Choose your weapon
In Lying in Judgment, my first novel, the murderer uses a tire iron to end the victim’s life. In The Mountain Man’s Dog, the would-be murderers use arson and poison. In The Mountain Man’s Bride, the killer uses a gun.…
Gary Corbin
Gary is a novelist, actor, and playwright in Camas, WA, a suburb of Portland, OR. In addition to his 11 novels, his shorter creative and journalistic work has been published in BrainstormNW, the Portland Tribune, The Oregonian, and Global Envision, among others.
Gary earned his B.A. in Political Science and Economics at Louisiana State University (Geaux Tigers!) and his Ph.D. at Indiana University (Go Hoosiers!), writing his dissertation on the politics of acid rain (1988). He worked on farms, construction, and in food service jobs to earn his way through, so he knows the meaning of hard work. He interned with Argonne National Laboratory on assignment in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Analysis before joining the consulting firm of Applied Management Sciences in Silver Spring, MD. He moved to Highland Technologies, Inc., specialists in document image management systems, managing projects and developing Oracle database systems before moving to Portland to work for the City of Portland. After twelve years with the City, he founded Gary Corbin Writing.
Gary is a member of PDX Playwrights, the Portland Area Theater Alliance, the Willamette Writers Group and the North Bank Writers Workshop, and participates in workshops and conferences in the Portland, Oregon area.
A homebrewer as well as a maker of wine, mead, cider, and soft drink, Gary is a member of the Oregon Brew Crew and a BJCP National Beer Judge. He loves to ski, cook, and garden, and hopes someday to train his dogs to obey.
Fictionalizing reality
My novels, Lying in Judgment, The Mountain Man’s Dog, and the future works in progress, are fiction. Nothing in them are true… sort of. Same for my plays. Wait, what? “Sort of?” Yeeeahhhh. Fiction imitates life. And in some cases…
Lying in Judgment Questions for Book Clubs
Characters What do you think of Peter? Do you think of him as a murderer? 1a. (Spoiler alert) Did the ending alter your opinion of this? Which of the jurors did you like? Which did you dislike? In each case,…
Try (this) before you buy
Want a FREE copy of Lying in Judgment on your Kindle? You could WIN a copy by liking my author page on Amazon! Just Follow my Author Page and you could be one of five lucky people who win a…
Finished reading Lying in Judgment? Here’s five things to do immediately
So, you’ve finished reading Lying in Judgment (and loved it, right?), and so you’re wondering: What now? Here’s five things you should do right away. At least some of them – a few of these are mutually exclusive. 1. Post…
Book signings and events
Upcoming events Annie Bloom’s Books 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219 (503) 246-0053 June 16, 7 PM Featuring the release of The Mountain Man’s Dog Jan’s Paperbacks 18095 Sw Tualatin Valley Hwy, Aloha, OR July 23, 1-4 p.m.With David…
Local Booksellers with copies of Lying in Judgment
Broadway Books 1714 NE Broadway, Portland 503-284-172 Another Read Through 3932 N. Mississippi Ave, Portland 503-208-2729 Vintage Books 6613 E Mill Plain Blvd.,Vancouver, WA 98661 360-694-9519 More soon!
Upcoming book reading/signing events
Now that Lying in Judgment has been officially released – and we’ve reached the amazing 100+ point on book sales in under a week since the official release date of March 5 – it’s time to start thinking about putting…
Leaderboard for Lying in Judgment Quiz
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Does Genre Dictate Format?
Recently a friend asked me why I tend to write comedies as plays, and crime drama as novels. There are three interdependent reasons: My development as a writer The fit of form the the fiction Markets My Evolution as a…
Lying in Judgment (novel) coming to life!
It’s coming. The Novel. After ten years of outlining, writing, critiquing, rewriting (even, once, as a play), workshopping, pitching, revising, editing, querying, and waiting for a dying industry (traditional publishing) to embrace my creation, it is coming to life. Lying…
The Odd Couple at Love St. Playhouse
Neil Simon’s classic comedy, “The Odd Couple,” opens as a group of the guys assembles for cards in the apartment of divorced Oscar Madison. And if the mess is any indication, it’s no wonder that his wife left him. Late to…
How to be a better person in 2016
I really want to be a better person in 2016. Well, anyway, I want to try. For the year, anyway. If it doesn’t work out, I can always revert to being my old asshole self in 2017. To that end,…
Fertile Ground Plays, Passes, and Programs
It is officially Fertile Ground season. The 2016 Fertile Ground Festival of New Works programs come out today, and will be available at area theaters and other outlets in coming weeks. Passes are on sale at Box Office Tickets. If…
Why I Write
This short selfie video for The Cantilever Project gives you a look under the hood on what keeps my writing engine going.
Family Hardware: Photo Preview
Director Dorinda Toner led a full-cast workshop of Family Hardware, which will enjoy three performances at the Fertile Ground Festival of New Works on January 24, 29, and 31, 2016 at Hipbone Studios. We met at Renegade’s Paradise in Rockaway…