Tag Archives: my books

New Free Anthology Available – Stories on the Go: 101 Very Short Stories by 101 Authors

I’ll have several announcements to make in the next few days, because I have not one but three new books out. But don’t worry, this blog won’t turn into wall to wall promotion. It’s just a case of weird timing. … Continue reading

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Two new Helen Shepherd Mysteries available: A Bullet for Father Christmas and Paris Green

Just in time for St. Nicholas Day, I have two new stories in the Helen Shepherd Mysteries series to announce. The first novelette is a holiday mystery called A Bullet for Father Christmas. After the success of Christmas Gifts last … Continue reading

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“Something to Read: The Omnibus Anthology” with two stories by Cora

You may remember that I have a story each in the anthologies Something for the Journey and Something to Take on the Trip. Now an omnibus edition of all three anthologies in the Something series has come out, entitled simply … Continue reading

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Familienkutsche featured at Kobo Next and other news

Familienkutsche, the German version of my crime short Family Car, is a featured selection at Kobo Next, Kobo’s own promo site, this week, along with a whole lot of other good books such as When the Music’s Over by German … Continue reading

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Two new Helen Shepherd Mysteries available: Bank Job and Open Season

I’m still sick, but I’ve still got two new stories in the Helen Shepherd Mysteries series to announce. That is, actually I’ve been meaning to announce them this weekend, but I was feeling too sick and even updating the websites … Continue reading

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Meet My Character, Holly di Marco

“Meet my Character” is a new blog hop similar to the speculative fiction blog hop, only that it allows a writer to introduce a particular character. Previous entries include Jamie Maltman, E.W. Pierce, Stacy Claflin and Jessica Rydill, who introduced … Continue reading

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The Shattered Empire trailer and revolutions in the fantasy genre

First of all, Seedlings is today’s featured new release at the Speculative Fiction Showcase, so come on over to read an exclusive excerpt. The Speculative Fiction Showcase features new releases, author interviews, guest posts, a weekly link round-up and much … Continue reading

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A new release and a new series: Overdose

I’m afraid you’ll have to wait a bit longer for the Birmingham photos, because today I have a new release to announce, a short mystery called Overdose. Overdose is the result of another eight hour fiction challenge, which you may … Continue reading

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Back from Birmingham, mixed announcements and some brief thoughts on Doctor Who

As the title indicates, I’m back from Birmingham. That is, actually I came back on Wednesday (on a 7 AM flight – ugh), but I’ve been too tired and busy for blogging until now. There’ll be more observations and photos … Continue reading

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In Birmingham

I’ve arrived safely in Birmingham and am now utilizing my 30 minutes of free hotel WiFi per day. Meanwhile, Debts to Pay, the newly released fourth installment in my Shattered Empire series, is today’s featured new release at the Speculative … Continue reading

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