What changes do you expect this year? What changes happened for you last year that you didn’t expect? What do you expect will stay the same in this new year? As we learn from all my books, and from life experiences all the time, things aren’t always as they seem…! I don’t necessarily believe in […]
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What If You Were in a Helicopter When the Engine Fails?
If you want to write a great action scene, you’ve gotta know something about physics, know someone(s) who does, or be able to figure it out through research. For me, it’s a combination of all three when I write action scenes for my thrillers. One of them happens in Blood Trails, my new thriller novel […]
Last Call! 99 Cent Special!
Every year at the end of December, I like to give you a special offer to thank you for all the reading you’ve done this year, and as a way of saying, I hope you’ll keep it up in 2017! That’s why, right now, my Jess Kimball thriller Fatal Demand is on sale for 99 […]
How to Personalize Your eBook
eBooks catch a lot of flak from their paperback and hardback “big brothers.” There are some features of printed books that eBooks just can’t offer. eBooks don’t have that beloved new book smell (the smell is so adored that there’s even a candle for it), eBooks don’t allow you to display your book collection in your house, […]
What’s Up With Gold Right Now?
So, if you’ve read my thriller novel Deep Cover Jack, you know the potential gold has for being a major asset — or a weapon, for that matter. Gold has always been a valuable asset, for some cultures more than others. But recently, its status has been fluctuating a bit. Here’s a short rundown of […]
Florida as a murder site? What gives?
I love Florida. I know, I know— who doesn’t? But bear with me. I’m not talking only about Disney World and the beaches. As a mystery writer, I try to peer into the darker side of Florida, which is part of the intrigue! I’m not from Florida. In fact, I’m a proud, self-professed snowbird. Although […]
Happy Mysteries Solved By Saliva
The mystery books I write always involve something nefarious. A crime, a cover-up, or, at the very least, suspicious characters are always elements of the story. But not all mysteries are tragic. A mystery can be a question. Like: Who are my biological parents? That’s where services like ancestry.com come in. Sometimes, those services aren’t […]
Fun Surprise to Share (Read: Book Giveaway!)
To celebrate the coming winter, I’m bringing you a huge giveaway of mystery and crime novels, with the chance to win a Kindle Fire! More than 30 authors and I have teamed up to bring you the chance to win these fantastic hardboiled mystery and crime fiction novels, PLUS a Kindle Fire for one lucky winner! […]
John D. Rockefeller: Creative or Criminal?
The storyline of my thriller, Blood Trails, is based around the fiercely competitive field of the oil business. While the story in Blood Trails is completely fiction, it’s supported by factual feuds between oil tycoons. One of the first major public conflicts surrounding the oil business originated with John D. Rockefeller, who demonstrated that the […]
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