If you subscribed to my newsletter and didn’t get it last week, check your spam folder. And really, think about that. I’m going to your spam folder? Really? Really??? Anyway… I gave a very limited number of newsletter subscribers the chance to be first in line to give beta feedback on my paranormal thriller, An […]
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Author Profile: Kaye Lynne Booth
Occasionally on the blog we will talk with one of our author friends, gaining valuable insights into their behind the scene world. Today we meet with Kaye Lynne Booth, a freelance writer, editor, and novelist. Poetry, short fiction, and children’s books are all in her wheel house, as well as literary and gardening articles. […]
As readers of this blog, you get valuable access to upcoming stories! Here are the first two chapters of my paranormal thriller An Angel On Her Shoulder (and about that cover mock up… I think the eyes are gonna go). SYNOPSIS: A series of unexplainable tragedies surround a family and their young daughter as […]
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It happens all the time. People read a crappy?novel and think, hey, I can do better than that. A fraction of those people have an idea for a?plot that potential readers might find interesting—if it’s raining. And a Tuesday. Because people love reading on Tuesdays, especially if it’s less…
“@#$%^&*!!” Yep, that’s it. What’s your favorite swear word? (You can write it with asterisks in the middle if you need to.) Well, that’s not quite all… I also wanna know what word you hate most in the English language. Could be the same word, I guess. List them in the comments below and be […]
What Do YOU Think?
I’m interested in getting your thoughts about stuff I see and hear, quotes I read, stuff that passes as knowledge – and starting an authorey conversation. I always thought it just mean to be a radical. Woo! Party! Get drunk and write, you radical party guy! No, it means write with abandon and then edit […]
A friend of mine recently wrote a post about staying motivated. She is what she referred to as an “aspiring” author. Personally, I consider her very good author; she’s just not published yet. Quitting: The Lesson of Murden’s Lawn When my wife and I first got married, to save up money for a house we […]
your humble host Occasionally on the blog we will talk with one of our author friends, gaining valuable insights into their behind the scene world. Today we meet again with the AMAZING T. A. Henry, a terrific writer with sinister deep, dark secrets we, the writing world, simple need to know. Probably. (T. A. has braved […]
What Makes Something Funny?
I have written a dozen bestselling funny books, and I love watching and learning techniques from great comedians. I know funny. What makes something FUNNY? Simple. But first I have to tell people about our writing contest because time is almost up and when they read this post later they’ll be pissed. Waaaah, I missed […]
Help me pick some ads!
This should only take a minute. It’s the big launch weekend for my newest book, Poggibonsi, an Italian misadventure, so I’m making some ads. Fun stuff, right? Well, you need to learn this too, so pay attention. Please scroll through these mock-ups and tell me if any strike your fancy. You can buy Poggi this […]