Looking for a good book cover

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Looking for a good book cover

Looking for a good book cover

The weekend flew by for me– did it do that for you, too? Wow. I am finding that the more I work toward a book release the faster the days go by. I spent all of yesterday putting together a mockup of a cover for the caper mystery. It looked pretty darn sweet, but in the end, I didn’t keep it. Why not? It wasn’t perfect. I know that sounds a little huh-worthy, but let me explain. If you listen to any of the big podcasts, The Creative Penn, The Sell More Books Show etc. you will hear it said

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Caper Mystery info

Welcome to August! I know I am only about a week behind. I hope you are all enjoying the How to Write series of posts and the first four chapters of the blog book. I haven’t written a thing on it since the end of July because I am fast at work trying to get out the caper mystery. I have heard from so many sources that you should “brand” yourself as an author by being known for a specific genre of book. I have sort of been all over the map: YA fantasy, romance, slipstream, short story, novella, novel.

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Excerpt three: the main character

Excerpt three: the main character

Meet Shannon Wallace. She’s having a bad hair day. She’s been fired by her boss, ditched by her boyfriend, and implicated in murder. And that’s only the beginning. The real murderer has something of hers that she wants back. Videos. Sexy videos. But the killer has watched them, and now she’s on his most wanted list. Shannon is the main character of this series. She’s funny, and fraught with anxiety. A surefire recipe for disaster. I hope you enjoy her tidbit. Excerpt three: the main character I wanted to jump out of my skin. I just knew the man with

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Excerpt two: the sidekick

Excerpt two: the sidekick

Well, did you like the first excerpt? The boyfriend? Yeah, I know. Good stuff huh? Well, here comes the second one … the sidekick. He is a gay, black, beanpole with attitude. And his devotion to the main character is unprecedented. I hope you enjoy these excerpts and teasers to get you ready for the book, Deadly Array. And I am totally NOT stuck on this title. If anyone can come up with a better one, let’s hear it. Until then, enjoy! Excerpt two: The sidekick “You getting hungry?” Dwayne asked. I thought about it. “Yeah, actually I am.” “Let’s

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