This And That

** I do write every word of this blog.
** I don't actively use Twitter. It just doesn't work for me. And I don’t want to work for It. I haven’t tweeted since... I can’t remember when.
** I don't actively use Facebook either, though I have a page in there. Somewhere.
** I’m selling more books on Nook and Apple than I am on Kindle and Diesel. If Amazon would let me upload my ‘free preview’ books, I might sell a novel or two.
** Seventy-five copies of my free books have been downloaded on Sony.

** My books are no longer available on Kobo.
** I’m finishing the Bad Mojo series before Christmas. I re-did the covers for the first four books. Just finished making the covers for books 5 thru 13. The covers for TWILIGHT and SHADES OF GREY were my inspiration: Less is more. I'll upload them when SERIAL QUILLER 4 is done.
** My idea of adapting one of my novels [KILLING SUMMER] to a screenplay is on the backburner until the Bad Mojo series is completed.
** Although my serial Quiller drinks tequila like it’s going out of style, I’ve never tasted the stuff. If and when I do have a drink I like Jack Daniels.
** Half a year is gone and I still haven’t panned for gold in California.
** Haven’t learned how to snorkel, either.
** I’m still thinking about writing a romantic short story. Maybe around the end of January.

Writers Conferences & Festivals 2012

JUNE
June 1-3: Bloody Words XII – Hilton Toronto Downtown – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
June 7-8: 8th Annual Clarksville Writers Conference – Austin Peay State University – Clarksville, Tennesse
June 8-10: 64th Annual Philadelphia Writers Conference – Holiday Inn Historic District – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 8-12: Kachemak Bay Writers Conference – Lands End Resort – Homer, Alaska
June 9-14: Santa Barbara Writers Conference – Hyatt Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara, California
June 12-16: Western Writers of America Convention – Albuquerque Marriott – Albuquerque, New Mexico
June 21-24: RomCon – Crowne Plaza Denver International Airport – Denver, Colorado
June 22-24: Writer’s League of Texas Agents Conference – Hyatt Regency – Austin, Texas
June 25-28: Romance Writers of America Annual Conference – Anaheim Marriott – Anaheim, California
June 28-30: Jackson Hole Writers Conference – Center for the Arts – Jackson Hole, Wyoming

JULY
July 7-13: Antioch Writers Workshop – Antioch University Midwest – Yellow Springs, Ohio
July 11-14: International Thriller Writers Annual Conference – Grand Hyatt New York City – New York, New York
July 13-15: Public Safety Writers Conference – The Orleans Hotel and Casino – Las Vegas, Nevada
July 19-22: Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference – 51 Tamal Vista Boulevard – Corte Madera, California
July 22-27: Napa Valley Writers Conference – Napa Valley College – Napa Valley, California

AUGUST
Aug. 3-5: UNF Writers Conference – University of North Florida, Florida Writers Association – Jacksonville, Florida
Aug. 8-12: Authors After Dark Convention – Royal Sonesta Hotel – New Orleans, Louisiana
Aug. 11-12: SEAK Writers Conference for Physicians & Lawyers – The Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis – Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Aug. 16-19: Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts – Rockwood Centre – Sechelt, BC, Canada
Aug. 19-22: Pacific Northwest Writers Association Conference – Hilton Hotel – Bellevue, Washington

SEPTEMBER
Sept. 20-22: Hampton Roads Writers Conference – Doubletree Hotel – Virginia Beach, Virginia
Sept. 20-23: Writers’ Police Academy – Guilford Technical Community – Jamestown, North Carolina
Sept. 21-23: The Southern California Writers Conference – Hyatt Regency – Newport Beach, California
Sept. 28-29: Central Ohio Fiction Writers Conference – Holiday Inn – Worthington, Ohio

