Just released — Trench Coats, Episode IV: The Desperate I’m happy to announce the release of Episode IV in the Trench Coat series.* In this installment, Sabel Security Agent Jacob Milik leads a desperate mission to rescue Pia Sabel from her kidnappers. He lands on a remote island as a hurricane disrupts his efforts and […]
How was Your Summer Vacation?
We have on/off years for vacations. Last year, we went to Rome, San Diego, Wisconsin, and New York. This year we went to San Francisco. And that was a last-minute oh-yeah-we-should-take-a-vacation kinda deal. For someone baking his/her brains out in Arizona, San Francisco* is the best place to go south of Calgary. The weather was […]
How I Out Sold JK Rowling
In the first three months of sales, JK Rowling’s new novel, The Cuckoo’s Calling, sold 1,500 copies. In the first three months of sales, my novel, The Geneva Decision, sold 3,242. Isn’t that fun? Neither number is a significant sales number, but it demonstrates how little is known about marketing debut novels in today’s Wild […]
Give-Aways & Winners & Great Fans
Yesterday, my almost-fourteen-year-old son said, “Dad, let’s go see WHITE HOUSE DOWN, just you and me.” I’ve been raising kids for 37 years—I knew I wouldn’t hear that phrase again for a decade. So, despite the fact that I’d decided to skip that movie, I went. The movie is a winner! I was shocked at […]
Trench Coats, Episode III: Bring It! Asks You the Question: Is Torture Acceptable?
“BRING IT!” is the challenge my daughter throws at her trash-talking competitors on the soccer field*. I thought it summed up Pia Sabel’s attitude pretty well, so I used it for this episode. After all, she challenges the bad guys in a big way—which might be a mistake this time. We’ve reached the halfway point, […]