Executive Severance

Reviews “Executive Severance, a laugh out loud comic mystery novel, epitomizes our current cultural moment in that it is born from the juxtaposition of authorial invention and technological communication innovation. Hold the phone; exalt in the mystery—engage with Blechman’s story which signals the inception of a new literary art form.” – Marleen S. Barr, author of Envisioning the Future: Science Fiction and the Next Millennium “A He Dunit. It’s got everything: narrative drive, mystery, comedy, thrills, tension, laughs. Blechman is on to something, a genre as important to literature as the invention of haiku in rhyme…” – Marvin Kitman, famous critic “A delightful ‘twitstery’ – a mystery written in real time Tweets – that is compelling, entertaining, and shows off what can be done in the 140-character form with style and mastery. Poe would have been proud of the new form Blechman has given to the mystery story.“
- Paul Levinson, author of New New Media and The Plot to Save Socrates “Embracing the challenges found in publishing via the medium Twitter, Bob Blechman’s super silly story Executive Severance is stuffed with punny dialogue, clever character conditions, and a total lack of adherence to the old “rules” of storytelling.” – Michelle Anderson, ?mediaChick, author of The Miracle in July – a digital love story Reviews “Executive Severance, a laugh out loud comic mystery novel, epitomizes our current cultural moment in that it is born from the juxtaposition of authorial invention and technological communication innovation. Hold the phone; exalt in the mystery—engage with Blechman’s story which signals the inception of a new literary art form.” – Marleen S. Barr, author of Envisioning the Future: Science Fiction and the Next Millennium “A He Dunit. It’s got everything: narrative drive, mystery, comedy, thrills, tension, laughs. Blechman is on to something, a genre as important to literature as the invention of haiku in rhyme…“
- Marvin Kitman, famous critic “A delightful ‘twitstery’ – a mystery written in real time Tweets – that is compelling, entertaining, and shows off what can be done in the 140-character form with style and mastery. Poe would have been proud of the new form Blechman has given to the mystery story.” – Paul Levinson, author of New New Media and The Plot to Save Socrates “Embracing the challenges found in publishing via the medium Twitter, Bob Blechman’s super silly story Executive Severance is stuffed with punny dialogue, clever character conditions, and a total lack of adherence to the old “rules” of storytelling.” – Michelle Anderson, a’ mediaChick, author of The Miracle in July – a digital love story