Chasing Clay in Beta
Yes, I know. I never call, I never write. Beta readers are the folks who get to read the book after the worst problems have been worked out but before it’s ready for publication. Don’t envy them too much — … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: publishing
The new face of The Collection
This is the final cover for The Collection. It’s surprising how consistently this version was the first pick for the people I asked, including my favorite indie bookstore owner. It reminds me of 1960s Saul Bass movie posters — appropriate, since … Continue reading →
The Collection Cover Beauty Pageant Continues
If you can, please do me a favor: go to my Facebook author page and look at the latest cover concepts for The Collection. (It’s a public page, so you don’t need to belong to Facebook to see it.) The … Continue reading →
Rolling Rolling Rolling
The wheels are rolling on The Collection. I’ve applied for a copyright; I have working Kindle and ePub editions; and the cover art is underway. I’ve tentatively set 31 October as the release date — we’ll see if everything comes … Continue reading →
The Collection is Coming out of Storage
Remember The Collection? The first installment in my new DeWitt Agency art-crime series? Yeah, maybe not so much. What happened to that, anyway? What happened is that I started querying agents, a process that hasn’t improved since the last time … Continue reading →
Publishing the Second Time Around Part 2, on Murder Lab
The Murder Lab blog just put up the missing second part of The Second Time Around, my accounting of what the second-time publishing experience was like for me. Some things changed, some didn’t, and as in life, it wasn’t always … Continue reading →
Publishing the Second Time Around, on Murder Lab
The Murder Lab blog just put up Part 1 of The Second Time Around, my accounting of what the second-time publishing experience was like for me. Some things changed, some didn’t, and as in life, it wasn’t always the right … Continue reading →
On the Road to South
In case you’ve been wondering (a) why the Burrow has been so quiet lately, and (b) what’s happening with South, you’re in luck: the answer is the same for both questions. I’m on final approach with editing South. It’s made … Continue reading →