Too much news to keep up with on these pages, but I’ll do my best. WMG Publishing is providing two different free fiction pieces every week. One is a serialization of my novel, Spree. The third installment hit today. All the previous chapters will remain on the site, so you can catch up if you’re behind. The […]
Continue ReadingOn April 2, 2009, I began what I called an experiment. I decided to write an entire book, section by section, online every week. It took me 18 months of weekly posts to finish the book, which is called The Freelancer’s Survival Guide. By that point, I had thousands of weekly followers who came here […]
Continue ReadingI’m extremely pleased to share Bleed Through with you. When I started writing Bleed Through, I thought it was a short story. It shares a lot of features with the shorter mysteries I write. They’re often crime fiction, not cozies or straight noir. To my surprise, Bleed Through became what’s known of as women’s fiction (but don’t let […]
Continue ReadingOh, I just love the puns I can make with the name of this magazine. Lightspeed is wonderful, in case you haven’t been reading it. And my story, “Craters,” is available on the site for free this week. If you want to read the entire Issue (which I would suggest), you can order it on […]
Continue ReadingLast February, BBC4 ran a Short History of Vampires and included my story, “Hero Dust.” They’re rerunning the series this month (I wonder why?) and you can listen to “Hero Dust” for free until Sunday. Just follow this link. You can also get your own e-book copy of “Hero Dust” from fine e-booksellers everywhere.
Continue ReadingRead The Entire Story More free fiction! And it isn’t even Monday! You can find my newest Oregon Coast fantasy story in the October, 2011, issue of Fantasy Magazine. You can order a copy here or read the story online here. If you like this story, check out these e-book stories as well: “The Women […]
Continue ReadingOnce per month, I’ll publish an excerpt of one of my novels, and I hope you’ll be intrigued enough to buy the rest of the book. I began this practice in February. Unlike the free fiction I put up every Monday, the novel excerpts will remain on the site. If you want to read the […]
Continue ReadingFirst the news, then the analysis. Sourcebooks has changed the price of the Kindle and Nook editions of Wickedly Charming to free for just this week. (Sale ends 10/9.) So if you’ve been wanting to try my Grayson books, now is the time to do it. t Sourcebooks made Wickedly Charming free to promote the release […]
Continue ReadingEllery Queen Mystery Magazine has just published my story, “Local Knowledge,” in its November issue. You can get the issue online in various e-bookstores or in print on any newsstand. You can also order direct from the publisher. And if you’d like to see an excerpt from the story before you buy, click here: Excerpt
Continue ReadingI’m in deadline hell for the next several months, since I took on a project that crammed everything together. Plus I’m teaching a lot, so I’m unusually busy, even for me. All of that goes a long way to telling you that I’m behind in letting you know the current news and links. My bimonthly […]
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