So what do you do when your book comes out and you find a tiny little mistake in it? You call your editor and cuss them out and then you hire one that is smarter than you. In order to be a success in this world, you have to surround yourself not only with smart people, but ones smarter than yourself and even with a resounding number of people proofing and editing, things sometimes get missed.
Best selling author Sandra Brown had a character in one of her novels undo the tire cap on a car tire and it let the air out of the tire. Survey says...you can't do it. Air won't come out of the tire simply by removing the cap. She caught it when her readers flooded her with emails. I sent her one telling her to tell them to go pack sand! She sent me a nice email thanking me for making it seem so trivial and humorous. I think I'm going to intentionally make a mistake in all my books just to see if the readers find it and then to the first one who does, I'll refund their money. Beautiful Hardship had a mistake and only two people found it. Child's Wrath now has one also and it was found by my girlfriend; therefore relieving me of any obligation to give a refund; however, I have called her dad and told him to come get her. I'm a perfectionist to the point of obsessive compulsive and I proofed the manuscript a hundred times so for her to find the mistake while reading the book a second time absolutely crushed me. She could've told me that she didn't like bald men at that point or that I was too fat for her tastes; it had the same effect. I fell to the floor and curled up in a ball. My cats comforted me as they one by one came over and nibbled on my ears and pawed at the wrinkles on the back of my neck. So here it is to all my readers, I AM SO SORRY!! I will have the publisher correct the mistake. The biggest problem with that is that the author has to pay the costs to change the printer set. I'm ok with that. Since my girlfriend found it, I'm using her birthday and Christmas money.
What was the mistake? Let's just say that you should never try to proof one manuscript while writing another...you'll get your characters mixed up!

Child's Wrath...so it's finally out there and I can't tell you how happy I am...I'm tired of reading and proofing! Ugh! It's available at Barnes and Noble and Amazon and the Kindle version will be out shortly. I will have limited copies available here on the website, but the price is about the same as anywhere else with the only advantage being that website copies will be signed and personalized at the buyer's request.
I'm getting settled in Milwaukee and preparing for the winter cold. I am also in the process of finishing my latest novel, Lapse of Reason, though it won't be published for quite some time. Blue Skies Bleed Green, which was considered, but eventually turned down by the film industry, will probably be out in 2012; not sure we'll make the 2011 deadline. It's the publishing world; roll with it. As always, thanks to all of you and your continued support!

Can I just stop and catch my breath? Wow! This is by far the busiest month I've had in ages. I am in the process of moving to another city. Milwaukee here I come! Why? I also have a new job! I am returning to the airlines starting in June. In addition to those life changing events, I have just received the final draft of my next book, Child's Wrath. It should be available next month, just depends on how fast I can proof it with everything else thats going on!
Now for the bigger news, my third book, Blue Skies Bleed Green scheduled for release in 2011 is currently being consider for adaptation to a screen play for film. I met with producers in LA last week and we discussed it at length. They are now in possession of the manuscript and I hope to hear from them soon. I hope everyone is enjoying some spring weather and thanks for checking back to the website! A special thanks to Angie B. for making the changes to the site!

Changes are coming

Changes with the website are coming so I am going to hold off with another blog post until things have settled!

As with anything in life, things in the book world change rapidly! I haven't been able to get a book store in Richmond, Virginia or Washington D.C. to commit to a signing event so I knocked on a few more doors here in Denver. I will be doing a book signing at The Bookery Nook in Denver in March. I have put the date on my website calendar. I will also be appearing at The Boulder Bookstore in Boulder, Colorado in May. For those of you anxiously awaiting my next book, the cover design for Child's Wrath is almost finished. When I have the final design, I will be updating the website so that you can check it out!

New publisher

Just wanted to pass along that I've found a new publisher and the first of a few fiction novels will be available in the spring of 2010. Though originally intended to be the second fiction book, Child's Wrath went from "on deck" to "batter up" as I continue to work on Blue Skies Bleed Green, which is slowly turning into the book that I'm never happy with, but then there's always one, right?
For those of you in the Richmond, VA area, I am currently in the process of setting up a book event for Beautiful Hardship: My Story so get your copy and bring it to the signing! I am also trying to find a bookstore in Washington DC to host an event, but with so many of the independent bookstores succumbing to the woes of the economy, it is turning out to be a difficult task! Keep those book reviews coming....amazon and goodreads.com are the best places to post.
Congrats to the winners of the free giveaway of Beautiful Hardship on goodreads.com!
Happy Holidays to all! and to the FOX news correspondent who keeps calling...YES, I had an affair with Tiger, but it was all about the money!

September 13, 2009

Funny, I didn't even realize the date until just now. Eight years ago I packed everything I owned and moved into my car. I was scared to death then, but now I look at it with a bit of lightheartedness. My situation has changed since that day, yet life's little tests keep coming my way. I've been furloughed for over a year now, but somehow always end up on my feet. I consider myself lucky to have a job. So many in this industry don't. Can I go back and change a few things? I should have been a doctor, but then where's the fun in that? Where would I have gotten all those cute little stories about life if I hadn't fallen down a few times? Eight years ago, seems like a life time.
I'm currently hard at work looking for another publisher. It's a slow process so for those of you asking about my next book, please be patient.