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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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