How to get Published Part 1

When I go to book events, there’s always someone (or more) who tell me they have a great idea for a story/book.  They ask me how to get how to get publishedpublished.

Some authors insist they’d be happy to be writing—even if they didn’t get published.  We write because we love to write so getting published is only part of the …

Why I Love Book Events

book eventsWriters often do book events in libraries, book stores, at book clubs, and before community groups.  Lots of authors do these reluctantly because they don’t like to be “salesmen” with their books.  But here’s why I love book events.

Last weekend, I participated in an art festival and sold my books.  I shared a table with other interesting …

How to “Be a Cop” Without the Danger

Lots of us watch TV and films about law enforcement people—they’re some of the most popular shows ever—often would like to go beyond to be a copsitting on the couch.  Haven’t you sometimes wondered what it’d be like to be a cop?  Unfortunately, many of us wouldn’t qualify or wouldn’t want to face the danger involved.

What can you do?

Here’s …

Did Jacob Wetterling’s Killer get Away with Murder?

killer of jacob wetterlingMany people who have followed the disappearance of eleven year old Jacob Wetterling in 1989, are outraged at the recent events in Minneapolis.  Did Jacob Wetterling’s killer get away with murder?

The story has gone around the world.  In 1989 Jacob Wetterling was kidnapped on a dead-end road in a small town in central Minnesota.  For years, law …

Taste of Temptation

taste of temptationI’m happy to tell you that my new collection of short crime stories called, Taste of Temptation has been published!  It’s available in ebook form on most ebook sites and the print version should be out in about a week.  Taste of Temptation has four short stories and also introduces the first four chapters of my new full-length …

Why did the Killer of Jacob Wetterling Confess?

killer of jacob wetterling confessIn federal court in Minnesota, a middle-aged man named Danny Heinrich confessed to being the killer of Jacob Wetterling, an eleven year old boy Heinrich kidnapped in 1989.  It has been one of the most infamous—and chilling—cases in the history of the state.  Unsolved for twenty-seven years, the case led to changes in how kids are protected, new …

Here’s My New Book–Taste of Temptation

taste of temptationI’m happy that my new collection of short stories, Taste of Temptation has been published!!  In spite of the upheaval of my recent move to a new home, with the help of many people and friends, I was able to get the book prepared for publication.  Taste of Temptation

It contains four new short stories about ordinary people who want to …