Category: fiction
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Exciting news from the International Thriller Writers Association
When Dianna Sinovic asked me if I could apply for formal recognition as a publisher from the International Thriller Writers association, I did not expect that the application process would take two hours and require research, sections of my business plan and a copy of one of my contracts. Then I…
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Events at Medina Books & Coffee in PA and Tatnuck Booksellers in MA
Medina Book & Coffee has rescheduled the supernatural book signing for Scream of the Silent Sun and my magic-laden, spicy horror series (Fashion & Fiends) from March 29 to April 12. If you planned on joining us for that event at the bookstore on Main Street in Coopersburg, Pa., note the change on…
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A unique tattoo cover
In the next couple weeks I should have in my hands the first copies of Dianna Sinovic’s supernatural thriller, Scream of the Silent Sun. The official release date is April 5, and I can confidently announce that pre-orders should be live by the end of the weekend. Origins of the tattoo cover…
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Inspiration at Your Fingertips
There is so much inspiration available on the Substack platform. On the same day of my last newsletter, Amy Suto sent out a newsletter offering a list of ways you could earn $100,000 as a writer in 2025, see that list here. And somehow I ended up perusing Austin Kleon’s posts about notebooks, taste some of…
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My five-star reads of 2024
This list does not include any books by Parisian Phoenix authors or books that I have worked on as editor. These are the books I read this year that I thought deserved top marks– which is only 12 out of the 76 books I finished in 2024.
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Get your Christmas reading ready
M.Christian’s short story collection In Control released in print, ebook and on Kindle Unlimited. Larry Sceurman, over at Larry’s Stories, provides some holiday reflection on his Substack. He’s written some extra editions to celebrate the Christmas season, including one this weekend that will discuss gift-giving. Click here for Larry’s Stories. Speaking of other Substacks, I had…
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Wine and a ghost story…
Bill Prystauk and I will be headed to Cellar Beast Winehouse in Andrees on November 15 for what might be the most unusual book event ever… We will be joining J.Z. Nieves and Liz Rosen reading our various horror-adjacent works. And the sommelier at Cellar Beast will be pairing wines…
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Splintered River as the election approaches
I can’t help but feel that nothing we create in our fictional universes will compare to what is happening in the real world. And that is why I agreed to publish E.H. Jacobs’ debut novel, Splintered River. In some ways, the premise of the novel seems unbelievable, and you wonder if these ambitious political…
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