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How “Free” Got Me $2,202.29 From Amazon

Right. That sounds like the subject line in a spam an email. But for me it’s both an epiphany and money in the bank. And the proof that — so far — Amazon has treated me far, far better than traditional publisher when it comes to payments and promotion. HOW DID FREE GET ME 2.2k+? […]

How Traditional Publishers SUCK On eBooks

  I’ve been working hard on new edits for my two Amazon bestsellers, Die By Wire and Perfect Killer (and a new cover for PK … preview it here.). But I got an email last night pointing out just how badly traditional publishers suck at ebooks. And they used one of my own books as […]

Traditional Bad Editing: Not Just For The Self-Published

Supporters of traditional publishing often tout editing as one of the advantages of the legacy process. And, of course, anytime people who are enamored of the old ways find an editing mistake in a self-published book, they point out how inferior the indie route goes. (Another take on that issue here: How Traditional Publishers SUCK […]

I do NOT Think That Thinking Undermines Religious Faith

But, that’s the gist of this new study that devalues religion and any sort of “gut” feeling:  Thinking can undermine religious faith. I think the conclusions of that article are flawed by insufficient data and inadequate analysis. I think that people who THINK they’re thinking can UNDER-think the issue because of pre-conceived opinions and scientific […]

Amsterdam in Bloom – Flowers To Die For

From the tulip mania of the mid-1600s to today’s vast flower exports from The Netherlands to the world, Amsterdam has been a place marked by blooms and beauty amid intrigue and shenanigans. All but one of my books (Perfect Killer) has had some part of it set in Amsterdam. And almost all of Die By […]

Sgt. Bales’ Lawyer Should Ask If He Was A Secret Drug Guinea Pig

Was Staff Sergeant Robert Bales a secret drug guinea pig in the military’s attempts to chemically enhance warfighter efficiency? The proof that such a program to develop a “brave pill” existed can be found in these Government Freedom Of Information (FOIA) documents from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and in the extensive  factual […]

Why Did I Have to Wait for My Mama to Die Before I Could Write Perfect Killer?

Perfect Killer was a substantial departure for me and a book that had to wait for my mother to die before I could write it. This book is a departure for two reasons: First of all, I’ve tried to write two books inside a single set of covers: a Southern novel wrapped inside a thriller. […]

Perfect Killer Succeeds As Fiction AND Fact

I set out to write a non-fiction book on why good people do evil things. Perfect Killer— originally published in 2005 by Forge/Tor — has a lot of current significance in the cases of the: Robert Bales Afghan massacre, Trayvon Martin case and Mohamed Merah assassinations in France. ARE THERE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF EVIL? Clearly, […]

We Are All Staff Sgt Robert Bales

We are all Staff Sergeant Robert Bales. My last post here (From Saint To Devil: A Path Carved By Head Injury), examined a real-life, medically researched case of Phineas Gage, who was transformed by a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) from a fine, upstanding man into a profane, violent thug. I ran across Gage’s case as a […]

From Saint To Devil: A Path Carved By Head Injury

Phineas Gage woke up one day as a saint and went to bed a devil. All thanks to a brain injury. The following comes from Chapter 32 of my fact-based, investigative thriller, Perfect Killer which deals, among other things, about how the ability to act morally and “do the right thing” can be altered by […]