five years ago by writer Denise Turney, author of the books Portia, Love Has Many Faces and Spiral. About The Book Lover’s Haven, Turney states, “I started the Book Lover’s Haven to provide global readers and writers serious about the craft a place to gain firsthand advice from new, seasoned and established novelists, journalists, screenplay writers, non-fiction writers and poets on specific ways they can strengthen and advance their careers. Some of the topics we cover include finding the time to write while raising a family, valuing your work, connecting with editors and publishers and increasing book sales. Writers featured in The Book Lover’s Haven include bestselling author Zane, Omar Tyree, Tracy Thompson, Michael McCann, Dan Poytner, Maxine Thompson and Grammy-award nominee, Awiatka.”

Readers and writers interested in reading the Teddy Hayes’ feature may do so by visiting http://www.chistell.com and requesting the latest copy of The Book Lover’s Haven. It is free to subscribe to The Book Lover’s Haven.

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