July, 2012

Thrillerfest 2012 will remain in my memory one of the best experiences I’ve had, not only in terms of the people I met, such as Sandra Brown, Lee Child, David Morrell, Steve Berry, Douglas Preston, Catherine Coulter, Ted Dekker, and countless others, but because of the camaraderie we all shared as aviaries of a like plume. Of course, there were the fan boy moments where I found myself in awe of meeting several #1 NY Times bestselling authors who agreed to interviews on my internet radio show DIAGLOGUE: Between the Lines, but some of best memories were spending time with facebook friends whom I met for the first time in person, such as Aaron Patterson, Jeff Ayers, Alan Jacobson, and an whole entourage of their friends as well.

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I just returned from Thrillerfest, a convention sponsored by the International Thriller Writers organization in which I got to meet some of the top bestselling authors in the industry.  I also got to talk with aspiring writers as well as colleagues who are traditionally published, independently published, and hybrid published (both indie and traditional, like myself.)  The day after I got home, I dove directly into more writing, and then a boot camp style workout which kicked my booty!  I survived and learned a few things about burritos and workouts.  They don’t go well together!  :)

Today’s news was exciting though.  I learned that Beyond Justice hit #1 bestseller in legal thrillers on Amazon.com today.  It also hit #2 and #3 in a couple of other categories.

Thank you everyone for your support and for making my book a bestseller!

Here it is as #1 in Legal Thrillers

During the time of writing this post, it actually slipped from #2 to #3 in Books>Mystery,Thriller, Suspense>Thrillers>Legal

Here it is in Religious &  Inspirational Mystery

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“Be the person your dog thinks you are.”
Have you ever heard that phrase before? We laugh sometimes at how naïve, and utterly devoted our quadruped friends can be while at the same, we time nod in unspoken acknowledgement when we see characters like Dug in the movie “UP.” Dug is best known for his line: “I have just met you, and I love you.”

My dog is probably like most in the same way, but upon careful observation of his interation with me and my family, I learned a few things from him that made me wonder—What if people could be like this to each other?

Here are the four things I learned:

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I am really excited to announce that The Accidental Exorcist is now available as an audiobook through Audible.com, Amazon.com and itunes!

Listen to a sample here at Amazon.com: http://amzn.to/N4y584

You can get this audiobook Free with an Audible 30-day free trial!

It’s narrated by the supremely talented actress Melissa Strom who has appeared on CRIMINAL MINDS: SUSPECT BEHAVIOR opposite Oscar winner Forest Whitaker and Emmy winner Richard Schiff.

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