M.L. Doyle's Blog, page 8

What a crazy week!

This has been one of the craziest weeks I’ve ever had. So many notable things happened. First, when I released The Limited Partnerships series a few years ago, I was never crazy about the covers. They just didn’t seem to fit the stories and, since it was a new genre for me, I didn’t want […]

The Bonding Spell is almost ready

Like children, every book gets the loving care and attention they require, but try as you might, sometimes you can’t help but have favorites. Maybe it’s because some are easier to deliver than others, or maybe, with each birth, your latest becomes the favorite. Whatever. I’ve never had children so I have no idea what […]

Every book, every emotion

Every book I’ve written has had its own set of ups and downs. The initial idea, the first attempt at getting it on paper, the hair-pulling brain obstructions that seem to stretch to infinity, the first reaction from readers, the close editing and rewrites and the horrifying look of cover designs that eventually turn into something […]

Lucas Kana – Princess Eyes

Lucas Kana hoped to be part of the first group of Lei Crime KW authors who launched their books last April. Unfortunately, Lucas couldn’t make the deadline so his book had to be put on hold for release. Seems he thought getting married was more important than finishing his novella on time. You gotta love a guy who […]

An interview with author AJ Llewellyn

I haven’t read AJ Llewellyn’s latest Lei Crime KW novella yet, but I’ll tell you why I’m looking forward to it. My first Lei Crime KW story, Hidden Poppies, was about Ken Yamada, one of Toby Neal’s characters in the Lei Crime world. Ken Yamada, is an FBI Special Agent, a former partner to the […]

An interview with author of The Remaining, DJ Molles

I first posted this interview on September 25, 2013. I’d just finished reading the first four books in The Remaining series and I couldn’t get them out of my head. In my opinion, they are the best zombie books ever written and a perfect example of how exciting it is when you find an indie published author […]

Christine Nolfi does it again

Since the Lei Crime Kindle World launch in April, Christine Nolfi’s, The Shell Keeper has spent much of that time in the number one spot of the Kindle World Contemporary category. The only book that has moved The Shell Keeper from that top spot, (which is on sale right now for less than a dollar!) […]

Coming soon! – Seal of a Monk

I’m excited for some of my author friends who are collectively putting out six more novellas in the Lei Crime Kindle World. Sadly, I won’t be contributing this time since I’m hard at work on a novel I hope to have done this fall. That said, I can still make sure folks hear about these […]

Amazon’s review dilemma

Amazon has decided to start deleting reviews they consider fake. What possible criteria could they use to do this? Like many independently published authors, when I finish a book, I send it to a group of beta readers to get their feedback. Once the book is published, I’ll send it to several more people to request […]

Speaking of NAACP

An interview about the NAACP Image award nomination from 2011.