I completely forgot that I’d had another author take a photo of me at the 2018 Indie Author Day Marketplace at the San Pablo Library. But I was going through my photos today and found this. Instead of selling paperbacks, I had download cards on display. The iPad was running a loop of the book trailer […]
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All right, something decidedly weird is going on here. I just noticed that for the town I’m in, the Weather app on my iPhone says the sunset is for 5:04 pm. Which makes no sense, as sunset yesterday was just after 6 pm and we haven’t turned the clocks back yet. Perhaps this town is in a […]
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Ha! I remembered to announce this on time this month. 😀 The November edition of my KierDevils newsletter went out on Thursday, November 1st. It includes some research photos. If you’re a subscriber and don’t see it in your Inbox, please check your Spam or Junk folder. For Gmail users, it might also be on your Promotions […]
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It’s no secret that I hate to be cold. Which is kinda weird, since I grew up in New England and used to love to play in the snow.
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As I wrote in my previous post, San Francisco’s Fleet Week has provided me with some wonderful research opportunities. This year I went in with the primary goal of taking one of the ship tours because the draft of my current book, WAR: Retaliation, has a pivotal scene on a cargo ship. Unfortunately, the military cargo […]
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When most people in the San Francisco Bay area hear the term Fleet Week, they probably think of boats and planes. In 2016, I discovered a hidden gem of this annual event. When I saw that the activities included The Humanitarian Village set up by the US Marines and various humanitarian organizations, I knew I […]
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Writers, if you’ve been wanting to learn Scrivener but you’ve kept putting it off, now is your chance. Join me this coming Saturday, October 27th at 2 pm Pacific/5 pm Eastern for my live webinar Start Your Novel with Scrivener, A Beginner’s Guide. In it, I’ll walk you through 5 Simple Steps to get you […]
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Oops! I just realized that I never announced that the October issue of The KierDevil News went out on October 4th with some really funny typos from my rough drafts. If you haven’t already seen it, enjoy!
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On Saturday, October 13, 2018, libraries around the world will be celebrating Indie Author Day. I’ve been invited to participate in a genre panel for the event being held by the public library in San Pablo, California. The panel runs from 1pm – 2pm. Then, from 3pm – 4pm, I’ll be selling my books in the Indie […]
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Dogs really are masters of body language, aren’t they?Tonight the dog I’m looking after was outside and wanted to play.So she came to the screen door. Once she had my attention, she glanced at where my shoes sat just inside the door, then glanced at me. A clear “get your shoes on, human, and come […]
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