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    • INDIE WITH AN “i”? NOT ME!
    • Real Men vs. Heroes
    • Truth or Icing? The Conscience Behind A Negative Review
    • Why Not A Western?
    • Why Do I Write? Not Such A Silly Question After All!
    • The World Has Gone to the Cats!
    • Just Who The Heck is Jones?
    • The Success Saga
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      • #01 – Hard Press’d
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        • Pressing The Message Home Excerpt
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        • Press ‘n SEAL Excerpt
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        • A Pressing Issue of Murder – Excerpt
      • #09 – Trace Evidence
        • Trace Evidence – Excerpt
      • #10 – Press’d To Kill
        • Press’d To Kill – Excerpt
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      • Elusive
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      • The Chicago Trilogy
        • Part 1: Where is Harry? Excerpt
        • Part 2: Claire: A Woman’s Journey – NY Heiress~Chicago Madam Excerpt
        • Part 3: Richard: It’s In The Blood Excerpt
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HAPPY ZERO DAY!

Posted on February 1, 2013 by lrbauthor

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Earlier this morning, I posted the following in FaceBook for my writer friends: “Welcome to All-My-Sales-Reports-Are-Zero-Today Day! Heck, we might as well celebrate the darned thang (as we say down south). It hits us once every month! Drinks, anyone?” Now, … Continue reading →

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In Tribute

Posted on September 11, 2012 by lrbauthor

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Today, it’s here again. 9/11 and the sadness seeps back into our reality. I find myself longing to grieve with the rest of the country, yet feeling as if I dare not. It’s too much, too sad, too long, too … Continue reading →

HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER

Posted on August 16, 2012 by lrbauthor

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A progress report! Ugh…I feel like I’ve been such a slug this summer (no summer releases), but I’ve really been quite busy. The delay in getting anything released is due to my early summer experiment with Amazon’s KDP Select program. … Continue reading →

Self-Publishing – Why not?

Posted on April 28, 2012 by lrbauthor

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Today I received a post from Linkedin in which the matter of self-publishing was the topic. There was a poll–you know the kind: Have you done it You did it and loved it You did it and didn’t love it … Continue reading →

SHUTTING UP THE EDITOR VOICE IN YOUR HEAD

Posted on April 23, 2012 by lrbauthor

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I recently saw a comment from a new writer who was having issues because he was editing as he wrote. He got to the middle of his tome and was losing steam. He fell into one of the traps we … Continue reading →

