by Tom | Oct 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Phew. That’s my sigh of relief. After some delays, The Reluctant Detective is now live on Amazon. You can check it out and buy it here. Launching a book seems easy. Just take your Word document, make a quick cover, upload everything to Amazon (or your e-tailer...
by Tom | Aug 26, 2017 | Craft, Things I Wrote, Writing
Not every idea germinating in a writer’s mind is a novel. Some are short stories. One that gets trapped between those two is a novella. Novellas don’t get a lot of love. Everyone wants to write novels. Readers want to read novels. Some writers will put out...
by Tom | Jul 11, 2017 | Writing
Yes, I’ve been a little quiet recently. The reason is that we’re moving. Moving always sucks. Even when you contract the heavy lifting to someone else, the process is no fun. We have to move three people, all of whom own a lot of stuff. Some of that stuff...
by Tom | Jun 25, 2017 | Reviews
Robert B. Parker’s Little White Lies, by Ace Atkins. Little White Lies is Ace Atkins’ sixth Spenser book since the Robert B. Parker estate chose him to continue the series following Parker’s death. The books have ranged from just OK (Kickback) to...
by Tom | Jun 19, 2017 | Craft, Writing
I’ve written a couple reviews recently, and I’ll have more coming in the near-ish future. What I haven’t done recently is write about writing. Today, I want to share some experiences I’ve had working with an editor. This will be an irregular...
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