IT’S FINALLY HERE, PETTY, GREEDY, & EVIL HAS ARRIVED!!!!

My God, just look at it… So big. So yellow. So finally printed and published. Man alive, this was a long one. No other book in my life straddled worse events, but despite everything we brought it in for a landing. Anyway, back to the mines. The word mines. Because I’ve got another announcement coming in moments!

Oh, and you can buy it here. Or you can just window shop by reading the blurb. It’s really up to you.

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Petty, Greedy, & Evil Now Available!

It is with great pride that I announce the sequel to Old Debts is finally ready for consumption! Petty, Greedy, and Evil will be available on August 15th for pre-order (at a lower price cause I’m cool like that) and September 1st for actual normal order (at regular price, cause there’s some tight limits to exactly how cool I am).

Just as a little taster, the plot is as follows: After yet another preventable forest fire, the CEO of California’s largest energy monopoly is found murdered in Stockton, and only Jake and Issa can find the real killer. Sounds good, right?! Anyhoo, in order to celebrate I’ll be doing a whole bunch of events! Here’s a list with more to come, I hope to see you soon!!!

August 22: San Diego Lit Fest

September 12: San Jose Book Fair

September 19, 10am: Ripon Bookstore
September 19, 12pm: Haggin Meet the Maker
September 19, 5pm: Tracy sip and stroll

September 20, 11am: Midnights Bookstore in Lodi

September 26: Stockton Apple Fest

October 3: Wordstock

October 10: Greater Valley Bookfest

October 11: NovelTea

October 17th: Bookish Modesto

October 22-25: World Fantasy Con

November 11: NovelTea

I told you there was… MORE TO COME!!!

Celebrate Indie Bookstore Day at Mr. Otto’s!

Indie bookstores are the low watermark for a civilized culture. nowhere else will you find people so deeply devoted to the written word. And I’ll be reading and signing at Stockton’s premier (and only) indie bookseller, Mr. Otto’s Bookstore on the Miracle Mile! Swing by why dontcha, I might just be reading the opening chapter from my soon-to-be-published sequel to Old Debts, Petty, Greedy, and Evil…

Vintage Faire in Modesto

Check out the upcoming Vintage Faire at North Market in Modesto! There’s going to be a bunch of local, talented artisans present, and I’ll bet you that they just might be willing to exchange their beautiful arts and crafts for your legal tender. I’ll also be present with a collection of novels (each one looking for their forever home), so swing by and pick one or thee up. They’re so adorable!!!

Talking Structure at The Haggin Museum

On Saturday, January 25th, I’ll be in the Haggin Museum at 2 o’clock giving my world “famous” one-hour presentation on how to write a novel. I’ll be covering everything from KM Weiland to Dwight Swain with a focus on how simple techniques compose macro-structure in modern writing. It should be instructive and fun, but if it’s boring then at least we’ll be in The Haggin which is a gorgeous place be no matter what mood you’re in.

Old Debts now available at The Haggin!

I’m very pleased and proud to announce that the gift shop at the Haggin will be carrying my Old Debts! It’s the dream of every (most) authors to see their work being sold in a brick and mortar shop, and the amazing team at The Haggin has made mine possible! A HUGE thanks to everyone there! And if you have an afternoon open, you should definitely check them out. Along with my novel they have a ton of amazing artwork.