Beta readers are crucial to me as an independent writer. When I decide my book is DONE, they are the first people to read it – and I count on them to tell me why it’s NOT done. They are critical readers who know when a novel isn’t living up to its potential, and they […]
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Don’t forget to join my updates list! I’ll be sending a newsletter in the next 30 days that contains some exciting news about my next release. It will also offer details on what a beta reader is and how to become one. Want to hear from one of my beta readers? I’ll include some of […]
Happy Holidays!
Here’s wishing you all a peaceful holiday and happy new year! My second novel will soon be in the hands of my great beta readers, so it will be out in February. Thanks for following my blog and I’ll see you between the pages in the coming year! Merry Christmas!
The Crandall Haunting is a Silver Falchion Award Finalist!
Big News! The Crandall Haunting is a finalist for the Silver Falchion Award! The Killer Nashville judges have read all 2016 novels entered in the Adult Fantasy and Horror categories and carved the list down to the top four finalists. I am so excited and honored to see The Crandall Haunting among them! Here’s what […]
Vote for The Crandall Haunting! Reader’s Choice Awards!
This is exciting! The Crandall Haunting is eligible for a Silver Falchion Reader’s Choice Award at the Killer Nashville writers’ conference! The voting is open to anybody and requires no registration of any kind. If you have a few seconds, please click the link below and vote for The Crandall Haunting! It’s in the “Best […]
Readings
Thanks to those who came to my February book readings!
Readings and Book Signings
I’ll be giving a couple readings and book signings in February. The first is in Oneonta, NY, my hometown, and the second is in Ithaca, NY. I hope to see some of you there! Feb. 4, 2017, 2-4 p.m. Green Toad Bookstore, 198 Main St, Oneonta, NY 13820. A reading, followed by a signing. Goodie […]
Nice Ad. Could Use Some Toenail Polish.
I decided an ad in the Horror Writers Association newsletter might get some fresh eyeballs on The Crandall Haunting (not literally, unless you happen to have some eyeballs hanging around). So, I pulled out a couple copies of the paperback, piled them up this way and that and took a bunch of photos. From there, […]
Who’s in Your Book?
Friends sometimes ask if anyone they know is in The Crandall Haunting. The answer is no. No actual person I know is in the book, and since many of the characters are pretty creepy, that’s probably a good thing. Of course, innumerable real life observations and experiences have morphed their way between the pages, and […]
A First Draft for Christmas
It’s hard to describe the combination of excitement, hope and nausea I felt this week when I printed the first draft of my second novel. The excitement and hope are self-explanatory. The nausea, well, that comes from knowing that the novel is at the point, right now, where it might be bad, and I won’t […]
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