Category: News
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My 2020 in Review
Okay, at least it’s not February already! I’m doing this. Goodbye 2020! We can pretty much all shout that in life-affirming unison. And though we are not out of the woods yet, there is a light twinkling between the dark and looming trees. I started out 2020 anxiously excited about the quickly approaching birth of…
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Keeping it Together
I had talked about separating No Promises Large Enough, the sequel to Headless, into two books. I am not doing this. There will still be Part 1 and Part 2 inside, but it will be one book. Ultimately what made the decision for me was the fact that this “episode” of the story does not…
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The Wrong Monster Reviewed (and on sale!)
My first kids’ picture book, The Wrong Monster, wonderfully illustrated by Jiyoon Shin, was released on June 30th and has already gotten many great reviews. Thank you to everyone who has reviewed it. I am very grateful for your overwhelmingly positive feedback. After all the work and love that’s gone into it, it’s so nice…
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Okay… Here’s an Update
What am I doing? In my journal here, I’ve started posting Japan-related things that tie-in to my novels, thinking that might interest my readers. But it was nearly crickets on my UFO catcher post last week! Maybe I took a wrong turn. So this week I’m just going to give a quick update on what’s…
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New Cover Rework
On June 7th, I shared the results of my new cover poll for Headless. And I shared what I planned to do. I decided to combine a couple of the covers by giving one of the illustrations of the characters to the designer who did the most popular cover. And here are the results! Character…
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Writer Battle and…Cookies!
The year is almost over. Again. They seem to be somewhat rapid fire lately. As I write this, I am craving cookies. I’ve been craving cookies all day. There are no cookies in my house. I am also riding the stationary bike as I write this. I know! Ridiculous! But this is something that I’ve…
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October Update
Photo by Andrea Boldizsar on Unsplash. I haven’t written much about the sequel to Headless here. In fact, I think the only thing I’ve mentioned is that I am writing one. I actually haven’t told ANYONE what it’s about yet. Not even my wife. Not even my brother. Both of whom I share just about everything with. I…
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Now
Photo by Steve Halama on Unsplash Just a quick update today. I have added a Now page to my site. This is a simple page where I can put what I’m working on and thinking about right now. It also has my current reading list. The idea is Derek Siver‘s and he has a site dedicated to it…
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Headless on Kindle Countdown Deal
My book, Headless, is on Amazon at a deep discount right now. Currently 99 cents (Kindle version only), and will go up in one dollar increments over the next few days until it’s back to full price. Grab your copy now! About Headless: A serial killer in Japan leaves behind an ancient samurai mask. What…
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