The Romantic Trope of the Investigator: Pros and My Personal Reservations
I read dozens and dozens of historical mysteries, and I have noticed a tendency, especially in the independently published series, to...
Smashwords Sale
Every July and November, Smashwords, an ebook sales platform, puts on a massive sale. Books by indie authors go for shockingly cheap for...
On Honesty In Advertising
Deep Thoughts on Marketing I can get behind transparency. If our world is to work, we do have to be able to trust each other at least a little bit. With that in mind, I will try to supply information that is sufficiently detailed for you to know if you want Genre? My series grew willy-nilly, with no plan except to keep writing. As a result, the genre can be a little wobbly. I feel confident in calling them mysteries, even when some veer more into action-thriller territory. 'S
Buying My Book
Good news! 'The Foxes In The Royal Hen House' is out, and not just on Amazon. So is 'A Wasted Death' and 'What Hides Below.'...
No, Stranger on the Phone, I'm Not Interested in Traditional Publishing
There are many ways for the rando on the phone to have found out about my books. It's not a secret; it's on Linkedin, here, on Medium....
'A Wasted Death' Is Out And About
Illustration By Joleene Naylor Brynhild Von Meiser is struggling to bring up her daughter to be a good duchess and run a busy, prosperous...
A Wasted Death Will Be Out Shortly
And then you will be able to get it on Hoopla, Apple, Amazon, Kobo, and Smashwords I am very excited to expand my distribution, and that...
The Thing About Podcast to Book Pipelines
I'm reading a book about cults, and it is a direct adaptation of a Parcast podcast on the subject. The plus side for the reader is that...
Distribution Questions
So... It turns out that the one book that I promised to do an interview for is not in the KDP select program. I read the contract, and I...
You Know What's Great About Episodic Stories?
This is a small brag, but not a personal one: mystery series have cracked the meta. I realized this when I found the YouTube algorithm kept shoveling critiques of the fantasy genre at me. (I haven't read fantasy for a minute or two. I think Sir PTerry was still alive when I did, since I loved him dearly. I need to start hunting for more mystery critiques.) Disregarding that, the complaint that many of the fantasy videos aired was that they didn't want to start a trilogy or si