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Those of you familiar with my book “The Doctor, %%% % % % ” or “Dr. Prometheus” as it was previously called, may already know the answer to it, but here’s a little background on my writing of the Jason Dark series. When I first set out to write the series one of the things I really wanted to include were… Continue reading "What do Alice Cooper and “The Doctor” have in common?"
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The best books usually read very naturally, with a rhythm that flows easily and almost reads itself, using language that perfectly suits the premise and characters. How many times have you stopped and thought about how it got to that point? Well, one answer is that these writers have a talent and the perfect concoction of words just flows from… Continue reading "Writing and Polishing: Bringing sentences to life"
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For most of us, the name of Scotland Yard is synonymous with detective stories. Whether it is Sherlock Holmes, the books of Agatha Christie or Edgar Wallace, or even the exploits of Jack the Ripper, the involvement of Scotland Yard roots these stories, often elevating the institution to mythical heights. Its involvement lends credence to the powers of traditional law… Continue reading "Scotland Yard, well, hello…"
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Today is a big day for me! It is a make-or-break kind of day, to be exact, because today I am giving Jason Dark a second lease on life. When I first started my Jason Dark series of supernatural mysteries six years ago I had no idea where the adventure would take me. Ebooks were a technological aspiration that had… Continue reading "The return of Jason Dark"
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Many of you have probably heard by now that for the past months I’ve been busy at work to reinvigorate and relaunch my Jason Dark series of books. All the hard work is about to pay off, %%% % % % I hope, as I am nearing the launch date of September 14 for “Hunted,” the latest book in the… Continue reading "The new look of Jason Dark"
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Those of you who have been following my blog for some time may actually be frowning at this headline. Why? Well, for one thing, because I have been a very outspoken opponent of Kindle Select in the past. In many ways I still am, %%% % % % but for a number of reasons I have decided to give it… Continue reading "“Fu Man Chu’s Vampire” now on Kindle Select and Kindle Unlimited"
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When you read a book, it is sometimes hard to fathom the amount of work that goes into the words on the page. It just all seems so natural, flowing with ease at just the right pace to create suspense or tension. The reality of writing is that it is a lengthy and time-consuming process. The job of a writer… Continue reading "The anatomy of writing"
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If you’ve been following my blog or my Twitterstream, you will be aware that I’ve recently finished a new Jason Dark story. I began writing this series of supernatural mysteries taking place in Victorian England about 3 years ago. Revolving around the occult detective Jason Dark — kind of a Sherlock Holmes character facing paranormal cases — and his cast… Continue reading "The origins of <strong>Fu Man Chu’s Vampire</strong>"
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I thought I’d let all my faithful blog readers know real quick that my latest book, Fu Man Chu’s Vampire has been officially released today. It is available for only $2.99 on Amazon, Barnes&Noble and Kobo for all your favorite eBook reading devices or software. Want to know little more about it? Well, here is the book’s synopsis. As you… Continue reading "<strong>Fu Man Chu’s Vampire</strong> is now available!"
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Just out of the blue, I have decided to run a limited time promotion for the two Jason Dark Supernatural Mystery Collections over the weekend. Usually, these collections are priced $6.99 on Amazon. They feature three Jason Dark stories each, along with the bonus short story “Food for the Dead,” which ran in Fangoria Magazine as a serialized short earlier… Continue reading "Limited time promotion! Price reduction on Jason Dark Supernatural Mystery Collections"