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  • ARTIST/ILLUSTRATOR INTERVIEWS
    • ARTIST INTERVIEW – JENNIFER STOLZER
    • ARTIST/ILLUSTRATOR INTERVIEW – MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER NELSON
  • AUTHOR INTERVIEWS
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – AILEEN STEWART (Children’s Author)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – ALEJANDRO (ALEX) CANTON-DUTARI (Contemporary Fiction)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – ALLISON BRUNING (Historical Fiction)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – ANDREW IAN DODGE (Cyberpunk, Dark Fantasy and Cthulhu Mythos Tales)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – ANNARITA GUARNIERI (Fiction)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – BEN BURGESS, JR (Literary Fiction)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – BRANDI SALAZAR (aka J.C. VALENTINE) (Romantic Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – CAROLE BELLACERA (Women’s Fiction/Romance)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – CARRIE FOSTER (Business and Management)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – CHRISTI WILLIAMS (Sensual Romance)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – CHRISTIANA MILLER (Paranormal Chick Lit & More)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – CONNIE KELLER (Young Adult)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – CYNDI TEFFT (YA – Scottish Highlander; Romance)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – DAVID ANTROBUS (Non-fiction & Horror)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – DEBRA SHIVELEY WELCH (Fiction, Historical Fiction, Non-Fiction)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – DIANNA BELLEROSE (Romantic Fiction)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – DONNA DILLON-TRUCKENBROD (YA Fiction)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen (Mystery)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – EY WADE (Fiction – All Ages)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – G. MITCHELL BAKER (Adult, YA, Paranormal and Science Fiction)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – GENEVIEVE SCHOLL (Romance)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – GRETA BURROUGHS (MG/YA Fantasy)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – HEIDI NICOLE BIRD (General, Juvenile and YA Fiction)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – HEIKKI HIETALA (Historical, Speculative and Science Fiction)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – HUGH ASHTON (The Other Sherlock Holmes)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – HUNTER S. JONES (Fiction)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – ISABELLA MACOTTE (Romance and Young Adult ~ Paranormal)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – JIM DEFILIPPI (Crime & Humor)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – JOHN CAMMALLERI (aka THE CAMEL)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – JUDITH MARSHALL (Women’s Fiction)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – JULIA DUTTA (Fiction)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – KAREN DOCTER (Contemporary Romance & Romantic Suspense)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – KATE HANNEY (Comtemporary Young Adult)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – KENNETH WEENE (Literary Fiction–Comedy/Tragedy)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – LAUREN MARRERO (Historical Romance)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – LAURIE BORIS (Contemporary Fiction)
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    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – LUCY PIREEL (Romance, Erotica and Whatever Else She Decides to Write About!)
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    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – MARILYN LEVINSON (“Young” Young Adult)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – MICHAEL ALLEN (Fiction – Drama, Comedy)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – MIKE LOPEZ (Children’s and YA Fiction)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – PAULA RENAYE (Self-Help & Mystery)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – RACHEL ROSSANO (Fantasy – Non-magical)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – RICK POLSON (“How To”)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – ROBERT DEBURGH (Historical Fiction/Romance/Poetry)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – RUSSELL LOYOLA SULLIVAN (Poetry, Short Stories, Fiction)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – RUTH JACOBS (Crime Fiction & Non-Fiction)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – SHANNON SONNEVELDT (Christian-Based Author – Poetry)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – SIGGY BUCKLEY (Non-Fiction)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – STEWART BINT (Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Supernatural)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – SUZANNA WILLIAMS (YA)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – TARAH SCOTT (Scottish Historical Romance)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – TIM HILL (aka JOE THE CRAB) – (Children’s Lit)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – V. LYNNE MURRAY (Poetry, Fiction)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – YAEL POLITIS (Fiction)
    • AUTHOR INTERVIEW – YVONNE HERTZBERGER (Epic Fantasy)
    • AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR INTERVIEW – BETTE A. STEVENS (Children’s Literature)
    • INDIE BLOGGER & AUTHOR – STEPHEN HISE (aka The Evil Mastermind of Indies Unlimited)
  • Blogs
    • A LOOK BACK AT MY YEAR – 2011
    • A MATTER WORTH KNOWING ABOUT!
    • Dealing With Negative Reviews – brrrrrr & shudder
    • HAPPY ZERO DAY!
    • INDIE WITH AN “i”? NOT ME!
    • Just Who The Heck is Jones?
    • Real Men vs. Heroes
    • The Success Saga
    • The World Has Gone to the Cats!
    • Truth or Icing? The Conscience Behind A Negative Review
    • Why Do I Write? Not Such A Silly Question After All!
    • Why Not A Western?
  • My Novels & Excerpts
    • Mysteries
      • The Board Game Murders
        • The Board Game Murders Excerpt
    • Romances and Sagas
      • 100 Years of Brotherly Love
        • 100 Years of Brotherly Love Excerpt
      • Elusive
        • Elusive Excerpt
      • The Chicago Trilogy
        • Part 1: Where is Harry? Excerpt
        • Part 2: Claire: A Woman’s Journey – NY Heiress~Chicago Madam Excerpt
        • Part 3: Richard: It’s In The Blood Excerpt
    • Samanatha Hartley, PI Series
      • #1 – Christmas Jumper
        • #1 – Christmas Jumper – Excerpt
      • #2 – Found
        • #2 – Found – Excerpt
    • The Preston Andrews Mysteries
      • #01 – Hard Press’d
        • Hard Press’d Excerpt
      • #02- Press’d Into Action
        • Press’d Into Action Excerpt
      • #03 – Press’d To The Wall
        • Press’d To The Wall Excerpt
      • #04 – Press On
        • Press On Excerpt
      • #05 – Pressing Engagement
        • Pressing Engagement Excerpt
      • #06 – Pressing The Message Home
        • Pressing The Message Home Excerpt
      • #07 – Press ‘n SEAL
        • Press ‘n SEAL Excerpt
      • #08 – A Pressing Issue of Murder
        • A Pressing Issue of Murder – Excerpt
      • #09 – Trace Evidence
        • Trace Evidence – Excerpt
      • #10 – Press’d To Kill
        • Press’d To Kill – Excerpt
      • #11 – A Pressing Reunion
        • #11 – A Pressing Reunion – Excerpt
      • #12 – Jones’d
        • #12 – Jones’d – Excerpt
      • The Preston Andrews Mysteries Video Trailer
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