Why not THE OTHER? Because long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away a mighty empire called Amazon discovered that THE OTHER, the first in the Zack Tolliver, FBI series, while enrolled in KDP Select, was still on the e-book shelves of a Japanese company on some distant planet, despite the author's request it … Continue reading FREE ON CHRISTMAS DAY: ALL Zack Tolliver EBOOKS (except THE OTHER)
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THREE FOR FREE: WESTERN JUSTICE
If you like free, you'll like this. Readers of my Zack Tolliver, FBI mystery series can soon download my novella THE DARK ROAD for free in a compilation of stories titled WESTERN JUSTICE, a three for free western series how-did-it-all-start bonanza! As my readers know, THE OTHER is the first book of the Zack Tolliver … Continue reading THREE FOR FREE: WESTERN JUSTICE
The Importance of Research in Fiction
I am an advocate of research for any book genre. Fiction is no exception. I can not think of a form of fiction where research is not desirable, even for works in which the entire content is a figment of the author’s imagination. Any story must be plausible. Most readers desire to connect the dots … Continue reading The Importance of Research in Fiction
How To Find My Book
While the title of this post may seem self serving, it is so only by way of introducing a dilemma common to both readers and authors. It is the opposite ends of the same stick. Readers want to know how to find the kind of book that will particularly engage them, and authors want to … Continue reading How To Find My Book
For Friends, Fans & Followers
Now is the final push in my effort to maximize sales of CANAAN'S SECRET, my newest Zack Tolliver tale on Pre-order at Amazon. It will be released tomorrow! Successful sales on Pre-order will lend increased visibility to the book on Amazon.com and visibility is the lifeblood of book sales. If the readers can't see it, … Continue reading For Friends, Fans & Followers
History is an Artichoke
I am immersed in research. The project began over five years ago out of curiosity and has grown sufficiently to become the infrastructure for a historical novel, or maybe even a biography. History, I've found, is like an artichoke; a cultivated thistle with a flower of tough outer layers that protects a tender heart. My … Continue reading History is an Artichoke
New Novel Mestaclocan
After weeks and months of editing and a solid week of formatting followed by 6 attempted uploads, my second novel in the Zack Tolliver Series is uploaded to Amazon KDP Select. I am told by my readers that Mestaclocan is even more intense and hard to put down than The Other. The action moves to … Continue reading New Novel Mestaclocan