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What I’m Writing Now…


So, the book I’m working on right now because it’s something I know Julian wanted me to write and because, to a certain extent, the book’s hero is based on him and his inventive mind, is a YA novel called SuperNormal. I started this years ago but set it aside because the plotting and world-building seemed daunting. Now, however, nothing…

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My Eulogy for My Son


Our minister read this for me at the Celebration of Life. I wanted to share it here as a further tribute to my beloved son. When Julian was a baby, he was a terrible sleeper. I always read in the parenting books that newborns slept 12 hours a day, but if Julian slept that much, he did most of it…

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Print vs Digital Sales: An Addendum


Today, Hugh Howey provided an update to yesterday’s data by looking at print sales and what impact giving up those sales might have on authors’ bottom lines. (Sorry, I have to link to the information on The Passive Voice because the firewall here won’t let me load Howey’s site directly. Can’t help wondering if my employer is in collusion with…

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The One Thing Every Author Needs to Understand about Goodreads


If there is one thing I think authors could benefit from understanding about Goodreads, it’s the fact that it is first and foremost a book discovery/recommendation engine. That means that its software is constantly evaluating each user’s ratings of books and using that information to display books that are “similar.” But, of course, “similarity” only goes so far, which means…

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Today’s Excerpt from SKIN IN THE GAME


Coming out tomorrow! Available for preorder at: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iBookstore | Kobo “So, at least I finally get to see what I missed the other morning,” Cade murmured. Angie eyed him balefully over the rim of her coffee cup as she took a fortifying swallow. “Well, feel free to leave now that you’ve satisfied your curiosity.”…

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Win a Kindle Paperwhite!


I’m giving away a Kindle Paperwhite to celebrate the release of Skin in the Game. To be eligible to win, you need to sign up for my newsletter and like my Facebook page. You can increase the number of chances to win by also adding Skin in the Game to your Goodreads shelf, tweeting about the contest, and following me…

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