Snippet Sunday

by | Dec 23, 2012 | Uncategorized

Since Marianne leaves for Beta Hydri on Christmas morning, here’s a little something in tune with the season:             The big underground mall in Des Moines was packed with Christmas shoppers. Marianne...

An Amazon Review That Really Got It

by | Nov 26, 2012 | Uncategorized

I didn’t emphasize the psychological study part of my novel, but I was hoping someone would notice. Someone did. In the wee hours of the night last night, my book received a review on Amazon from a domestic abuse and sexual assault crisis counselor. It really...

Spoiler Sunday

by | Nov 11, 2012 | Uncategorized

The past couple of days have been very heady. The Marann has been flirting with the top 1000 paid in the Kindle Store. This morning, I woke to find it at #872. A couple of hours later, it’s at #915. Its rankings seem to peak while I’m asleep, so lately...
The Last 24 Hours

The Last 24 Hours

by | Oct 27, 2012 | Uncategorized

Usually, the sales rank of my novel hovers around 12k-15k, with the odd spike down into the top 10k. At that point, I usually dance around the table, and when I get back to my desk, it’s dropped back to 12k again. Yesterday morning, it spiked higher than...