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Austin Book Release Party for TOXIC RELATIONSHIP

Posted: 30th December 2012 by jazzdog in Book Release, Novel, Story, Texas, Thriller, TOXIC RELATIONSHIP, Writing
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Had a great crowd at the Austin book release for the paperback edition of TOXIC RELATIONSHIP. We had a great time together, I got to catch up with old friends and new, had some good food, did a few readings and signed books. Great fun! Thanks to everyone who joined us. Here are a few […]

A Taste of Texas: TexMex and BBQ

Posted: 19th November 2012 by jazzdog in Cooking, Food, Life, Texas, TexMex, TOXIC RELATIONSHIP
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I draw on many sources for my novels from reading and research to life experience to imagination.  For the Nick Sibelius series, set in Central Texas, I tend to pull from well over thirty years of living in the area. The food, music, culture, weather, spirit of the place makes up a major part of […]

Seattle Book Release Party

Posted: 29th September 2012 by jazzdog in Book Release, TOXIC RELATIONSHIP
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I had a book release party for TOXIC RELATIONSHIP in Seattle last week.  About forty friends and readers gathered for a Texas feast of Green Chili Pork tacos, Pinto Beans, Guacamole, Roast Veggies and plenty of Shiner and Corona beer.  I did a few readings during the evening.  I’ve read aloud to myself and to […]

Week Three: Toxic Relationship Blog Tour

Posted: 29th September 2012 by jazzdog in Blog Tour, promotional giveaway, TOXIC RELATIONSHIP
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  It’s week three of the tour.  Drop by for  interviews, excerpts from Toxic Relationship, book reviews and  a promotional giveaway for readers of the blogs — a $10 gift certificate for Amazon.  Yeah, cool.  So come along for the ride.  The stops this week are: October 1 –  Bless Their Hearts Mom – Review/Giveaway/Excerpt October […]

Week Two: Toxic Relationship Virtual Book Tour

Posted: 24th September 2012 by jazzdog in Author Interview, Blog Tour, promotional giveaway, TOXIC RELATIONSHIP
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It’s week two of the tour.  Drop by for  interviews, excerpts from Toxic Relationship, book reviews and  a promotional giveaway for readers of the blogs — a $10 gift certificate for Amazon.  Yeah, cool.  So come along for the ride.  The stops this week are: September 24 – Books For Me September 25 – My Reading Addiction  […]

Blog Tour Week One

Posted: 17th September 2012 by jazzdog in Author Interview, Blog Tour, Book Review, Giveaway, promotional giveaway, TOXIC RELATIONSHIP, Writing
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For the next four weeks, I’ll be on a blog tour sharing Toxic Relationship with readers.  There will be interviews, excerpts from Toxic Relationship, book reviews and at a number of stops along the way, we’ll have a promotional giveaway for readers of the blogs — a $10 gift certificate for Amazon.  Yeah, cool.  So […]

Blog Tour Coming Your Way!

Posted: 14th September 2012 by jazzdog in Author Interview, Blog Tour, Book Review, Giveaway, Interview, TOXIC RELATIONSHIP
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The Big Question

Posted: 3rd September 2012 by jazzdog in Creativity, Publishing, TOXIC RELATIONSHIP, Writing
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A few years ago on my journey to become an author I decided to boldly claim the dream.  In those casual conversations we all have, at a party in the neighborhood, in a grocery store line, in a barber chair with a guy wielding sharp scissors standing over me, as my dog does 360’s around […]

Lights, Camera, Action: Creating a Book Trailer for TOXIC RELATIONSHIP

Posted: 27th August 2012 by jazzdog in Marketing, Publishing, TOXIC RELATIONSHIP
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Seems like everyone puts out a book trailer for their novels these days, so I decided I’d add a trailer to my promotion plan.  First step — gather all of my Hollywood insiders to put together an incredible team of producers, directors, videographers, all the way to a caterer using only locally sourced, organically grown […]

Writing in the Raw

Posted: 20th August 2012 by jazzdog in Creativity, TOXIC RELATIONSHIP, Writing
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With the publication of TOXIC RELATIONSHIP, a phenomenon has occurred which I suppose I should have expected and yet, I feel surprised.  I have written in one form or another for years.  Those first short stories I read during “show and tell” in Mrs. Meredeth’s third grade class, my bitingly witty (to a 13 year […]

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