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Book Excerpt HOW TO WRITE A DICK: A Guide to Writing Fictional Sleuths from a Couple of Real-Life Sleuths

How to Write a Dick: A Guide for Writing Fictional Sleuths from a Couple of Real-Life Sleuths By Shaun Kaufman, Colleen Collins

Today I'm posting an excerpt from a nonfiction ebook I co-authored with my former PI partner (now an attorney). This sample describes the work, background and mind-set of a PI who specializes in intellectual property investigations, including two real-life case examples from our private detective agency.

Intellectual Property Investigations

Intellectual property s...

A Christmas Murder-Mystery Tale

For readers who love online books and Christmas mystery ebooks,The Zen Man, a "21st-century Nick and Nora" tale, set between Christmas and New Year's Eve, is available on Amazon. “ I loved every single word of The Zen Man!” ~ Delores Fossen, USA Today Best-Selling Author

Online PR News – 16-December-2012 –The Zen Man is a mystery novel for people who love stories with thrills, humor and romance. Semifinalist Best Indie Books 2012, The Kindle Book Reviews

The Zen Man By Colleen Collins



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The Next Big Thing: Discover New Authors & Books!

Authors Tagging Authors

The Next Big Thingis an around-the-world blog hop where authors of all genres tell readers about their next/recent book release in the course of answering 10 questions. Each author has been tagged by another author to write a blog, and the current author then tags new authors who blog the following week.

I was tagged by my friend and talented author Cindi Myers, who posted her blog last week (click here to read it). She also writes an informative marketing newsletter for...

The Next Big Thing: Discover New Authors & Books!

Authors Tagging Authors

The Next Big Thingis an around-the-world blog hop where authors of all genres tell readers about their next/recent book release in the course of answering 10 questions. Each author has been tagged by another author to write a blog, and the current author then tags new authors who blog the following week.

I was tagged by my friend and talented author Cindi Myers, who posted her blog last week (click here to read it). She also writes an informative marketing newsletter for...

​Three Kindle Gift Book Ideas for the Wannabe Sleuth or Crime/Mystery Reader

Two nonfiction books for people who want to learn about the real world of private detectives, and a mystery novel for those who love stories with thrills, humor and romance. "Collins knows her stuff." Lori Wilde, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

How to Write a Dick: A Guide for Writing Fictional Sleuths from a Couple of Real-Life Sleuths

Available on Amazon for $4.99 at http://www.amazon.com/How-Write-Dick-Fictional-ebook/dp/B00595K1UK

This nonfiction research book for writers, co...

Four Tips for Minimizing Bad Reviews on Google

Note:Click here to read my interview this week at mystery author Nancy Wood's site. Leave a comment and be eligible to win a free copy ofThe Zen Man!

Bad reviews suck. Whether it's for a book, a new hair-style or the color you just painted your house, it can feel rotten for some stranger to diss it.

We've all gotten bad reviews at some time in our lives, but when you're writing books and they're out there on the Internet for anybody to comment about, that book, your baby, can be even more vulne...

How to Send an Untraceable Email

Recently, emails have caused the following: The resignation of the Director of the CIA, a second general's career on hold, an FBI agent who's lost his credibility as well as his shirt, and multiple families devastated by infidelities (worse, infidelities that have been scrutinized under the glare of public media).

You'd think with the players in this Email-Gate, more thought would have been given to sending untraceable emails. Let's look at a few ways things could have been done differently.

Do...