IWSG: Stressing

It’s time for another group posting of the IWSG: Insecure Writer’s Support Group! Time to release our fears to the world – or offer encouragement to those who are feeling neurotic. If you’d like to join us, click on the tab above and sign up. We post the first Wednesday of every month and encourage everyone to visit at least a dozen …

PLAYING CARDS GIVEAWAY for Mâtowak: Woman Who Cries

It’s my pleasure to present a special promotional offer for a set of Playing Cards sporting the cover of Mâtowak: Woman Who Cries. The giveaway is good until the end of the month. At this time it’s only open to American residents, but not to worry,  I’ll host one for Canadian and foreigners later. Enter as many times as you …

Ask PZM: July 2016 – Free eBook Promotions

Q: Any recommendations for getting out the word about a free ebook promotion without spending a lot on advertising? In June I ran a 5-day KDP Select free promotion for my Navy thriller LT. COMMANDER MOLLIE SANDERS (written with my husband Mitchell R. Miller). I decided not to spend a lot of time and money on the promotion and just …

IWSG: A Whine and a Giveaway

It’s time for another group posting of the IWSG: Insecure Writer’s Support Group! Time to release our fears to the world – or offer encouragement to those who are feeling neurotic. If you’d like to join us, click on the tab above and sign up. We post the first Wednesday of every month and encourage everyone to visit at least …

TROUBLE BY ANY OTHER NAME by Lori MacLaughlin

Today’s guest is Lori MacLaughlin. I’m happy to help her celebrate the release of her new novel TROUBLE BY ANY OTHER NAME. Please give her a big round of applause. What I Love I know I’ve probably said this a zillion times, but I love to write fantasy adventure — stories with lots of action, strong female characters, a bit …

A LOVE THAT DISTURBS by Medeia Sharif

I’m very excited to share in announcing the release of Medeia Sharif’s new novel A Love That Disturbs. A LOVE THAT DISTURBS by Medeia SharifEvernight Teen, June 17, 2016 Purchase from Amazon (merchant sites will be updated on the author’s site) Maysa Mazari is alarmed by her mother’s talk about arranged marriage. As a hijab-wearing Pakistani-American, she wants to find love …

Ask PZM – June 2016

Q. Is there anything new with BookBub? As some of you may know, BookBub is a well-regarded site for paid book promotions to targeted readers. Although the amount an author pays can be pricey, the site itself has a good reputation for delivering on its download promises. Just recently I noticed something on the site that may have been available …

IWSG – Failure Isn’t An Option

It’s time for another group posting of the IWSG: Insecure Writer’s Support Group! Time to release our fears to the world – or offer encouragement to those who are feeling neurotic. If you’d like to join us, click on the tab above and sign up. We post the first Wednesday of every month and encourage everyone to visit at least a …

An Interview and A Goofy Poem

Last November, I was invited to join the La Cruz Writer’s Group in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Nayarit. La Cruz is a small fishing village on the Pacific Ocean’s Bahia de Banderas, just a twelve minute bus trip from Bucerias. Every Saturday morning, I’d catch the bus across from our apartment and arrive at the corner of the intersection and …

Ask PZM: May 2016 (repost)

Q. Do you have any suggestions for bulk or sponsored book sales? This book marketing area is a wonderful opportunity for authors although I can only share my own experiences and thoughts on this topic. In May, 330 copies of my paperback HOW TO SUCCEED IN HIGH SCHOOL AND PREP FOR COLLEGE were ordered from CreateSpace.  I suspect that an elementary …

IWSG: My Wish & Cover Reveal

It’s time for another group posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group! Time to release our fears to the world – or offer encouragement to those who are feeling neurotic. If you’d like to join us, click on the tab above and sign up. We post the first Wednesday of every month. We encourage everyone to visit at least a dozen new …

The Letter U and some great news!

It’s my birthday today and what better time to say Yay! My psychological thriller Mâtowak: Woman Who Cries has found a home with Dancing Lemur Press and will be published in October 2016! I am so excited! My heart is doing double-double time! Dancing Lemur Press is also the publisher of the anthology Parallel: Felix Was Here, all of our Ninja Captain Alex …