- Erasing the lines that divide us
Warning: You may be more racist than you thin…
Race in America. Black and white. Christians and Muslims. Gays and straights. Rich and poor. We live in a society where we draw dividing lines based on all manner of…
- Dirty Little Secret
Dirty Little Secret
So this afternoon I took a brief break from writing to check out blogs I follow, and I happened upon a post from Dan Pierce (Single Dad Laughing) called That’s…
- Crying out for life: bullying and teen suicide
Crying out for life: bullying and teen suicid…
The other night, I took my son to an information session at the Doubletree Hotel in Roswell, Georgia. We took Georgia 400 up to Holcomb Bridge Road, where we passed…
- First look: The Last Hour
First look: The Last Hour
Hello! First, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, or whatever else you may celebrate! Wishing everyone the best in this holiday season.
I thought today would be a good day to post…
- eARC contest: A Song for Julia
eARC contest: A Song for Julia
12 days left until the release of A Song for Julia.
I'm getting a bad case of the jitters, because the advance reading copy is now in the hands of a…
- Ten Life Lessons I learned from my Awesome Kids
Ten Life Lessons I learned from my Awesome Ki…
My last post, about racism and confronting it within ourselves, generated a lot of argument here on the blog as well as amongst my Facebook friends. This one is not…
- Driving the working poor into the dust
Driving the working poor into the dust
“Charles, can you print off my last four pay stubs? I need them for….”
Since I made my career change to the restaurant business, this has been a frequent, regular request…
- A Song for Julia preview: Suburban Princess
A Song for Julia preview
This is an unedited preview of my upcoming novel A Song for Julia,
scheduled for publication December 15, 2012. If you're a blogger, and interested
in helping out with the cover reveal
on…
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Win an autographed hardback of The Last Hour
Hi everyone, I’m in the final stages of production for the paperback and hardback of The Last Hour. The word about the book is starting to really spread, and it’s very exciting! I wanted to give an opportunity for you to win an autographed hardback, which I’ll ship out on or about release day (May [...]
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Gah! Technical problems with The Last Hour
I’ve been alerted by a number of readers that the final version of The Last Hour which went live on Amazon and other retailers had a major error in chapter 12, where part of the text from the previous chapter was repeated. I’m horribly embarrassed about this, and a corrected version has been uploaded everywhere. [...]
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The Last Hour is now available
Thanks to my editor becoming available much earlier than I expected, I was able to take The Last Hour live several weeks earlier than planned! I’m hoping you’ll pick up your copy, and spread the word. As I’m sure you know, for any book, but especially for indie books, word of mouth is essential! Here’s [...]
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Win an advance reading copy of The Last Hour
Hi folks! So, we’re down to the final stretch. This morning I should be getting the second round of edits back on The Last Hour, and in a couple more weeks I’ll be sending the book off for a final polish with another editor. In the meantime, for those who are impatient I’m going [...]
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Book piracy and me
Over the last couple weeks, I’ve seen some interesting Facebook groups and pages pop up, and the thing they have in common is that they had hundreds or in some cases thousands of members, and they had uploaded thousands of epub books for free download. Books which the authors hadn’t authorized to be given [...]
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The Final Piece by Maggi Myers
I haven’t posted much in the way of book reviews here lately. But this one I had to share. I finally got to reading Maggi Myers’ novel The Final Piece. Maggi’s been a fantastic supporter and friend, but for various reasons (mostly because I have very little time to read while I’m writing myself) I hadn’t gotten to [...]
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Available soon: Just Remember to Breathe in audio format
For the last several weeks, two wonderful actors have been working together to produce Just Remember to Breathe in audiobook format. The audiobook will be available soon on Audible.com, iTunes and Amazon.com. I want to introduce you to the narrators, two young actors who did a fantastic job bringing Dylan and Alex to life. I’ll post [...]
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The Last Hour preview: Dylan Paris
In Just Remember to Breathe, Dylan Paris is one of the two main characters. Twenty-one years old and still recovering from serious injuries in Afghanistan, that book is Dylan and Alexandra Thompson’s love story. Dylan comes from a troubled past, but he’s pushed past huge obstacles to make his life what it is. And, in [...]
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First draft of The Last Hour complete
Hi all, Just wanted to post a quick update that this past weekend I finished writing the first draft of The Last Hour. Think: different. This book is the third book in The Thompson Sisters, but like the others it is written as a standalone. But I want to warn folks up front. It’s a [...]
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The Last Hour available for pre-order
Hardcover and paperback only… ebooks won’t be out until they’re actual out. But wanted to let folks know, the paperback and hardcover are now available for pre-order. Amazon: Hardcover | Paperback
