Trusting the Journey
God never seems to draw a straight line. I wish he did. It’d sure make life a lot easier. The path I’ve been on in writing the Gabby Wells Thrillers is one of the most convoluted one could conceive. Two Read more…
Creating an Enticing Book Trailer
Books aren’t like movies. It’s end form is not a series of moving images, it’s a number of pages with words. Unlike movies, you can’t pick the coolest scenes, edit them together and make a trailer. You have to be Read more…
Setting Expectations When Launching Your First Novel
The dream of everyone that wants to be a writer is to draft the next great American novel, release it to public accolades and sit back while the money and notoriety roll in. There’s one word for that… fantasy. In Read more…
Kneel & Prey – The Proof is in the Proof
It took eight years to get my original idea into a printed book. Through three screenplays, two 13-episode television series scripts, two novels that were scrubbed and four novellas that were augmented, Kneel & Prey, the kick off of the Read more…
I’m on the Sell More Books Show Podcast!
I was fortunate to be asked to be on the very popular podcast, the Sell More Books Show! The show discusses tips and news items related to independent publishing and has a large and growing listener base. The Sell More Read more…
Official Kneel & Prey Book Cover
I’m happy to release the book cover of Kneel & Prey, our first Gabby Wells Thriller. LAUNCH TEAM: If you would like to be part of our official Gabby Wells Launch Team, email us or send us a message on Read more…
Faith is Dramatic
There aren’t a lot of authentic characters of faith in modern entertainment. And that’s a waste. I’ve often wondered why more writers don’t include faith as one of the key components of their main character. It adds weight to everything Read more…
Making Your Characters Suffer is the Best Part
My job as the author of the Gabby Wells Thriller series is to make Gabby’s life a living hell. And I do, relentlessly. That’s what every author is supposed to do. To torture the protagonist so you can torture the Read more…
Kindness and Covers
I love the independent publishing community. They are some of the most generous people I have ever met. I was looking for a book cover designer that could capture what I wanted shown and was competitive from a cost perspective. Read more…
I want it to be difficult
Writing is hard. Writing a series is harder. Being successful as a writer is nearly impossible. And I love the challenge. I want it to be difficult, because then, only those most committed will make it. And I’m committed. Sure, Read more…
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