New Book!

Coming soon! My latest endeavor, "Friends and Others". Available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kindle, Nook, and your local book store.

Dead End - the sequel to "Don't Talk to Strangers" is on the premium list at Smashwords.com.

Dead End starts where Don't Talk to Strangers ended, in the parking lot of a bar in Sturgis, South Dakota. The trail runs to Houston, Texas, where Katrina survivors are given a new start and identities are there for the taking.

Download a free sample at the Smashwords site:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/6743

My ebook, "Don't Talk to Strangers" has received premium status on Smashwords! I'm excited about it. So excited, I'm going to offer 40% off the already low price to readers of my blog. The coupon code is: ZV64Y (not case sensitive).

I hope to get more books available at smashwords soon.



http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/5894

I'm baacckkkk!

Back in Iowa after a week of loafing in Florida. I plan on finishing my NaNoWriMo book, and publishing another on Smashwords.



Have to pick up Furlong, the cat, first!

No Picture, But my book is online!

Well, I tried sending a picture from my BlackBerry, but it didn't work. I guess I'll have to read the directions.

Good news is, my first book, "Don't Talk to Strangers is available in all digital formats from Smashwords.com. Here's a direct link to it http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/5894 Check it out and let me know what you think. I'm looking for all the help I can get.

Smashwords!

Just signed up for "Smashwords". I'll be publishing my books to them, but I'll have to wait until I return home probably. We're in Destin, Florida. Came here for the sun and beach, got here just in time for Hurricane Ida!

Oh well, having a good time anyway.

My latest book

Friends and Others

 

The main character of my book, Ben Walters, tells a story of his growing up with a birth defect in a single parent home. His mother works two jobs, and he is left with an elderly neighbor most of his growing years. It is a lonely childhood and he does what many children in that situation do. He creates an imaginary friend named Theo.

 

Theo stays with him into his high school years, and then disappears as Ben is hospitalized after an accident. Ben continues on to college, still leading a fairly solitary existence. In his senior year at college, he encounters big problems. His girlfriend leaves him, his car has mechanical problems, and the biggest issue of all, his mother dies.

 

Ben is depressed. He needs support. As if in answer to his despair, his imaginary friend from childhood comes back to help. Only now, Theo is a real live person.

 

Ben and Theo naturally run into problems and then they discover there are also 'Others' they need to contend with. It seems the 'Others' are the creation of "monsters under the bed", and other childhood fears.

 

Ben and Theo find 'Friends' that help them in their efforts and they also discover that Theo was endowed with a few "extras" when Ben created him.

Digital Editions

I signed in to Kindle yesterday on Amazon's website. I read their "Quick Start" and decided, "What the hell?" I think maybe the reason I decided to start uploading to Kindle is a rejection letter I received for my latest book, "Friends and Others".

The posting and uploading to Kindle is very easy. Now, I just have to see if the marketing angle works!