Cover of Twilight Fall: A Novel of the Darkyn Recently, there’s been a good discussion about profit and publishing, much of it emanating around the disclosures made by Lynn Viehl, the best-selling author of “Twilight Fall.” According to Viehl, she’s made only $25,000 or so from her book, once expenses for her agent, the writing [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Johnny Denovo Mysteries Available for the Nook
Posted in Uncategorized on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Barnes & Noble recently announced its e-reader, the Nook. I’m pleased to announce that both “Spam & Eggs: A Johnny Denovon Mystery,” and “The Green Monster: A Johnny Denovo Mystery,” are available for the Nook now. While the Amazon Kindle has become the dominant e-reader, the Nook promises to raise the ante, with borrowing, a [...]
New Interview and Contest on Backword Books
Posted in Looking Ahead, Looking Back, Mental Health, News, The Books, Thinking Out Loud, tagged CHRISTOPHER MEEKS, Green Monster, Literature, Mystery, Novel, Writer on November 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Christopher Meeks, author of “The Brightest Moon of the Century” and a member of Backword Books, interviewed me recently about the Johnny Denovo mystery series, the writing process, the concepts behind the books, and other matters of interest to readers and writers. Here’s a brief excerpt: CHRISTOPHER MEEKS: Your third book is due early next [...]
GoodReads Contest Winners Selected, Books Shipped
Posted in Uncategorized on November 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
For the past 2 weeks, both “Spam & Eggs: A Johnny Denovo Mystery” and “The Green Monster: A Johnny Denovo Mystery,” were part of a giveaway on GoodReads in which the winners could receive one of two free copies of each title. Early this morning, the winners were selected — one from Ohio, one from [...]