OCTOBER
Oct. 4-7: Bouchercon Crime Fiction Convention – The Cleveland Marriott Renaissance – Cleveland, Ohio
Oct. 5-7: Moonlight and Magnolias Conference – Hilton Atlanta Northeast – Atlanta, Georgia
Oct. 6-7: Write on the Sound – The Frances Anderson Center – Edmonds, Washington
Oct. 19-21: Surrey International Writers Conference – Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel – Surrey, BC, Canada
Oct. 27: Boston Book Festival (Free Event) – Boston, Massachusetts
Oct. 27-30: Algonkian Writers Conference – The Old Stone Inn – Niagara Falls, Canada
Oct. 19-21: Florida Writers Conference – Orlando Marriott Lake Mary – Orlando, Florida
Oct. 19-21: South Carolina Writers Workshop – The Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort – Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Oct. 26-28: Emerald City Writers Conference (Romance Writers of America) – Bellevue Community College – Bellevue, Washington

NOVEMBER
Nov. 1-4: World Fantasy Convention – Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel – Toronto, Canada
Nov. 2-4: The La Jolla Writers Conference – Paradise Point Resort & Spa – San Diego, California
Nov. 9-11: The New England Crime Bake Conference – Hilton Boston – Dedham, Massachusetts

DECEMBER
Dec. 13: Murder Mystery Theater – Details to follow.

New Release

SERIAL QUILLER 3 is now available on Amazon and Nook.

Coming soon to Apple, Sony, Smashwords, and Diesel.

Synopsis:
Strolling across Wrights Square disguised as Suite Sue, a high-priced call girl, Alma LeJeune encounters the ghost of Alice Riley, an indentured servant who was executed in January 1735 for the murder of her cruel employer, William Weiss. The first woman to be hanged in Savannah, Georgia, Alice was left hanging from the gallows for three days while bystanders gawked at her decomposing body. Taking the life of her employer was defensible. Hanging her was not. Enraged over the harsh treatment and public humiliation thereafter of the young Irish immigrant, along with the knowledge that Weiss wasn't punished in any way for his abusive behavior, Alma hunts down the descendants of those responsible for this undeserved execution.

Bad Mojo Series

SERIAL QUILLER 4: Key West, Florida – Coming Soon

An iBooks Author

I’m selling books on Apple.

Some of my sales come from Australia and Canada.

Most of my sales, so far, are for my novels and two of my short stories: STAY WITH ME and NIGHT OF THE DARK.

How cool is that?

Coming Soon

The Bad Mojo series continues with SERIAL QUILLER 3: Savannah, Georgia.

With a little help from BJ Donovan, Alma Lejeune exacts revenge on the descendants of the people who had willingly participated in the unjust conviction and public hanging of a young Irish woman in 1735.

Available by May 20.

Now Available On Sony

My Special Preview books – A SIMPLE PLAN, BAD MOJO, A BURNING DESIRE – are now available on Sony eReaders.

And they are FREE!




A SIMPLE PLAN – Prelude to KILLING SUMMER, a gritty tale where one partner in crime concocts a plan to extricate himself from murder. Inspired by a true story.

BAD MOJO – Prelude to SERIAL QUILLER 1, a spooky tale of voodoo magic, murder, and make-believe.

A BURNING DESIRE – Prelude to the Hellfire Trilogy: interwoven tales of love, murder, and lies.

(Also available on Nook and Apple)

Re-release

My short horror story, GAR, which was enrolled in an exclusive program for the past ninety days, is now available on Smashwords and Nook.

GAR: A small group of amateur anglers learn payback bites when they try to get rid of a very large alligator gar before the start of a major fishing competition.

Synopsis: A recognized tournament is coming to Redmoon Lake. If word gets out that a fifteen-foot alligator gar has not only taken over the lake it has taken someone's life, the event would surely be called off. More than likely, it would never be rescheduled. The members of the Castaline Bassackwards fishing club decide to take matters into their own hands. When someone gets carried away and kills a young gar, the adult male retaliates in the worst way.