Image by Couleur from Pixabay Quick update! The sequel to Headless, No Promises Large Enough is in the final stages. Really! And I have started on the third book of The Ghost and the Mask series, as well as this... The victims of the serial killer who is now known as the Kofu Head Collector* …
My first kids' picture book, The Wrong Monster, wonderfully illustrated by Jiyoon Shin, was released on June 30th and has already gotten many great reviews. Thank you to everyone who has reviewed it. I am very grateful for your overwhelmingly positive feedback. After all the work and love that's gone into it, it's so nice …
What am I doing? In my journal here, I've started posting Japan-related things that tie-in to my novels, thinking that might interest my readers. But it was nearly crickets on my UFO catcher post last week! Maybe I took a wrong turn. So this week I'm just going to give a quick update on what's …
He’s sure of it. It’s banging around and keeping him awake. Most nights he would hide under the covers, but tonight, he does the unthinkable. He courageously opens the closet door to face whatever is inside. But what he finds isn’t at all what he expected! The Wrong Monster is a story of how things …
Headless has been out for almost two years now, and it finally has a shiny new cover. And I do mean shiny. This paperback printing is glossy! I think it looks great. Along with the cover, there were some minor changes made to the interior, which are listed below. This is actually the third printing. …
On June 7th, I shared the results of my new cover poll for Headless. And I shared what I planned to do. I decided to combine a couple of the covers by giving one of the illustrations of the characters to the designer who did the most popular cover. And here are the results! Character …
Photo by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash The results are in! First off, thank you to everyone who voted in my poll and gave me such great comments! I really appreciate the thoughtful feedback. I've been thinking about it a lot. The votes that hold a lot of weight for me are from people whom I know …
As we all know, a book really is judged by its cover. At least at first. It catches your eye on the shelf or on the webpage, and you think, "Ooh, THAT looks interesting. What's it about?" I've had the current cover of Headless for a year and a half now, and I've gotten some …
[Photo by Savannah Walters on Unsplash] I love reading. It is such a part of who I am that it seems silly to even mention it. But apparently there are a lot of people out there who don't. That always surprises me, though at this point in life, it probably shouldn't. I read a fair amount in 2017, and …
