It’s “Read an E-Book Week” as Smashwords, and your chance to get a copy of a Johnny Denovo mystery for 50% off the already low e-book price. Get “Spam & Eggs” or “The Green Monster” for $1.75 each now through March 13.
Praise for “Spam & Eggs”
This is a book that in fact puts the writing [...]
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Read an E-Book Week: Get Johnny for 50% Off
Posted in News, The Books, tagged ebook, Green Monster, Smashwords on March 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
PODPeople Reviews “The Green Monster”
Posted in News, The Books, tagged Add new tag, Detective fiction, Green Monster, Print on demand, Publishing, Publishing and Printing, Self-Publishing on December 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the most disruptive innovations in book publishing is the rise and now mainstream adoption of print-on-demand publishing services. The quality of POD books can exceed those of offset books, and prices are approaching equivalency. So it’s appropriate that one of the most interesting review and discussion sites for POD books is called PODPeople. [...]
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 year. [...]
Another Great Review for “The Green Monster”
Posted in News, Rich and Famous, The Books, tagged Blackmail, Kent, Literature, Mystery, Publications on October 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Another strong review has appeared for “The Green Monster: A Johnny Denovo Mystery.” I’m especially happy with this one, since it’s from a reviewer who praised the first book as well. With a series, you want to keep improving, and it seems I’ve been able to do that:
In “The Green Monster,” Johnny Denovo takes on [...]
Enter to Win “The Green Monster: A Johnny Denovo Mystery”
Posted in Housekeeping, News, The Books on October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Over at GoodReads, I’m running a contest for 1 of 2 copies of “The Green Monster: A Johnny Denovo Mystery.” Already, a couple hundred people have entered. The contest ends November 4th, 2009, so enter now!
Remember, this is a book reviewers have raved about:
Looking for an absorbing mystery that is chock full of twisting plots [...]
The Power of Thinking in Metaphors
Posted in Mental Health, News, Research, The Books, Thinking Out Loud, tagged Boston Globe, Mystery, Psychology, Research on September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Why must we dream in metaphors?
Try to hold on to something we couldn’t understand. – Seal
The Johnny Denovo Mysteries are based on emerging theories of how we think, how we reconcile internal realities with external stimuli, how we make decisions, how we blend rational and emotional thought, and how we express ideas, both intentionally and [...]



