Check out this fall-ish excerpt from The Murder Lawyer. The temperature dropped fast as gusty northwest winds developed in the early afternoon. What started out as a crisp autumn day turned into a downright chilly evening. The wind picks up the fallen leaves on the sidewalks, and they move in a circular motion, floating up in a tiny leaf tornado…. Read More

In August, I sat down with Amy Isaman, author, book coach, and podcast host, to have a candid discussion about writing through grief for her podcast, Dear Creativity. . . Let’s Write! Writing and reading fiction has always been the way I process pain. Sometimes you can’t talk about your pain, your grief, because it’s too much. Sometimes you’re afraid of… Read More

“My instincts are always to insinuate: You can imagine much worse than I can show you. I just need to ignite your imagination a bit.” -M. Night Shyamalan As you know, if you’ve been following my writing journey, I’m not a horror writer. My writing doesn’t hold a candle to Stephen King. Still, I enjoy a good story. I can’t… Read More

Here is the winner of the cover contest for my Halloween e-short story. This cover won by a landslide (62.3%) and I have to admit, I’m surprised, albeit pleasantly. I really thought one of the other three would take the top prize, but, to be honest, this cover captures the story the best.

Over the past eight years, I’ve learned a lot about the writing and the publishing industry including, how important book covers are. People always tell you not to judge a book by its cover, but let’s be honest. We do! Book covers are hard. They’re also super expensive. That’s why for my Halloween short story, I’m designing the cover using… Read More