The previous books had muses: Leonard, Nick, and Billy. This book had more of a feel and the feel was primarily women's voices. I had the notion of the title but not from the Cure original but from a haunting cover of "Just Like Heaven" by the Watson Twins. Things...
Who by Water was Leonard Cohen, Our Lady of the Various Sorrows was Nick Cave, and Like a Pale Moon has been Billy Bragg, especially the song "Tank Park Salute." Writing this one took it out of me. I didn't lose my father when I was a kid but I was in my 20s. Other...
Hello, reader friends and friendly readers. Our Lady of the Various Sorrows: Book Two in the Voices of the Dead series will be released on November 16, 2017. You can preorder now on Amazon Kindle and paperback, Google Play, and iBooks. It will be available on Barnes...
Our Lady of the Various Sorrows is off being edited. I got the digital proof for the ARCs today. I thought it would maybe feel old hat the second time. Nope. I still got chills seeing the wrap version of the ARC cover. It's real, an artifact, proof that I have...
Where Leonard Cohen was my muse for Who by Water, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds have been my deep well for Our Lady of the Various Sorrows. Each of them have been nearly lifelong companions to the point I can't remember what song I heard first or when exactly. Both...
I've been busy with the day job and with finishing the initial draft of the second book in the Voices of the Dead series. If you'd like to find out what the title of the next book will be and receive a teaser snippet from book two, please scroll on down to the bottom...
After I signed my contract with Griffyn Ink, Eli Jackson, indie publisher badass, sent me an envelope with two really nice pens. The enclosed note said they were for signing copies when my book came out. I put them in my desk box, the closest thing I have to a...
If you'd like your very own copy of my shiny, new book when it drops on May 4 you can purchase it any number of ways. Preorder the paperback on Amazon Preorder the Kindle ebook Preorder the iBook version Preorder the GooglePlay ebook Autographed copies (will ship...
I have been walking around with a completely stunned expression on my face for at least two days. The book is real. It's for sale. My. Book. Is. For. Sale. Well, it's available for pre-order. I've never really understood that word. Is pre-order really a thing? I mean...
There's a cover! (I'm not saying there's video of me jumping up and down with excitement anywhere, but there could be.) And, there are book launch events scheduled and getting scheduled. If you'd like to know when I'll be out in the world showing off my new baby like...