Category book reviews
Book Shots with Author Bruce Robert Coffin
Enjoy the Book Shots session with Bruce robot Coffin and his new series, the first of which is Crimson Thaw.
Book Shots with Author Nancy Cole Silverman
Enjoy the Book Shots session with Nancy Cole Silverman and her latest Kat Lawson mystery, A Spy in Saigon.
The Waiting
I’m sharing this post from my friend George Cramer’s excellent blog. Go check him out here! The Waiting… Who knew Tom Petty would have been a prophet when he wrote The Waiting? Because waiting is the hardest part. If you’ve been in the traditional publishing trenches for more than a minute, you know that the industry […]
Best Books With Kickass Women Characters
I recently had a chance to work with the good folks over at Shepherd.com and put together a list of some of the best characters I’ve run across in recent months. And–they all happen to be women characters. I’ve known most of these authors for a while and I have to admit they are not […]
James L’Etoile: Dead Drop – Murder in Common
It’s been a while since I’ve posted. I’ve had my head down and scribbling away. Turns out you can get a decent amount of writing done when you put your mind to it. As a result, the first book in a new series, Dead Drop releases in July. Dead Drop takes a look at border […]
Character Interview with Jillian Cooper by James L’Etoile
Here is a fun interview of Jillian Cooper, the main character in Black Label. Jillian talks about her deepest fears and the predicament she found herself in during her search to find the truth. She claims she’s a cautionary tale about what happens when you keep your eye on the prize. https://ireadwhatyouwrite.com/2021/07/17/character-interview-with-jillian-cooper-by-james-letoile/#comments Want to take […]
The Death of Customer Service and a Fiction Tie-in
This week gave me another example of the death of customer service in our society. And it came with a connection to fiction, specifically, Rob Hart’s latest work, The Warehouse. I’m a home DIYer with enough experience to get by in a pinch. This time, my furnace was acting up and not heating when the […]
Forgive Me Father For I Have Sinned
“Forgive me Father, for I have sinned. It has been ages since my last confession.” From behind a thin curtain, I swore I heard snoring. The dim light in my confessional made it impossible to see if the Great Confessor was dead asleep, or if there was a rumbling of a small earthquake. “Father, are […]
At What Cost Sneak Peek
Pssst… Come here, come closer. Look what came in the mail today! The Advance Reader’s Edition of AT WHAT COST, published by Crooked Lane Books. I felt like Steve Martin in “The Jerk.” The new phone books are here! I am somebody! Matt Martz, Sarah Pope, Heather Boak, and all the folks at Crooked Lane […]
Readers Know Best
You release your hand-fed, carefully crafted book out into the wilds and you’re bound to get feedback. Reviews, critiques and comments from readers come in different flavors – Loved it, Hated it, or the worst feedback of all, the sound of crickets. By the time your book hits the streets, at least a dozen sets […]
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