Book Cover 101: Mystery/Thriller | Writers In The Storm

I always like to see how book covers evolve, especially since I like designing them. Nice to be on top...

40 best books to read before you die

The blank-best-blanks-to-blank-before-you-blank lists are a little silly, a little subjective, and maybe a little overdone. However, I like posting about...

Podcast: Book Cover Design Tips with Stuart Bache

Something to listen to on a Monday. How to get your book cover design right. H/T to the folks at...

Publishing Trends: Tropes Readers Want

This is an interesting article for those who are looking to punch up their manuscripts, or are looking for something...

Clueless about Instagram?

I know I am. Can’t believe there are people out there who make money off what’s basically twitter with more...

Heading to Bouchercon 2018 in September

Bouchercon is the world mystery writers convention, and it’s in St. Pete’s this year. Coincidentally, I have a place to...

Banned book: Wool

If you’ve not read Wool by Hugh Howey, you may want to get on it. Yes, a large omnibus of...

New Book

Part of my ongoing obsession with Scandinavian crime writers (does Iceland count here?). Jar City, by Arnaldur Indridason.

It is the end of publishing

… or is it. The first half of this video is depressing. Cynical-C | The Future of Publishing

New book

New book – Uploaded by Zuckervati. Picked up James Crumley’s The Mexican Tree Duck from Amazon.ca. Reading it at the...