I called to order copies of my latest book, Open Season, for a launch party later this month and found out the first print run has sold out and there are a number of back orders. Wowser, the book just came out December 15th for library purchase first, then to the general public the first […]
First I want to mention that today is the last day of the big sale from the BackList Books authors. 25% off already low-priced e-books from over 40 authors in a wide variety of genres. My book, One Small Victory, is one of the books offered. These books were all originally published by traditional publishers
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In a recent column in The Dallas Morning News, Philip Howard put forth a unique idea, have federal and state laws expire after ten or fifteen years. He proposed that laws be repealed so they could be revisited instead of piling up like “sediment in a harbor.” Just think of how streamlined some aspects of
Continuing my suggestions of good books to buy for Holiday gifts, I want to recommend books by Raymond Atkins. I read The Front Porch Prophet two years ago, and last year read Sorrow Wood Both excellent books. The Front Porch Prophet by Raymond L. AtkinsISBN: 978-1933836386Publisher: Medallion PressDate of publish: July 1, 2008Pages: 400S.R.P.: $25.95
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Last year, my wish list for the holidays included several book and I thought I would share them here on the blog for people who might want a suggestion for a book to get for someone in their family. On the top of my list was The Dark Horse, by Craig Johnson, now out in
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L. J. and I are going to continue the contest for the free books for a few more hours. The drawing will be later this afternoon and announced tomorrow. Good luck everyone…. And the winner of L.J.’s book is Sabrina Ogden. Congrats, Sabrina. The winner of my book from the folks who left comments on
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L.J. Sellers is my guest today. We decided to do something fun and trade places for a day, so I am guesting on her BLOG today. I hope you enjoy what she has to say today, and please do check out her books. She writes some terrific mystery/suspense. What Makes Me Keep ReadingI recently posted
Well, one place is here in my office, except when I go to the art center this afternoon to put the set back together for “Scrooge.” The other place is at Louise Wise’s blog “Wise Words.” This is a terrific site for authors to share a bit about themselves and their books, and she was
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Honest I am. I thought when I cut back to posting only three or four days a week I could keep up with the blog, but it always seems that other things demand more and more of my time. Scheduling is always hard when you have two or three major things going on at the
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I hope you’ve been enjoying the excerpts of my new book I’ve been posting. This one introduces Sarah’s new partner, Angel. ——- God, it feels good to be back. Sarah thrust her hands deep in the pockets of her jeans and surveyed the large room housing the Crimes Against Person’s division. It was an ugly,
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