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Unexplained deaths, sordid family secrets and insider trading envelop fractious brothers.
“… A gripping story of suspense, laced with heavy emotion and family drama.” – KIRKUS REVIEWS.
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Unexplained deaths, sordid family secrets and insider trading envelop fractious brothers.
A lawyer following a former heartthrob to Rome can’t escape a long-ago murder.
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What Inspired My Second Book?
This is my first blog in a new category about my upcoming second crime thriller, False Guilt. In both The Case for Killing and False
Lifestyles of Traditionally vs. Self-Published Authors
In my last blogs about a first-time fiction writer choosing between traditional publishing and self-publishing, I looked at non-financial considerations that might make the writer lean one
What Should a Book Cover Design Achieve?
If you’re self-publishing a book of fiction, you should pay close attention to your cover design. This seems like irrefutable advice, yet many self-pub books have
More on Book Contests
A few blogs back, I posted that I’d started thinking about entering The Case for Killing in book contests. I then discussed Canadian book awards for
Maybe It’s All About Prestige
Here’s another post in my blog series about a first-time fiction writer choosing between traditional publishing and self-publishing. I’m in the middle of discussing some
Working with an Editor
I’m continuing my posts on how to self-publish with some thoughts about how an author should work with an editor. My last blog in this series
Canadian Book Awards for Self-Pub Thrillers
The Case for Killing’s readership is growing – slowly. I’m getting positive reviews by email, or in a few cases, online. In a world where
Do Publishers Help Create a Better Book?
In my last blog on a writer’s choice between traditional publishing and self-publishing, I wrote that I would address several non-financial considerations a writer might take
Categories of Editing
The last post in my series on how to self-publish was called Self-Publishing Costs. The biggest upfront cost often is editing. In my next two posts
Professional Book Reviews for a Fee
In my blog post Is a Kirkus Review Worth It?, I discussed the review I purchased from Kirkus Indie for The Case for Killing. I