Zoolights opens this Friday
And the sharks in the South Pacific Aquarium will be joined by a special guest …
Some thoughts after the publishing panel
It was a great panel today at the Tacoma Arts Symposium. I learned a lot from the fellow writers I was on the panel with: Tom Llewellyn shared his experiences blogging a book with "Letter Off Dead" and his experience publishing "The Tilting House" with Tricycle Press. He did sustained self-promotion, telling bloggers about Letter Off Dead, and going to schools for his "middle reader" level Tilting House. Bill Kupinse talked about creating Exquisite Disarray, a non-profit poetry publisher here in Tacoma. He had some good stories to share about the different poetry books they've published and choosing a local Read more…
Non-Traditional Publishing: Experience from Writers Who’ve Done It
I'll be leading a panel on alternative publishing this Sunday as part of the Tacoma Arts Symposium! Join this panel of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry writers as they discuss how they have used the various options of publishing including traditional publishing, self-publishing, co-publishing, independent publishing, blogs, ebooks, social media, and the author's role in promoting the book. Panelists will talk about the difference between these forms of publishing, the pros and cons of alternative publishing, what their experiences have been, and what has worked for them. Panel discussion will be followed by a question and answer period. Of the Read more…
My most recent novel, The Marinara Murders, is now available in the Kindle store!
My mystery novel The Marinara Murders is live in the Kindle store for just $2.99! You can read it on your Kindle, iPad, iPhone, Android, or desktop computer. Mary designed a great cover for it: This is the basic story: A grown man living in his mother’s basement, disgraced detective Arthur Beautyman knows his life has fallen off a cliff. But that doesn’t mean he has to be happy about his mother’s solution to his woes: volunteering him to solve a case for her favorite bridge partner. Oh, and to make matters worse, she wants to be his partner on the case as well Read more…
Retained!
With the most recent vote count this afternoon, I have added more votes on top of last night's initial margin of victory. There will be more ballots coming in over the next week, but with today's batch recorded, I think it's safe to say … I won! I want to thank everyone who supported me–who gave advice, who loaned their talent, who volunteered to wave signs and doorbell, and who donated to the campaign. I am so looking forward to continuing on the Metro Parks Board for a full term. Thank you to everyone who made it possible.
My newest supporter
Thank you RR Anderson for creating him. If you haven't already, please remember to vote!
Here’s the cover for my next novel, The Marinara Murders, coming November 15
There's a lot of things going on right now, but I am too excited about this to keep it quiet for much longer. So, without further ado, here is the cover for my novel, The Marinara Murders, which comes out next week–November 15. Mary designed this fabulous cover. The best part … she let me splatter the sauce. 🙂
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