Author Tips- Carefully curated articles to help authors hone their craft. This month we look at: Tips for Sci-Fi & Fantasy Writers; Layered Editing; and, Dialogue Tagging.
Featured Books - New recommended reads each month from Indie writers like me. This month we have: Wedding Cakes and Wakes;Loftiest Intelligence; and Ben Archer and the Cosmic Fall.
Book Promo(s)- A new book promotion each month for discounted or free books. This month's promos are for Books that Creep in the Night and FREE downloads in Murder, Tea & Mystery.
Puzzle Break - Take a break with a new Crypto Quote every month based on a different author or literary work.
NEW FOR 2026
FREE Mystery Download - A new mystery free to download every month. This month's offering is Lee Clark's Pre Kill.
EXCLUSIVE Serial Read - Continue reading the first book in my Elemental series. Chapters 4 to 6 available this month.
Free Mystery Download
When Matthew Paine met Cecelia Patterson, was the electric jolt more than static electricity? More jarring than their first encounter with each other is an attempted murder at a small town restaurant.
Will Matthew's medical training be enough to save the victim and aid the police in determining how the murderer intended to kill?
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ISLAND FANCON 2026
I am excited to announce that I will be an exhibitor at
Island FanCon in June 2026.
An annual event on Vancouver Island, this is the ultimate celebration of comic books, science fiction, and pop culture. Exclusive panels, celebrity meet-and-greets, interactive gamine experiences, and more, are just some of the highlights of this 3-day event.
Check out their website for more information and to get your tickets. Early bird incentives are available.
Private investigator Ev Delafose is busy in Graisseville, Louisiana, serving as “best man-person” for Shorty and Annabelle’s wedding—and trying to find a secret groom’s cake recipe. Complications mount: the wedding is scheduled alongside a beloved local’s funeral, disgruntled single women plan a protest, and Ev’s sister Mad arrives with a charming boyfriend. As chaos grows and secrets surface, Ev juggles wedding plans, scheduling disasters, and a threatening mystery close to home. Can she keep the peace, pull off a perfect wedding, and find the right cake before the celebration unravels into total chaos?
All my novels are available to listen to on Audible, including my YA Sci-Fi trilogy Elemental, The Sentinels, and the first book in my Amateur Sleuth Mystery series, Pioneering Secrets.
Magic is forbidden, but seventeen-year-old Ellie Meredith is determined to master it. Defying her father and the law, she conducts secret experiments, only to be betrayed and imprisoned—her dreams nearly shattered. When an ancient elf offers her a second chance, Ellie must brave a world teetering on chaos: haunted by Darklings, threatened by war, and fractured by madness. To survive, she must choose between Order, Chaos, or forging her own destiny.
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After UFOs crash near his grandfather’s house, twelve-year-old Ben Archer becomes a key witness under government scrutiny. He discovers he’s been given a mysterious alien power that could endanger humanity. Officials quickly erase all signs of extraterrestrials, persuading the media to report the incident as meteor showers, now known as The Cosmic Fall. When Ben’s role surfaces, he escapes with Mesmo, the sole surviving alien. As Ben and Mesmo’s fates intertwine, their friendship grows, but a crucial question remains: what brought the aliens to Earth in the first place?
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ELEMENTAL SERIAL: Continue reading Elemental, book #1 in my Elemental series, Chapters 7 through 9.
BOOK PROMO(S): Science Fiction, Alien Contact, and Space Operas
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