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August 27, 2016
Buy a book, help a flood victim
Many (too many) years ago, I graduated from Archbishop Rummel High School in Metairie, LA, and earned by BA from Louisiana State (Geaux, Tigers!). Many family members and friends still call Louisiana home. Even though this recent storm lacks the sexy name of a Katrina or a Sandy, the floods it caused have devastated homes, […]
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August 18, 2016
Coffee vs. Wine: What goes better with books?
What kind of reader-drinker are you? Are you a curl-up-with-a-cup-of-coffee reader, or a lean-back-with-a-glass-of-pinot-noir type of reader? Good news: When you travel into Oregon’s fabulous Willamette Valley, famous for its pinot noirs and chardonnays, you don’t have to choose. The Coffee Cottage on 808 E. Hancock St. in Newberg is both a great coffee shop […]
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June 23, 2016
Why dogs? Why rescue dogs?
At a time when the publishing industry, and readers, seem to demand sequels (if not series) of books they enjoy, I defied convention last week in releasing The Mountain Man’s Dog, which features different characters, a different setting, and even a bit of a shift in genre and style. Surprised fans of Lying in Judgment […]
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June 9, 2016
Buy Gary Corbin’s books from local bookstores
Local Booksellers with print copies of Lying in Judgment and The Mountain Man’s Dog Broadway Books 1714 NE Broadway, Portland 503-284-172 Another Read Through 3932 N. Mississippi Ave, Portland 503-208-2729 Vintage Books 6613 E Mill Plain Blvd.,Vancouver, WA 98661 360-694-9519 Annie Blooms Books 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland 503-246-005 Barnes & Noble 7700 NE Fourth […]
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June 2, 2016
5 Ways to Love a Writer
Recently at a book signing I was asked, “How can we best support you as a writer?” At the time, I responded with a three-item list. It should have been five. Here they are. Buy (my) books. Well, this one’s obvious. Writers make their living (or part of it, anyway) from selling their work. Nothing […]
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Why You Should Buy My Competitors Books
Do you want to help me out as a writer? First, let me tell you, there are four things you should do first. (First and foremost is to buy my book. If you haven’t done that yet, stop, go buy one of my books, and then come back to this blog. Hint: leave the Amazon […]
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May 30, 2016
Write Better Right Now: A Dozen Mistakes Good Writers Make, and How to Fix Them
Write Better Right Now is a hands-on, practical guide to finding and fixing the twelve most common errors that good writers make. Based on Gary’s extensive experience as an author, editor, and instructor, this handbook takes writers through the process of identifying their a dozen of the most common mistakes made by good writers – […]
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May 20, 2016
Book Reviews made easy
In response to hearing from friends and fans that they’d love to post reviews, but just don’t know what to say, author Traci Sanders came up with the idea of creating a “cheet sheat” to help demystify and simplify the process. Traci gave writers permission to copy, share, and even include her cheat sheet in […]
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May 6, 2016
Six lessons learned from self-publishing my first book
I was wary about self-publishing for a long time. Concerns ranged from “Will anyone buy my book?” to… well, basically that, or variations thereof. (“Will it suck?” “Will I ever make back my investment?” etc.) Now, ten weeks after releasing my first novel, I’m fully committed to the self-publishing (“indie”) approach. It’s been a fun […]
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April 29, 2016
A Conversation With OmniMystery News
Earlier this week, Omnimystery News, a website devoted to mystery novels, films, games, and more, published not one but two articles about me and my work. The post published on Friday (today, at this writing), April 29, was an excerpt from the second chapter of Lying in Judgment, a pivotal scene in the early portion […]
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