So, what have I been doing you ask? At least some people have asked. The truth is I’ve been consumed this year by writing Book 4, New Horizons, and working on my other job as a leadership coach. Did I mention that I have also been working on a very…
I recently participated in my first media interview. Thought I would never do one, but ended up doing two! I met Rob Brown of For Book Lovers Only at a Texas Authors marketing event in Houston several months ago. He interviews authors on both TV and radio and has studios…
Search For Help launched on October 19 and on time. I started work on these three books in June of 2015 with the idea of completing a trilogy by October of this year (2017). On the one hand, I completed my task. On the other hand, is isn’t a trilogy!…
This is the cover reveal for Search For Help. It has been through several iterations but this one is final. It is meant to portray a huge human gamble lead by Van Childs, the guardian, to find help in preparing for the Arkon. Pointed into a cloud of stars in…
Just had a great marketing adventure in Houston, Texas. Many of you know I have never professed to be a very good marketer . . . it’s part of the life of an introvert. So, when the opportunity comes to sit and listen to LOTS of great information, I usually…
My primary editor Tammy Salyer reminded me that I started this writing adventure just over two years ago with the objective of doing three books (then a trilogy) by September of this year. And, thanks to a lot of people, I can get there as planned. I may move the…
I’ve been a member of Goodreads for a little over five years. Goodreads describes itself as a free website for book lovers. Imagine it as a large library that you can wander through and see everyone’s bookshelves, their reviews, and their ratings. You can also post your own reviews and…
One of the hardest things for an author to get are book reviews. That may seem odd given that people in general have all sorts of views on nearly everything. But try and get them to publish their views on a book, a story or an article is like pulling…
If you nominated Future Discovered during my Kindle Scout campaign you already know that the book was not selected for the program even though you all provided tremendous support. While I am disappointed, I am not that surprised. For a first fiction novel to be selected the chances are quite…
An author friend of mine (Bob Mayer) recently wrote a blog article that explained to me the difficulty writers have with marketing. Writers it seems are mostly introverts while people good at marketing are more extroverted. Introverts are not the life of the party. They are introspective and love exercising…
