Harriet The Spy. That’s who I’m thinking about this week. It’s because I credit Harriet, the petulant lead character in a 1964 book by Louise Fitzhugh, with fueling my desire to become a novelist. If you haven’t read it, you must. But the reason I felt like Harriet this week is because she, an 11-year-old, […]
Creating a Killer
Martin Pulga is a psychopath who, at 28, is the prime age to start a career as a serial killer. The average age of serial killers was one of many data points I amassed while developing this key character for my latest novel, For Sissy. My aim was to create a villain who is believable […]
Procrastinating, er, Plotting
With For Sissy now available for readers, I’m now plotting my next book. I should say “books,” because my next work will be a series — a mystery series. I’m a planner, not a pantser, so I outline. My outlines are never proscriptive, but I do rely on them to get me to the last […]
Cover Struggles of an Indy
After leaning that my video advertisement for For Sissy was too violent for Facebook, I made some quick changes so that the ad showed only the book cover, and not my embellishments of a bloody knife, et al. In hindsight, I could see why FB wouldn’t want to show the implied violence of my original […]
Release Day!
For Sissy is now on sale as an ebook on Kindle, Nook and Kobo reader, and also from Amazon as a paperback. It’s an exciting and nerve wracking day! Click the picture for more information.
You Could Win a Copy of My Next Release, For Sissy!
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Breaking News! For Sissy is Now Available for Pre-Order!
The time has come! For Sissy is now available for pre-order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Kobo (click your preferred seller’s name for the link)! The release date is October 31, 2018! “I read for four hours yesterday until I couldn’t keep my eyes open. I’m not blowing smoke, I’m dead serious. It’s that […]
So Close I Can Almost Touch It!
This is a virtual copy of For Sissy, my next novel! It’s so exciting to see it becoming real! Review Team members gets a free, digital copy of For Sissy, and it’s not too late to join! Just send me a note at A.H.Gilbert@outlook.com and let me know you want to be part of the […]
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Good news! It’s easy to be one of the first people to read my next exciting and frightening suspense novel — for FREE! You can get a free, digital copy of For Sissy by joining my Review Team! Join my updates on the right of this page and send an email to me at a.h.gilbert@outlook.com […]
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