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I have so many things going on behind the scenes.  I can’t even tell you about a bunch of them yet as they are still in development.  Let me just say that I think you will like it all.  Yes, Sapphire will be coming soon, but that is just the start. I can’t wait to [...]

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On Friday night it was my wife who spotted the notification that author Joe Hill would be at Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville, IL.  I became a fan of his work with his novel Heart-Shaped Box.  His most recent work is NOS4A2 and I am currently reading and loving that.  Anderson’s, meanwhile, is a local indie [...]

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So, the good news is that while I was taking a bit of a break yesterday, the completed cover for SAPPHIRE arrived. I love it! It’s gorgeous in so many ways and I am so excited to bring this book to you all.

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I have been working on what started out as a short story, but has grown.  Now it is over 10,000 words and still going, heading into novella territory. Anyway, it is a horror story and one involving a relatively new and super-creepy monster some of you might be aware of.  My plan is to make [...]

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Just got word from my editor that the final edit of SAPPHIRE is almost done.  Dates of publication will be coming soon.  First the Kindle edition and then in print!

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Just got word that the first round of edits from my new YA Novel SAPPHIRE will be in my hands (or in front of my eyes, anyway) by the end of the week. Can’t wait!

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There is something about short stories. They lend themselves particularly well to the horror genre, but there is something about them that makes them not quite as popular as novels. I think it has to do with the thing that makes them work so well for me – their shortness. That may seem obvious, but [...]

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Also a reminder, if you are interested in non-fiction and true crime, strange tales, Chicago history or unsolved mysteries – well, I have a book coming out soon that has all of that.  It is available in print only from Schiffer Publishing. The Amazon entry says that it is due out in July, but I [...]

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Thanks to my friend and artist Stephen Bryant (the man who designed the cover for VICIOUS and is working on the cover for SAPPHIRE), I will be represented at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo this weekend.  It is also known as C2E2. I love this!  If you visit his booth and get an 11×17 [...]

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