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As I kid, I was a voracious reader. My sister was too, so between the two of us, we went through books at an astonishing rate. One summer, when I was probably nine or 10 years old, I realized I…
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It Happened at the Tattered Cover
Life is so weird. Steven Tyler from Aerosmith was at the Tattered Cover on Friday, when I had my book signing. I did not, in fact, get a chance to ask him if “Dude Looks Like a Lady” was actually…
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New Author Interview on Blog Talk Radio
The Daily Author turned out to be one of my favorite live interviews ever. Richard and I got into some pretty in-depth discussions about: • What it takes to overcome creative anxiety • Connecting with your creative support network •…
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Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Friday July 14 at 4pm ET
Join me on Reddit today and ask me anything. Seriously. Any questions you may have about writing, publishing, crystals… muscle cars… cheeseburgers… whatever. Hey, I’m happy to help.
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There Are Two Kinds of Book Reviews (and Not the Kinds You Think)
Authors have a love-hate relationship with book reviews. Some reviews make you light up and glow. Others make you feel like you’re dying an agonizing death. Reading reviews of your own books is fraught enough to make even the toughest…
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Top 10 Underrated Books of 2016
Update: Read the brand new review of A Kiss Before Doomsday from The Bibliosanctum. > I love top 10 lists. Maybe I just love reading them and trying to think of two or three things they left out. Or maybe…
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Interview on the Rocky Mountain Writer Podcast
Recently, I had the great pleasure of chatting with notable Colorado author Mark Stevens, host of The Rocky Mountain Writer podcast. We chatted about writing and publishing, and I read an excerpt from my upcoming book, A Kiss Before Doomsday.…
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8 Favorite Bookstores for Readers
Do you have a favorite bookstore? For my money, one of the neatest bookstores on the planet is the Tattered Cover on Colfax Avenue in Denver. Did you know that it’s built inside an old theater? Strange, but true. They…
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Storytelling Made Easy (Even If You’re Not a Writer)
If you think about it, storytelling is a skill we all use every day. We tell stories at the water cooler, in meeting rooms, in social media, and around the dinner table. Knowing how to tell a great story helps…
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Giveaway: Put A Spell On You
Exciting news! I’ve just released the newest Dru Jasper story: Put A Spell On You. To celebrate, I’m giving away several copies to my readers. Leave a comment below and you could win it for free! But first, let me…
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Want to Get Published? Read This.
I’ve talked to dozens of best-selling authors about their early years, before they were published. And the similarities between them are striking. On average, they wrote about half a dozen unpublished manuscripts before they sold a novel. (By the way, this is what I call the Myth of the First Novel. Because it’s hardly ever…
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Compelling Character Arcs in 4 Easy Steps
I’ll let you in on a secret: readers want your character to change. They know, deep down, that your character is unhappy with the status quo at the beginning of your book. Something is terribly wrong in your character’s life, and things can’t keep going on this way. Something’s got to give. Readers fervently hope…
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