Dan
Adventures in AI Revisited
A while back I used Dall-E to generate images for my characters from The Allison Lee Chronicles. It was an interesting and somewhat fun expe
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Jul 33 min read
Post Release Report
In the latest entry of my book marketing series, I talk about the strategy/tactics I employed for my latest release. You can find my...
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May 233 min read
Featured Deal Report
In the latest entry of my book marketing series, I talk about landing my first joint U.S. and international featured deal with BookBub. I...
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Feb 222 min read
Revisited: Email List Promo - What I've Experienced
In my latest entry of my book marketing series, I am revisiting email list promotion. You can find my original post about this topic and...
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Dec 22, 20232 min read
2024 Reading Goals
Do you have any reading goals? I used to not bother setting reading goals or the like, but as I've been reading more and more, I found it...
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Sep 28, 20233 min read
Build your Newsletter list 101
Howdy! This is the third entry in my book promo series. You can also read about my experiences hawking my books on social media and...
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Aug 31, 20232 min read
I'll have a trope with that…
I have taken Bryan Cohen's free course on Amazon ads on several occasions. I'm far from a master at running ads, but his free courses are...
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Jul 29, 20232 min read
#BookTok Recommendations - Worthwhile or Worthless
Okay. I've read several books that have been proclaimed as #BookTok sensations. For the uninitiated, #BookTok is a community of...
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Jun 15, 20232 min read
Writing Workshop with Allen Eskens
Recently, my writing group did a workshop with mystery author Allen Eskens. His talk was incredibly informative and inspired me to read...
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May 11, 20231 min read
Hack, Cut, and Chop
16,000 words. 16,000. That's how many words I've axed from The Allison Lee Chronicles Volume 3 so far. Honestly, I'm impressed I could...
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Apr 20, 20232 min read
Email List Promo - What I've Experienced
This is my second entry in my book promo series. You can learn about my experiences promoting books on social media here. Again, I don't...
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Mar 9, 20234 min read
Social Media Promo - What I've Experienced
As promised, this is the first post about steps I've taken to create buzz for my books. Ultimately, that's what we want, right? Positive...
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Jul 22, 20224 min read
How I became a cozy mystery writer
Today on the blog, author Susie Black gives us some fascinating insight into the concept of writing what you know. Indeed, it seems Ms....
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Jun 6, 20223 min read
#BookReviews - #Fantasy + #Thriller + #Booktok
Before discussing the reviews, I have some exciting news to share. Dragons Walk Among Us is now available on the Kiss App. To celebrate,...
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May 23, 20222 min read
Words to Slay
I just finished my first round of edits for The Blood of Faeries. It's super exciting to work with my editor and experience my writing...
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Mar 12, 20223 min read
Blogging Topics for Authors
Your Author Platform Are you a new or aspiring author? Have you seen the phrase “author platform” and felt like you don't have a clue...
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Aug 19, 20211 min read
#BookReview Stein on Writing
Howdy, My eldest son and I just returned from an adventure in Yellowstone and the Tetons––it was AWEsome. Anyway, while on the trip, I...
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Jun 18, 20212 min read
Do your characters talk to you?
Howdy, I recently participated in an online chat with some editors and fellow writers. The subject was creating vivid characters. What I...
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Feb 11, 20212 min read
Books on Writing
Howdy, What books on writing do you keep close at hand? I was thinking about this recently. I've read many books about writing, from...
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Dec 26, 20202 min read
Favorite Books 2020
Howdy, Recently, it occurred to me I've read scads of books during this year of pandemonium. Here are a few that, for one reason or...
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