Tapas (a.k.a. My Blog)

Smashwords Big Ebook Sale

I’m excited to announce my book, War Party, will be promoted as part of a special sale on @Smashwords to celebrate 2025 Read an Ebook Week from March 2 – March 8. Be sure to follow me for more updates and links to the promotion for my books and many more! #ebookweek25 #Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1201213

Smashwords Special Sale

I’m excited to announce my book, Shepherds, will be promoted as part of a special sale on @Smashwords to celebrate 2025 Read an Ebook Week from March 2 – March 8. Be sure to follow me for more updates and links to the promotion for my books and many more! #ebookweek25 #Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1200879

Smashwords Ebook Sale is ON!

Happy Read an Ebook Week! To help you find a book to celebrate, you can find my entire collection at a promotional price at @Smashwords from March 2 – March 8. Find my books and many more at https://www.smashwords.com/ebookweek #ebookweek25 #Smashwords #bookaholic #bookbloggers #booknerd #readers

Smashwords Everything’s On Sale 

Hey readers, #bookaholic #bookbloggers #booknerd #readers, here’s a chance to get thousands of books on sale all at the same place. I’m excited to announce many of my books will be promoted as part of a special sale on @Smashwords to celebrate 2025 Read an Ebook Week from March 2 – March 8. Be sure to follow me for more updates … Read More

What’s Koronus to do?

And if Koronus’ love life isn’t enough of a mess, Fairwind, who Koronus has just met, gives Koronus a little black book of magic.  The trouble is, the book is written in magic and Fairwind not only cannot read it, he can’t tell Koronus how to read it.  It’s a puzzle Koronus can’t get out of his … Read More

War Party Sale

Maybe you were expecting to hear more about Koronus and his plight.  And you will just not today. War Party, book 1 in the Galiwee Visions, series is on sale for a very limited time.  The ebook is only 99 cents ($3 off) through Saturday 2/22/25.  The sale includes Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple books, Kobo, Smashwords and … Read More

A Great Local Bookstore

Any booklovers living near Chagrin Falls, OH who haven’t stopped into Fireside Books really should get over there.  https://www.firesidebookshop.com They have lots of the latest hot-off-the-press books plus used books at really good prices.  In fact, they have one of my books, “Broken Albatross” on the second level shelved with “Local Authors.”  It’s an action-packed suspense novel about … Read More

What about a title?

Let the butchery begin, er, I mean editing. I got more chapters back from editing and it’s a mixed bag.  Here and there I’ve hit the mark, no red ink.  Other spots the red flows like a torrent.  It needs work.  In the meantime, what about Koronus?  He certainly has his problems, which I’ll get to next time.  More important … Read More

And now the Editor

Like any good book it goes through various stages.  There’s a first draft.  Done.  An initial revision.  Done.  And then, if the author’s ready, it goes to their editor.  Then it begins for real.  I’ve sent a small starter portion to my editor and held my breath.  What was she going to think.  And here it comes, first line is great.  After that the red … Read More

Get Ready, The Plot Thickens

Okay, enough about buying books online. Back to updates about my next fantasy novel. I’m almost done with this revision and it’ll soon be headed to my editor. I hope she doesn’t have to use her red pen too much. Koronus has more problems than just figuring out where he fits in. For one, he is being pursued by, … Read More