Labor Day denotes a very special anniversary as I became a full time writer on Labor Day. This was more by circumstance than design, but it’s a cool slice of happenstance. So as of today, I have been a full time writer […]
Publishers Weekly interviewed me for a piece about “Indie” and “Hybrid” crime writers. Sadly, not everything we discussed made it to the piece but I did make the cover. 😀
I’m still on broken wrist hiatus, but fellow author and all round nice person, Alan McDermott, put me in the interview chair just before the accident, so please check it out here. And while you’re at it, check out one of Alan’s […]
No regular piece because I’ve been playing away from home. Fellow author and all round nice person, Jennifer Jaynes, put me in the interview chair recently about my writing life, so please check it out here. And while you’re at it, check […]
Going back to the UK hasn’t been easy for me in the past. Each visit has been a tough reminder that the country had moved on without me. I found myself homesick for a time and place that no longer existed. So […]
A friend sent me this cartoon a few weeks ago and it made me laugh, but it burned a little bit too. Exposure is the E-word of the writing world. “We pay in exposure” is an all too familiar phrase that’s always […]
Last week, J K Rowling posted a couple of rejection letters from publishers in the UK who passed on the books she’s writing under her Robert Galbraith pen name. She released the rejection letters to encourage writers not to give up on […]
Ah, the air smells fresher. Colors are more vibrant. Everything is good with the world and I am happy. The reason for my good spirits is that I completed my next book, DECEPTIVE PRACTICES . It’s been quite a job writing a […]
Being an author used to mean living in the dark times. It could take almost a year before I saw a sales statement for a particular book. But thanks to improved technology, I know how many books I’m selling in real time […]
Batman has robin. George has Lenny. Laurel has Hardy. Arm has Hammer. And I have Julie. Julie is my sidekick. Like Snoop Dogg says, “Everyone needs a sidekick.” Thanks for the wisdom, Snoop. When I say sidekick, it may sound like I’m […]