Don’t miss your Decisive Moment, available from Kindle

Well, after some consternation, Decisive Moment made the July 15th release! This will be my first full length novel simultaneously released through the Kindle distribution channel. Here’s a brief synopsis. Enjoy! Decisive Moment: Fine-art photographer Roger Morris should not have taken a paparazzo job to fill in for his loser brother. He shouldn’t have used […]


Vote on the cover for ‘Ghost Writer’ to get a free preview copy

I need a little help selecting a book cover for my next novella, Ghost Writer. First 20 votes get a free preview copy! Vote by number and feel free to give me written feedback — the nice kind, of course. Make sure to include your email address so I can forward you the link. #1 […]


Why a Christian author spins ugly, dark, bloody tales

The following will appear as the Afterword for my upcoming novel, Decisive Moment. Though it contains a slight hint of the ending, I don’t think it will spoil the story. All the same, you might want to defer its reading until after you finish the novel. If you know I hold a Christian world-view, after […]


Active Shooter now released

Just wanted to drop a quick note about Active Shooter‘s release. It is currently available for Kindle and will soon also appear on other eBook platforms such as Nook and iBooks. I also wanted to remind you that two weeks or so, on July 15, Decisive Moment will also make its debut on Kindle and […]


Ghost Writer is born — Now Released!

Sometimes story ideas come at odd and inconvenient times, like right in the middle of writing another story. This is how Ghost Writer‘s idea was born. While working on Beisbol Libre, a novel that brings back Cynthia Spencer into the fray, I found her such a compelling character, I had to come up with another […]


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Sign up to our newsletter to download a free copy of Decisive Moment for your Kindle eReader. If you’re already signed up, you will automatically receive the free download link in a couple of days. Sign up to the newsletter (look to the right!) or do nothing if you’re already signed up. Simple, right? NOTE:This […]


Active Shooter, an ‘Our Cyber World’ novella coming soon

Now that Pink Ballerina has been out dancing for a while, would you like to learn a little more about Andre Esperanza’s past? Some of you may have read an excerpt for an early draft of Active Shooter. Within a few days, I will be releasing a revised and fuller version of this short story, […]


Who do I write for?

Who do I write for? We should always know our intended audience, I heard somewhere. But even if we intellectually know them, do we consistently and unequivocally write for their benefit? I’ll tell you my short answer and then expand. I write for my readers. I write for their enjoyment and, if I can manage […]


Why I love eBooks

Before you run away fearing this is some apologetic about how eBooks are better than print books, let me say the following. I recognize book signings don’t work very well with eBooks (working on that, though). I admit that eBooks make terrible flower drying devices, and they don’t hold baby’s locks of hair very well. […]


When Characters drive the story

Have you ever read a book or story description that claims it is “character-driven”? What exactly does it mean for a character to drive a story’s plot? Is the author sitting at the keyboard while a bunch of unruly characters make him write this and that? Well, yes. No. It’s complicated. Maybe an example will […]