New NIGHTWHERE story… plus CAGE Kindle Countdown

A LOT OF PEOPLE  have asked me if I’m going to write a sequel to my sixth novel, NightWhere. I do want to eventually… I’ve always been interested in exploring the character of Selena more. But, that’s not what I’m currently working on. Never enough time to write all the stories I’d like to! I did, however, write a long “side story” set in the world of the novel awhile ago that has at last…

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A Working Trip to Paradise (as in Paradise Island, Bahamas)

ANYONE WHO FOLLOWS me on Facebook or reads by blog frequently knows that my dayjob sends me on a lot of business trips. I’m working most of the time on these jaunts, but I am privileged to see different locales, even if only for short dinner outings outside the hotels. I’ve been to lots of typical cities (L.A., San Francisco, Seattle, New York) and some exotic outings (Kauai, Chile, Germany). But one of the most…

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Borderlands Books in San Francisco to close…

VERY SAD NEWS today from the independent bookstore world. Borderlands Books in San Francisco is being forced to close. Independent bookstores are always a slim margin business, and the new minimum wage hike voted in for San Francisco will ultimately up their payroll expenses by nearly 40%. The bookstore is stable now, but will not be viable once the law fully takes effect. Borderlands has been in my life for most of the years I’ve…

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