The Enemy Within (Daughters of the People, Book 3) will be doing a tour of the Internet over the next month. I Heart Reading is hosting the starter day party. You can find an excerpt (different from the ones posted here) and an author interview on Passionate Encounters. I’ll have more links to interviews, reviews, and excerpts as the…Continue reading News Roundup
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Upcoming Blog Tour: The Enemy Within
A couple of months ago, I contacted Enchanted Book Promotions, who have since organized a blog tour for The Enemy Within (Daughters of the People, Book 3). This is my first blog tour, so I really have no idea what to expect. I’m pretty excited about it, though. Who wouldn’t be? The tour will run from 10 October…Continue reading Upcoming Blog Tour: The Enemy Within
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Fellow indy author Carol Davis recently issued a call for guest bloggers to write on the theme of family. She accepted my offer to help. The result was, “On the Nature of Family.” Drop by, say hello to Carol, and enjoy her blog. Don’t forget to check out her books, which look awesome! *** The…Continue reading News Roundup
Now Available: The Enemy Within (Daughters of the People, Book 3)
Today is the day! The Enemy Within (Daughters of the People, Book 3) is now available for purchase as an e-book through Amazon.com. The print edition is available through Amazon and CreateSpace, and should be available soon through Barnes & Noble. I had so much fun working on Bobby and Indigo’s story. If you’ve missed some of my on-going discussions, visit the…Continue reading Now Available: The Enemy Within (Daughters of the People, Book 3)
Say Yes: Writing about a Single Mom
I received a present in my inbox this afternoon. L.J. Anderson, the wonderful designer behind the covers for my Daughters of the People Series, sent me the preliminary print cover for Say Yes, which will be released hopefully in the first half of next year. Isn’t it gorgeous? Makes me want to go to the beach,…Continue reading Say Yes: Writing about a Single Mom
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If you’ve been poking around the website and noticed a few buy links gone missing, be warned that I’m currently removing most of my titles from other outlets and concentrating them at Amazon, at least for a while. At the moment, I have thirteen titles published under two names (not counting non-fiction). By the end…Continue reading News Roundup
Richard Writes Romance
Richard, who is my all-around good guy and occasional editor, keeps talking smack about writing a romance. He’s all, well, if I were writing this, I’d say… Or, my personal favorite, he’ll start his version of my stories with, Sven came in flush from his tennis lesson. Tonight, after hearing for the umpteenth time how he would…Continue reading Richard Writes Romance
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I give a lot of thought to the stories I write and how and when I present them. For the past few weeks (until about a week ago), I’ve been working on plotting, researching, and beginning “Second Chance Christmas,” which I was supposed to release around Thanksgiving. This one is simply not gelling, which means…Continue reading News Roundup
Excerpt from The Enemy Within
Here’s an excerpt from the soon-to-be-released title, The Enemy Within (Daughters of the People, Book 3), featuring Bobby Upton, son of Rebecca the Blade, and Indigo Dupree. I’ve already placed the first scene of this story on the book’s page. To prolong the suspense for those who want to wait for the book’s release on 3 October,…Continue reading Excerpt from The Enemy Within
Evolution of a Cover
As part of my ever-expanding attempt to grow as an author and learn about the book industry, I am constantly reading, absorbing lessons from other writers, studying my own tactics and reformulating them, and, yes, re-thinking the stories I write and how I’ve presented them, including the covers. For example, does a particular cover accurately…Continue reading Evolution of a Cover