Book Two in the Hanlon & de la Guerra Mystery Series is hot off the press! Just received a shipment of OCEANO BEACH BEDLAM. Now for the unboxing.

This just in! ALL THAT GLISTERS was listed as one of 40 “Indies Worth Discovering” in the latest issue of Kirkus Reviews.

So excited to reveal the cover of Oceano Beach Bedlam—book two in the Thad Hanlon & Bri de la Guerra Mystery Series. TA-DA!

What’s it like to be a podcast guest? And how do you prep? Read on for a few Tips & Tricks from my recent experience.

Got book club questions for your masterpiece?  Here are 3 reasons you need them:

• Book Clubs Are Influencers
• It’s Never Too Late
• Resources Abound

Read on for all the whats, whys, and hows.

Should you include literary Easter eggs in your manuscript? I did. Here’s why—

• Readers Love The Hunt
• Easter Eggs Reveal Character
• It’s A Sneaky Way To Foreshadow

How’d it go? Book Launch Party exceeds expectations! Photos and brief recap.

What’s a book launch party? And how do you plan for one? That’s the topic for this week’s newsletter. And timely it is.

This Friday, October 13, 7-9 p.m., The Book Bungalow (St. George Utah’s local independent bookseller) will be hosting a book launch for All that Glisters.

What’s involved in throwing such a party? 

What’s the secret to becoming a Self-Starter? Here’s my journey to find out and the resulting magazine article entitled Self-Startability—You Hold the Key to Your Own Ignition.

With my debut novel finally launching this week, my Senior Editor, Lea Schizas, reached out to interview me. Here’s the first draft of the transcript.

Welcome back to the ongoing saga of my author journey. With the Copy Edits complete, the next step in my publisher’s manuscript workflow was reviewing the Galley Proofs. What are those? And what’s at stake when approving the Final Galley?

“You know,” my wife said, “you should write a blog post about Why This Book? and Why Now? Readers want to know.”

She had a point. And so that’s what this week’s post is about—My motivation for writing All that Glisters. Along the way, I’ll explain why wheelbarrow economics scares the bejeebers out of me. Hence, the cute little illustration below that I collaged together.

Alright, alright, alright, I know it sounds cliché but the editor is there to help you. My editor...your editor...all editors want what you want:

The best possible version of your book.

Sometimes that requires a makeover.