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Recently, I was interviewed for the Simon's Groove podcast and he asked about negative reviews. I gave an answer about how one-star reviews, etc., don't bother me as much as they should. I wished I had more time to elaborate. Simon likely would have been okay with that, but in truth, when the mic is on, I tend to get ahead of myself and not say everything I'd like.

The truth is that bad reviews

Readers of The Night Walk Men will remember Sperro's penchant for untruths and bending a lie until it sounds like it might be true. However, he's not here. I am instead. So I will be honest and straightforward with you when I say this is the new cover artwork for the forthcoming Night Walk Men novel, The Devil's Right Hand.





Also included, for those of you uninitiated into the Night Walk

I first met bestselling author Steena Holmes about two years ago when she and I connected on the web. Since then, she's been a wonderful supporter of my writing. And this year, she published a novel called "Finding Emma" which has one the Indie Excellence Book Award and has become an Amazon bestseller. And guess what? She continues to support my writing and the work of other writers as well!

Ah, here I go again. I said I wouldn't give any writing advice but I have something else I wanted to say about it. Forgive me. It's not that I think I really know how to write. I just tend to do it, on occasion.


You've heard that quote attributed to Hemingway? "Write drunk, edit sober?" It's amusing, sure, but I actually try to use it. Well, at least the first half of it...when I'm working on a

I stumbled across author Anthony Weller's latest book on Amazon by accident. It was recommended through Amazon's suggestion algorithm, likely because I'd been looking at fiction books about life and death. I'd been pondering where my forthcoming book THE DEVIL'S RIGHT HAND might be placed on a virtual book shelf.

Weller's story is intriguing and it presents a wonderful narrative about a hero

I first met author and social media guru, "Rachel in the OC" Thompson early this year when she was part of a group that won the Farthest Reach Award for Book Marketing. I immediately thought, "Wow, she's really crazy. She's fun too. And has a wicked sense of humour. But, manohman, sakes alive, she sure knows how to leverage the power of the web to sell books and create buzz."




Sure enough,

Authors love to create the perfect environment for a reveal. When a reader is genuinely blown away by a development in a book or story we've penned, we grow every shade of excited. We've done our job.







I'm no different and I've been accused of being a terrible tease with the short stories and sample snippets I've doled out. However! Darcia Helle over at A Word Please is a friend, author and

I'm giving away a free, SIGNED softcover of ON THE GATHERING STORM, my best-selling debut novel. Goodreads is being tough on me regarding the rules of their giveaways, but I'll say this to readers of my blog.

If you win and you get it touch with me, I'll make out the signature to anyone you wish!

That's right! A personalized signature. You can ask me to write, "Hey handsome, come here often?"

Many of you will already be familiar with my guest today. Hugh Howey's breakout success came with his indie series Wool which has sold like a bazillion copies and landed him on the New York Times bestseller list. The series has been described as addictive and I can agree with that. Add to that, Mr. Howey is incredibly affable and approachable. He's one of the nicest personalities producing

I shy away from giving writing advice -- here on this blog or anywhere else for that matter. But I have found a component of my writing arsenal that seems to work -- at least for me.




You know that adage that has been circling the last number of years in the financial management world? The advice has been to pay yourself first. You've heard this, right? When you get your paycheck deposited