Over a year ago I set out to write a series called “Ladies of the Pen” about three women—Suzanne, Noreen and Claudia. As each book featuring a different woman hit the shelves, I was thrilled by the warm reception by readers. Right now I should be talking about Claudia Madison whose book BENEATH THE […]

Aretha Franklin, aka The Queen of Soul, turned sixty-nine last Friday (March 25th) and since she was a major influence on the feel and mood of PAGES OF PASSION, I thought I’d let you listen to the soundtrack I created for this book. Let’s go a little old school.

Noreen’s song at karaoke night:
“(You Make Me […]

Amanda Hocking is going to be okay (silly of me to doubt it). In her recent blog post:http://amandahocking.blogspot.com/2011/03/blog.html she explains why she took a traditional deal and it makes perfect sense. She’s clearly a savvy businesswoman and I say Bravo!
Dean Wesley Smith agrees.
It’s wonderful that another author is showing that you can balance going it […]

You know I had to come back. Especially when such great industry news is swirling. First bestselling author Barry Eisler turns down a $500,000 advance to self publish. (It’s long post so take your time)
Then self publishing phemon Amanda Hocking is looking for a NY publisher (and there are talks of a million […]