No, I’m not talking about committing a crime. 😀 Criminal Negligence is book two in the Sydney Valentine Mystery series and will be available on Amazon on October 10th. Currently, it’s available for pre-order. If you’re also a subscriber to my newsletter you’ll receive the first two chapters in my newsletter tomorrow, September 26th. Lucky […]
Continue readingI had a new cover created for my short story, See No Evil. Thank you, Deborah, of Tugboat Design! Even though it’s a short story, I still wanted it to coordinate with The Protector cover. As much as I enjoy creating covers, I just didn’t have time to do it myself. Deborah did a great job. […]
Continue readingAs my daughter was reading a chapter book featuring a young elementary school girl as the main character, I began thinking about how the dialogue was worse than how a child of that age actually spoke. For example, instead of ‘I ran.’ the child said ‘I runned.’ This occurred throughout the book. I understand that it was written […]
Continue reading“Is Sydney Valentine you?” I’ve been asked that question several times. I imagine that if the main character is of the same gender as the writer, that might be the assumption with some readers. I think most writers would say that a few (or all) of their characters share some of their traits. It could be something minor. […]
Continue readingThis is a short excerpt from chapter two of The Protector. Detective Sydney Valentine and Bernie (her partner) are discussing an incident from Sydney’s past, before law enforcement. Her best friend committed suicide after her rapist was acquitted. Sydney begins this conversation. “Two weeks after the trial I found her in her room lying on her bed. She […]
Continue readingGet The Protector ebook on Amazon! When the body of a social worker is found on the stairway inside the building where she works, a mouthful of Scrabble letters tells Detective Valentine that this is not a random killing. And it’s not. A brutal killer with a sinister connection to Child Protective Services is prowling the […]
Continue readingI recently entered Joel Friedlander’s e-Book Cover Design Awards contest. I didn’t win, but I received feedback, which I agree with. What do you think? Agree or disagree?
Continue readingIf you’ve ever wondered how to create a 3D image of your book cover, look no further! I have several images on my site and they were fairly simple to make. Notice the site header which displays two images. One is a stack of paperbacks and the other, a single novel standing on end. I created the images […]
Continue readingSydney here. Some of you may be happy to know that I got in trouble for the blog hijack last month. Go figure. I’m supposed to apologize. Yeah, like that’ll ever happen. Some people just don’t appreciate good help. I also helped with the new book cover for The Protector. I hope you’ve all read it by now. If […]
Continue readingI recently worked with Deborah, of Tugboat Design. I saw her interview on Mary Rosenblum’s blog. Thanks, Mary. 🙂 I contacted Deborah after browsing the covers on her site. Her covers are great! I think her designs are better than most of the small press covers I’ve seen. She’s won awards for her cover designs and […]
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