my first blog
Hello . . . I know no one is reading this, but I have to start somewhere. I'm hoping to get my first book on Kindle this week, which would be amazing. There are so many other things I need to do...
View ArticleOverwhelming is what it is
Today, I had the best of intentions. I went to my criminal investigations class and then zipped home to finish up the stuff I need to finish up to finish up my book. (is that too many finishes?)...
View ArticleArticle 16
Today I went to Guru M L Briggs. She had a lot of helpful ideas as usual. Main thing is just to get it done. Oh Lord, I'm trying. Need to get my author's pic and bio. Seems boring to me but maybe...
View ArticleFacebook Page is Up
Well, it took me muy (spanish for abuncha) time but now I've kinda, sorta got my ETA (Escaping the Arroyo) facebook page up. I had to change to timeline to do it. Man, I hate change. It took the...
View ArticleKindle Board Says Avoid Indies
Today, as I am madly trying to learn anything and everything that I can about Kindle, I came across a discussion board that was trying to get Indies banned from Kindle. They're serious. They don't...
View ArticleA Book Trailer is the Way to Go
Looks like I'd better consider producing a video book trailer. That's what everybody does now, when they have a book to sell. I might have an advantage that perhaps other writers do not have, in...
View Article30 Years Ago Today
Thirty years ago today, Michael Guzman was given the death penalty as his punishment for the savage, cold blooded murder of Julie Ann Jackson. The sentence was undone 4 years later. But the jurys'...
View ArticleApparently Formatting is NOT Instantaneous
I finially finished everything, everything on the book . . . EXCEPT the formatting . . . and I thought it would take one day to format but apparently formatters take the weekend off. I did not know...
View ArticleThe Book is Finally Up on Kindle
Wow. It has taken two years and thousands (and thousands) of hours to complete but the book is up on Amazon. It is also up on Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Sony Reader, Apple iBookstore and...
View ArticleCrime Victims Deserve Respect Too
In our society, if an armed soldier goes off to war and receives a horrible injury because the "other side" is trying to capture, attack or kill him or her, that soldier is then hailed as a hero, and...
View ArticleA Lot Has Happened in a Month
It's been a little over a month since the book was first published on Kindle. Then a couple of weeks later it came out in paperback. In hindsight it all happened really fast. But when it was...
View ArticleWhat I have done this week to market "Escaping the Arroyo"
What have I done? For sure not enough, but here's my list.1. I had some flyers made for the two upcoming book signings. I have attached a copy of the flyer for one to be held in Albuquerque at Gruet...
View ArticleJoyce Nance Talks About her Book on Channel 13
On Wednesday, August 1, 2012, my book was featured on a section of Albuquerque's Channel 13 - 10 o'clock news with Amanda Goodman. Wow! The story came on about six minutes into the show. Double...
View ArticleThe Crime Victim's Face
Aurora, Colorado . . . Oak Creek, Wisconsin . . . Tucson, Arizona. Blood and dead bodies everywhere. Everyone wants to see what the criminal-of-the-day looks like and to a lesser extent, know why he...
View ArticleCrime Doesn't Pay but the Perks aren't so Bad
Poor old Doug Vaughn got his prison sentence today. Twelve years. So sad, so sad. KOB gives you the details of the crime and the sentencing. http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S2754451.shtml?cat=500....
View ArticleCriminal Investigation - Chronology is King
While I spend a good part of my day writing crime books, I spend another part attending college as a criminal justice major. It's true most of the people in my class expect to be a cop of some sort...
View ArticleAmazon Book Giveaway is a Giant Success
I have no idea if what I say below is typical or phenomenonal. To me it's the latter. I'm sure not bragging about how smart I am - just how lucky. As always, I went into this giveaway business not...
View ArticleOne Thousand Sold and Other New Stuff
Yep, the book "Escaping the Arroyo", out almost five months now, has sold almost 1,000 copies on Amazon. I hope everyone is as impressed as I am. It has been said that 93% of all books sold sell less...
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4 Reasons Why I Love/Hate Reviews
1. Can't live with them/Can't live without them. 2. Readers demand that you have them/Readers don't like to write them. 3. Five-star reviews are wonderful/One-star reviews not so much. 4. They make me...
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