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August 30, 2014

Active Shooter preview — Chapter 1 excerpt and Download link

If you’re looking for a shorter story to provide you with an entry point into the Our Cyber World series, allow me to recommend Active Shooter. In this prequel to Pink Ballerina we meet Andre Esperanza shortly after he thwarted a terrorist attack on Los Angeles International Airport. The short-lived fame that follows leads him […]


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Published on August 30, 2014 07:00

August 28, 2014

Shadow-7, Tracking Jane series, Chapter 2 preview

As we gear up for the release of the Tracking Jane series (pre-order episode 1!), I’ll share a preview of the first two chapters. Today I’m including Chapter 2 below, along with a brief synopsis. If you didn’t get it the first time, click here for the Chapter 1 preview. Synopsis for Shadow-7 Army canine […]


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Published on August 28, 2014 05:58

August 26, 2014

How photography impacted my story-telling

Did I make a mistake when I set my writing aside to self-express myself through photography? Having returned now to the written word, I have been contemplating — I do that a lot — what if anything I can take from photography into my writing. Did I waste ten years of my life during which […]


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Published on August 26, 2014 05:58

August 25, 2014

Dreamlander: a Work of Thought-Provoking Imagination

Dreamlander launches from a conceptual query: what if our dreams reflect the life we experience in a parallel world? From this question, K.M. Weiland formulates a dynamic story which but for two minor flaws, would get my full five star treatment. Before I go on to expand on why I loved this story, let’s get […]


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Published on August 25, 2014 06:52

August 22, 2014

When Characters Say the Darnest Things

Ever since, Julian Rodgers, one of my DEAD BEEF characters said, “Keep it random, keep it real,” I’ve been raising my eyebrows, laughing and crying at some of the things my characters say. This may sound a little creepy, but they come up with these things all on their own. I often stare at the […]


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Published on August 22, 2014 06:21

August 19, 2014

Shadow-7, Tracking Jane series, Chapter 1 preview

As we gear up for the release of the Tracking Jane series, episode 1 (pre-order now!), I’ll share a preview of the first two chapters. I’m including Chapter 1 below, along with a brief synopsis. Synopsis for Shadow-7 Army canine trainer and handler Jane McMurtry served in Afghanistan with her dog Shadow until an IED […]


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Published on August 19, 2014 07:20

August 15, 2014

Reminder: Decisive Moment free today

Wanted to let my readers know that Decisive Moment is free today at the Kindle store. Synopsis: Fine-art photographer Roger Morris should not have taken a paparazzo job to fill in for his loser brother. He shouldn’t have used his military training to pick a perfect sniper’s perch from which to aim his telephoto lens […]


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Published on August 15, 2014 10:05

Don’t miss your Decisive Moment, free today

Wanted to let my readers know that Decisive Moment is free today at the Kindle store. Synopsis: Fine-art photographer Roger Morris should not have taken a paparazzo job to fill in for his loser brother. He shouldn’t have used his military training to pick a perfect sniper’s perch from which to aim his telephoto lens […]


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Published on August 15, 2014 05:30

A few hours left to get your free Decisive Moment

Wanted to let my readers know that Decisive Moment is free today at the Kindle store. Synopsis: Fine-art photographer Roger Morris should not have taken a paparazzo job to fill in for his loser brother. He shouldn’t have used his military training to pick a perfect sniper’s perch from which to aim his telephoto lens […]


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Published on August 15, 2014 03:40

August 14, 2014

Write What I Know? Answered in Two Easy Tweets

What do you think about the writing only what you know? If you’re a reader, how enjoyable would books be if authors stick to what they know? As those loaded questions may already suggest, my enthusiasm for the “write what you know” oft-spouted advice wanes to the max. Here’s my first Tweetable thought on the […]


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Published on August 14, 2014 06:21