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Embrace Your Geekness Day
Welcome to Embrace Your Geekness Day! This holiday was not my idea, but I embrace it wholeheartedly. Think of all the people who have been labeled geek, wonk, nerd, and such. Among them are industry leaders, creative geniuses, outcasts, and eccentrics. I embrace my...
Book Review: The Last Exchange by Charles Martin
Charles Martin, a New York Times bestselling author, had his book The Mountain Between Us made into a movie starring Idris Ilba and Kate Winslet. With over sixteen published novels, he enjoys a huge following of readers and he was a special guest speaker at this...
StoryFest is Coming!
You are Invited ACFW StoryfestAugust 24-26, 2023Hyatt Regency at the Arch, St. Louis When hundreds of authors gather for their annual ACFW conference in August, readers are invited to participate in their own event on the same premises. Storyfest will present a full...
Beach Reads on Sale Now!
Attention, Readers! For those readers looking for romance, mystery, thriller, suspense, and crime fiction without profanity, erotic content, or gore--Look here! Thirty authors have combined their books on sale now for your reading pleasure. Click on this link to...
The Comeback Kid
A writer colleague recently asked me to name the hardest-to-write story I've done. This article originally appeared in The Lakeland Ledger, Polk County, Florida, on May 3, 1998. Here it is. As Polk City Hardware’s softball team storms through the season, one...
Celebrate Best Friends Day
My best friend Caryn keeps all my secrets. She's been a loyal, kind-hearted friend since middle school. We've been through many milestones together. She taught me how to shave my legs with a razor. Whenever we talk, we pick up where we left off as if only moments ago...
Double Indemnity by Robert Whitlow
Double Indemnity by Robert Whitlow debuts June 6, 2023, as his twenty-second novel. Whitlow won the 2001 Christie Award for Contemporary Fiction. Four of his books have been made into movies. He is a practicing attorney in North Carolina. I received a complimentary...
Readers Lift New Release to Bestseller on Amazon
Thank you, readers! You have raised East of Evil into an Amazon Bestseller during its first week of publication. While it is a small thing to buy a book from a relatively unknown author, earning that sweet orange Amazon bestseller banner is a huge joy to that...
US Review Recommends East of Evil
Book review by Gretchen Hansen Nefi’s vision of how she wants her future to be is crystal-clear. She has a plan detailing each step needed to actualize her dreams. Getting accepted into the FBI’s summer internship program is crucial to this path. Her fiancé, Vincent,...