Entries from July 2007

July 31, 2007

Take it like a man

OK, I’m getting the feedback.
I sent out copies of my latest book – The Secret Place – to a number of readers in order to get feedback. That feedback is beginning to come in, together with thoughts and comments from people who weren’t on the list but who have read it anyway.
It’s grit your teeth [...]

July 28, 2007

LECTURAS EN VACACIONES

Con el verano también llega el ansiado período vacacional, ese espacio de tiempo siempre breve, aunque tan necesario, que este año me he propuesto organizar con intención de aprovecharlo mejor. A tal fin he cogido una hoja de papel y, a un lado, he anotado las ofertas disponibles: [...]

July 26, 2007

Finding My Voice

(Originally posted on my blog)
I got serious about writing eight years ago, before that writing was just a way to stay alive. I wrote in journals for the most part in order to sort my emotions and ideas. There comes a time in every writer’s life when the need to share their work with world [...]

July 24, 2007

A Week In Pink

 
A long awaited and deserved vacation finally came for this tired but wired writer last week, and part of the joy was not having to drive too far to find a restful paradise. Topsail Island, NC became the hands down choice this year. My daughter, who’s expecting her first child (a girl she’s already named [...]

July 22, 2007

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows – What’s in a succesful series

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Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows anticipation is over and the followed success on the series it’s a amazing. As a writer I have always been intrigued about what makes a good series and how to create something unique. J.K. Rowling has done an excellent job at creating something out of this [...]

July 22, 2007

Famous Finales

Those who follow TV history know that next month marks the 40th anniversary of the ”The Judgment,” the famous two-part final episode of The Fugitive (ABC, 1963-1967) in which Dr. Richard Kimble (David Janssen) finally cleared his name after four long years on the run from an unjust murder conviction. The finale originally aired on August 22 and 29, [...]

July 18, 2007

What’s Coming Up

Things have been quiet and I’ve had a chance to catch my breath. No more visitors, just us. Now it’s time to start planning the promotion for the next book in my Deputy Tempe Crabtree series.
Judgment Fire is due out in August from Mundania Press. Of course, I already have some plans, but I need [...]

July 14, 2007

Relato DIOSAS DE PIEDRA

El macizo montañoso emergía su pared majestuosa de piedra y marcaba, imponente, el final de la carretera. En el valle eran frecuentes las excursiones para contemplar tan admirable paraje, cada fin de semana se transformaba en un animado festival de vehículos, turistas o cazadores. Marlon se caló el sombrero hasta las [...]

July 14, 2007

Summer Activities

I’ve been pretty busy this summer and am happy to say that many of my activities are proving fruitful. In the past couple of weeks, my book’s Amazon.com sales ranking has continued to improve substantially–at one time reaching 48,000 at the point I checked it; not bad out of the 4,000,000+ books listed on the [...]

July 8, 2007

Books Carnival

Welcome to the July 8, 2007 edition of Books Carnival.

Mike Harmon presents Article Syndication- The Sky is The Limit So Explore and Aim for the Sky posted at Basic Accounting, saying, “Article syndication is a very simple process wherein one gets to share their article among various online sites which helps to impart knowledge through [...]