The 3rd Thriller in the Josh Kavanagh Series Fiddling With Death’s official book launch started February 10 and ended the 17th, with the earliest reviews any of my books have had. Usually, it takes a month or more after a book launch for the first review to appear. This time, the first four came out before the end of the…
Since my first novel, My Splendid Concubine, came out in December 2007, I’ve done almost everything legal to promote my books. Still, there’s one promotion method I haven’t tried, creating an author’s email list that includes free reader magnets. “An author’s email list is a collection of email addresses from readers who have opted-in to receive updates and news from…
Knock-on-wood. As an author, I’ve never had writer’s block. Still, I am a reviewer suffering from being a Clogged Critic. Like being stuck on the freeway with so much traffic, you’re not moving. Why did I say, “knock on wood”? Sorry, I digress. My mind is like that, and it takes the discipline the U.S. Marines pounded into me decades…
If combat or abuse of any kind, mental or physical, has traumatized you, I’m suggesting you read this memoir, even if it is the only one you real in your life. If you hate to read, then listen to the audiobook. Geeze, no excuses! You may also want to read this memoir if you know someone with PTSD. Then, you…
What defines a fake Christian?
I turned 21 in Vietnam where I’d hold a grenade with the pin pulled to make sure if I fell asleep while on watch, the blast would wake the others.
Twenty percent of indie authors earn nothing from their books. What do traditional published authors earn?
When the sequel of “To Kill A Mockingbird” came out, the first thing I read was one or more of the politically correct mobs lashing out when they condemned the book because of an early scene in the novel that depicts Atticus Finch as a racist.
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