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Announcing “Scrolled”!

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I’m happy to announce the release of my tenth book:

“Scrolled” is pure comic fantasy following the misadventures of aspiring screenwriter Jack Gregory*. He and his dimwitted friend Duffy Hood stumble upon a scroll that might just be the greatest archaeological find since the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Strangely enough, the scroll might also be the key to Jack’s success as a screenwriter. What accounts for this strange intersection of the wildly disparate worlds of archaeology and Hollywood? Read “Scrolled” and you’ll find out. On the journey, you’ll encounter a diabolical film producer, a disguised Chick-fil-A, Aristotle, a Greek pizza joint, a wild chase through the streets of LA, and some most excellent soup.

You’ll also encounter a love letter to comic movies, writing, and performers, all of whom have provided hundreds of hours of enjoyment to me and countless others. Take the journey today by purchasing and reading “Scrolled”.

Find it here on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle formats.

*Any resemblance between Jack and a certain elderly blogger is, as Bob Bennett says, steadily improving. 🙂

More weird photos

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Just a few days till the release of my new book. But the blog must go on! Albeit in this very brief form of a few strange photos.

We checked into the hotel and saw this wrapper. It was so reassuring. You don’t want to trust your TP to amateurs!

Less reassuring was this mixed message at a nearby gas station/convenience store:

Gotta love their consistent messaging. At least they’re drug free except for nicotine.

Finally, the strangest business I’ve ever seen:

One business or two? I sure hope it’s the latter. Otherwise, I don’t want to know how this place works.

My next post will be my new book announcement. Come back and check it out soon!

More dog food on the way!

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I have another book in the works. Anyone who knows my penchant for OCD behavior had to see this coming. After all, how could I have nine books out when, with a little effort, I could release a nice round tenth book? Well, the book isn’t round. It’s rectangular like the others but the number 10 is…

Oh, never mind. You get it.

With any luck and some hard work on the part of myself and the rest of the team—designers and early readers—it should be out in time for beach reading season. Not that I expect you to actually read a beach. What I mean is…

Oh, never mind. You get it.

And a beach read this will be, with some romance, some excitement, some mystery, some broad comedy. That isn’t supposed to be a sexist comment. The term “broad comedy” refers to…

Oh, never mind. You get it.

In case you’re looking for a good reason to buy my next book, or any of the others, you might be interested in an endorsement one of my books recently received. The following picture gets the point across:

Yes, even pets enjoy my books! This little dog tore into my recent book, “Only Love Can Break Your Leg”. Now, how many authors can claim multi-species fandom? It was traumatic for the dog’s owner who hadn’t finished it and had no idea how it ended! After I told him the ending and he had a few months of therapy, he was okay. The dog needed no such help because he finished the book. And when I say, finished, I mean…

Oh, never mind. You get it.

[Obligatory shameless self-promotion: If you don’t have it, you should get it. This and all my others can be found on my Amazon author page today. In a couple of months there will be one more. The tenth, a nice round number but not a round book. Then I’ll be able to sleep better.]

New book: “Only Love Can Break Your Leg”

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(Apologies to Gene Pitney and Neil Young.)

My new book has just been released on Amazon. You can find the paperback here and the Kindle version here.

This novel is a straightforward romantic comedy. Don’t expect any messages, life lessons, or philosophy. Instead, I hope you find romance along with a few laughs… all accompanied by a series of minor mishaps by our protagonist. This was intended to be light summer reading but it was delayed. However, summer is not over as I write this so there’s still time to sit on a beach (maybe in a sweater 🙂 ) and get lost in someone else’s romantic misadventures.

Who couldn’t use that these days?

The Endless Cycle: Book 1

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I’m pleased to announce the reason for my recent absence from the blog scene: My new book, Breakaway, the first in a four book series intended for middle-grade readers, has just been published.

The description on the back cover gives you a good idea of what you can expect in the book:

A boy with no past finds himself on an endless bike trip looking for answers. What is his name? Where did he come from? Where is he going?

When he comes to town on the local bike path, he’s befriended by a compassionate single dad and his phone-obsessed daughter. But will that be enough to protect him from suspicious police, a crime ring, and a man with a gun, hot on his trail?

Join him in this first exciting adventure in the Endless Cycle: Breakaway!

I will deliver each of the next three books in the series separated by no more than two months, approximately May 1, July 1, and Sept 1.

If you know anyone in the 10-16 age range (or anyone else who likes a good story) who is looking for some good reading, please check out “The Endless Cycle”. You can find the paperback and Kindle e-book today by clicking the image above or by visiting my Amazon author page here.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about this or any of my other writing.

Thank you for your support of independent authors.

Coming soon!

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A girl with a gift…
…a forced marriage…
…and a favor that will change a family’s history forever.

Coming soon:

A Song in the Storm

Watch this blog for details and availability.