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Just Say “NO!” To WinZip: …
Just Say “NO!” To WinZip: Yesterday, I was dumb enough to BUY a copy of WinZip 16.5, standard edition. Be warned… http://t.co/3MwpHbPi
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+? […]
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. […]
Kindle Publishing Works When It Works AND When It Breaks
I don’t write many fan letters. But I emailed the following to Amazon today: I’d like to congratulate the Kindle system and people for: 1. When it works, and, 2. When it breaks. As an author who’s had a number of bestselling thrillers via traditional publishers, I was hesitant to go the “indie” route. Despite […]
Author Over-Reacts, Part 2 – An Update On Literary Cluelessness
In my previous post (WTF! Amazon Loses Die By Wire Reviews – The Ugly Sequence) I noted the sudden disappearance of five of my 13 Die By Wire reviews. Well after my blog posts and Tweets and emails, I got a large number of return emails, DMs and IMs (some of them from bookstores telling […]
God. No God. Love & Liquor.
Presented here, two of my favorite short chapters of Die By Wire that show how two intelligent people — Mira Longbow and Jackson Day — can fall in love over an obscure Dutch liquor and an argument about the existence (or not) of God. Mira, for reasons described previously, has lost her faith in God. […]
Evil, Chocolate, Karamazov, Mira,Amsterdam
An excerpt from Die By Wire, following heroine Mira Longbow. Subconsciously, Mira let her feet follow her heart, tracking faint memory traces of a long-past summer day. Her feet soon carried her into an afternoon-shaded passageway. A score of steps later, she gazed at a ghost from her first visit to Amsterdam: a delightful pastry […]
The Warrior Gets Schooled By His Heart
EXCERPT FROM CHAPTER THIRTY – DIE BY WIRE Amsterdam The pain in Jackson Day’s right thigh eased off toward nothing as he jogged along the Emmastraat. What the hell are you doing? The what came easily: after leaving Mira, he checked out of the Schiphol Sheraton and into the Leideseplain Marriott. The why eluded him. […]
Mira Wrestles With Evil, Wins. Sort Of.
FREE KINDLE OFFER ENDS MIDNIGHT FEB. 20 DIE BY WIRE – CHAPTER ONE – CONTINUED Click here for previous excerpt from Chapter Three. Amsterdam Mira whirled, took the killer to the pavement then wrenched the knife from her hand. The killer shrieked, then bit Mira’s ear. Don’t tear. Don’t! Mira felt blood trickling down the […]
Indie Booksellers Tell Indie Authors To Go To Hell
Yesterday, I mentioned one of the dumbest things in the world of books: Hey Barnes & Noble: Stop Bitchin’ and Start Competing! But today comes an even dumber Amazon-bashing: ABA Says ‘No’ to Amazon Publishing QUIZ! Find the disconnect here: Ebooks and Amazon have hurt book stores, especially independents. Amazon has helped authors, especially independents. […]
