Writing Refilling the creativity tank 7 Oct 20144 Feb 2015 Since I started earnestly working on Lexy #4 in July, I've been keeping track of my cumulative word count. Like this: When I hit each 5,000 word milestone, I post one…
Books My new book is out! 6 Oct 2014 This is a proud moment for me seeing the first three Lexy books under one cover. Also new: this one released in eBook and paperback simultaneously. The book is a…
Books Free Books! 3 Sep 2014 In honor of the return to school, the first Lexy Cooper mystery is free this week. Download the Schooled eBook through September 6 for the price of sunshine! Here's what…
Books… Win a copy of Griefed in this Goodreads Giveaway 14 Aug 2014 The third Lexy Cooper mystery is now in paperback and you could win one of three signed copies! Just enter the giveaway by August 17th for your chance to win.…
Books… Bringing out your dead: When to drop the first body. 12 Aug 2014 Conventional wisdom dictates that mystery/crime novels offer up a body early on. Think about every episode of every incarnation of Law & Order. There's the discovery of the victim, then…
Books… When to release and promote your books 5 Aug 20145 Aug 2014 There are those who say that authors should release a book simultaneously in digital and paper form. Their argument being that everyone who wants to read your book should be…
Books… Course Correction – When a work-in-progress isn’t working 17 Jun 201417 Jun 2014 Last week I wrote a long post lamenting the shitty state of my new novel Summer Wind. If you want to read the whole boohoo thing it's here. The short…
Books… Halfway-Point Hate or Why I Want to Burn My Book 10 Jun 2014 I recently hit the halfway mark on my new novel Summer Wind. It's a Detective Mike Malick spin-off book. For three Lexy Cooper novels and one short story Mike Malick…
Writing Writing Tools – In Praise of the Humble Index Card 20 May 2014 I always have a stack of index cards close to hand. They are useful for writing down phone numbers, grocery lists, character names, brilliant ideas, quick notes, or possible book…
Books Get two Lexy books for 99 cents 13 Feb 2014 The third Lexy Cooper novel, Griefed, is just two weeks away. It's totally okay if you want to jump into Lexyworld with this book, but do you really know anyone…
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