The Series You’re Not Reading
Have you heard of Hart Johnson’s serial A Shot in the Light? I didn’t think so. And I also think that’s a damn shame. You all already know that I tend to read out of genre. A reminder of why—you … Continued
We Interrupt Our Regularly Scheduled Program
Wow. I and the rest of the indie publishing community are still reeling from this latest scandal, although I’m sure it’s not just the indie publishing community. If you haven’t heard about the latest whisperings of plagiarism in the romance … Continued
Open Mouth, Insert Foot
Readers who have been “with me” for a long time know that I have a steadfast rule—I rarely read in my genre, and I don’t for lots of reasons. The biggest reason is that I don’t want to sound like … Continued
A Sincere Thanks
What a weird weekend it was in the world of writing. I was consumed with one author pulling her book off the shelves indefinitely, but then a fellow author alerted me to yet another author doing her best to decimate … Continued
All Apologies
As you all know by now, my latest novel Bullet “went live” on February 18. It was in the top 100 on Amazon’s U.S. Paid for Kindle charts for over five days (and it’s still in the top 200), and … Continued
From the Mouths of Babes
My highly anticipated next rock star book, Bullet, is going to include a foreword. I’ve never done that before, but there’s a reason for it. I wanted to share a little history of the book with my readers. But I’m … Continued
Vanilla or Chocolate (or Strawberry…)?
I need to stop reading reviews of my work. Those of you who are on my Facebook page already know I’ve said this. And I mean it! When I first started out, I read reviews for a couple of reasons. … Continued
The End of Summer
Summer is finally drawing to a close. It’s always a bittersweet time for me. In the summer, I have fewer responsibilities than during the rest of the school year. Yes, I still teach, but it’s more laid back and there … Continued
Future Projects
One cool thing about my website is I can see the terms people used when searching to find my blog. And three particular searches keep coming up (aside from the usual ones), and those are about future books, ones that … Continued
Feel Free to Disregard This Little Rant…I Just Have to Say It!
Originally posted on July 5, 2012 Those of you who read my blog/website on a fairly regular basis know that I don’t like to criticize writers publicly. That is, I might dislike a book and I might speak of it … Continued
