When I signed my contract to write The Hand of God, the biggest issue for me was I was a former mailman who could not spell, not an English major who wanted to do this their whole life. I made a lot of rookie mistakes, until someone ( I don't remember who) suggested I not …
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I came to the world of novel writing with no background in the process. I wasn't an English major. My degrees are in computer science and I was working as a letter carrier for the US Postal Service. Nothing that screams "novelist". There were many things I wish I knew before I began writing The …
Ten years ago today, The Hand of God was released by Hydra Publications and my life was forever changed. The first book in the Victor McCain thrillers hit #1 on Amazon and thankfully readers asked for more. Ten years ago I went from and unpublished author to published and now I own a publishing company, …
I have decided to start a series of videos discussing the world of the Victor McCain thrillers and first up is my stop by The Raven Irish Pub, formerly Molly Malone's in St. Matthews, to talk to Brendan McCartan, the owner. We discuss the change from Molly's to the Raven during a pandemic, the wonderful …
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This past weekend a table read for The Hand of God movie took place in Duluth, Georgia at the home of Brad Heiner, one of the producers of the movie. Mandy Fason, my other producing partner made all of the arrangements. A wonderfully talented group of actors gave generously of their time to help bring …
When I was a kid I could not tell you a thing about Stan Lee. His creations, on the other hand, I knew well: Spider-man, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four and many many more. Stan Lee gave the world the gift of his imagination and it's hard to find someone who is not familiar with …
I'm excited to announce The Hand of God, the first book in the Victor McCain thrillers, has been optioned for a major motion picture. I will be partnering with Brad Heiner and Mandy Fason in a new production company to bring the movie to a theater near you. The movie will be filmed mainly in …
What do you get when you combine an award-winning author and three best selling novels into one collection, then throw slash the price for the holidays? You get The Victor McCain Collection by Tony Acree for only $3.99. The Victor McCain Collection features the first three novels in the best-selling Victor McCain thriller series: The Hand of God, The Watchers and The Speaker. Readers …
Day one of the Cincy Comic Expo is in the books and we had a great time. Today was Brick with Jim Gillen, Stuart Thaman and Josiah Davis. Taking place at the Duke energy center in Cincinnati Ohio come out we will be here all weekend. And of course there are cosplay pictures.
I will take part in an AMA on Reddit.com from 11 a.m. until they run me off tonight. I will answer any and all questions on publishing, writing, why Spider-man is the greatest superhero of all time and anything else you can think of. It's why they call it Ask Me Anything. I mean it. …
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