Order Illegally Wedded and Get a Bonus Billionaire Novel
Illegally Wedded debuts today! He needs a promotion. She needs to stay in the country. Piper Quinn has a great thing going. She’s young, talented, and the sole chef at Du Jour, San Antonio’s hottest lunch bistro. She and her business partner just have to stay open one year to be eligible for the coveted […]
How to Handle Bad Reviews (Video)
Everybody who does anything creative and has the courage to put their work out for public consumption will get a bad review now and then. I talk about how to handle it in this video interview with CJ Anaya. CJ has an amazing array of videos on self-publishing. If you’ve even been interested in trying self-pub, […]
Courage and Criticism and Creativity: Some Thoughts
My kids were watching Ratatouille a few days ago, and I caught the very end where Anton Ego, the food critic, gives his monologue reviewing the restaurant. A portion of it struck me, especially in light of what happened with a friend of mine today, a creative–though not a writer–as she received some stinging criticism […]
Huge Thanks to ARC Reviewers
A big shout-out of thanks to my wonderful review crew. Wills & Trust launches on Monday, July 31, and with the help of all these amazing reviewers, it’s on track to get a strong launch on the charts, and thereby to reach more readers. I really do have encouraging friends and incredibly supportive readers. A virtual hug […]
Hot & Ready (to review)
Meanwhile, here in sunny, sunny, sunny Arizona, the sun is trying to kill us. So is lightning. A lightning strike 20 days ago has burned about something like 70 square miles on the mountain that dominates our valley’s landscape, our one respite from the annual blast oven of summer that runs from April through early November. It stinks. […]
Books on SALE SALE SALE!
I love a good bargain. Don’t you? Here’s one. BIG IN JAPAN is only $1.99 right now for Kindle. That’s, what? Like 80% off? I LOVE 80% off. It’s the cheapest my publisher has ever listed it, I think. Just get it. It’s less than the $2 that demonic newspaper delivery kid fought for in […]
Giveaway Time!
Lucky you, all you Irish folk and non-Irish folk, it’s giveaway time! Just for St. Patrick’s Day week only, I’m giving away three copies of my latest book ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE (LEGALLY IN LOVE BOOK #1). Hooray, right? How do you enter? Easy. Three things. 1) If you haven’t already, “Like” my author page on Facebook. […]
New Cover for Big in Japan: Buck Cooper Revealed!
Okay! After 2 1/2 years of hiding behind the red and white cover, Buck Cooper is at last on view for all the world to see! Is this how you pictured him? I tell you what, this is so much more how I pictured the cover originally. It makes me snicker just thinking about it. […]
The Woes of a Published Writer
It’s been a week slammed with conversations that all had the same theme: traditionally published writers feeling disenchanted with the marketing efforts of their publishers. I’m sure this is an age-old complaint. “My book isn’t selling. The publisher won’t promote it.” Meanwhile, the publisher is probably thinking, “This book isn’t selling well. The author didn’t […]
Saints and Sinners: Author Interview
Hi, friends. If you’re a neighbor of mine and you love books set in places you know very well, you’re in for a treat today. Virgil Alexander has written a second book set in the Gila Valley of Arizona. He’s a history buff, and this bit of desert is one of the great loves of […]
