One challenge for any author is keeping their website up-to-date. Especially those of us who handle all the work ourselves. I know with my old site, there were times I’d go back and look and realize I’d not even added my latest book anywhere on the site. I see this is true of other author […]

I’m pleased to announce after a lot of work, my new website is live. The design is simple, clean and easy to navigate, on your computer, tablet or phone. There is a new domain and new email addresses for contacting me. This newsletter will cover the main pages in detail with a few screen shots

Kim and I had a great time at Left Coast Crime in Denver. I had the pleasure of being on a panel discussing Crime In Colorado from an author’s perspective, with four other fabulous Colorado Crime Authors. From the left: Marie Sutro (Moderator), Patricia Raybon, Helen Starbuck and Cynthia Swanson. I attended several other panels

Today is the day I release my new book, Justice For The Forgotten. If you pre-ordered the book, thank you so much. It should be available now to read on your Kindle or Kindle app. If you haven’t ordered yet, the 99-cent pre-order price is still available on Amazon until March 9th, when it will

I’m getting to the fun time of year (he winks sarcastically!) when I sit down and do our taxes. This is where I see how much money I’ve spent to get my books in front of readers. A dollar amount that increases each year. The ROI (return on investment) has been low these last two

I hope everyone had a wonderful, happy, and safe holiday. A couple days before Christmas Kim, Dakota, and I enjoyed a night of mini-golf surrounded by Christmas lights. Christmas Eve was spent with family and Christmas Day with the three of us. And the dogs of course. For New Year’s Eve, we took it easy,

I’m often asked if I’ve ever experienced writer’s block. My answer has been, not really. There are times when I don’t feel like writing. But it’s not because I’m blocked, but because I need to have emotion and passion to write. True writer’s block is when a writer has no idea what to put down

A quick newsletter with a special eBook deal I’ll mention later. First off, my new book will be going off to my editor by the end of the week. I have three beta readers who are finishing reading my second draft. Early feedback has been great. One telling me the story held her attention from