I was able to get a fair number of reviews for the first novel by targeting book bloggers, and some of those reviewers have ended up my regular beta readers. I've had somewhat less luck (though some, still) getting reviews for the later novels, but I suspect at least part of the problem has been inv...

After self-publishing five novels, I recently published my first nonfiction book, Closest to the Fire: A Writer's Guide to Law and Lawyers. (Yup -- I'm a lawyer, concentrating on civil appellate practice.) As the title suggests, I initially conceived this book as of interest primarily for authors wh...

After self-publishing five novels, I put #6 aside for a while to write my first nonfiction book, a guide to law and lawyers. I initially thought of it as a resource for other writers of fiction, a way to make it easier for them to explore the dramatic possibilities awaiting in American criminal and ...

I see I'm allowed to suggest my own book, as long as I'm frank about its origins -- so I'll do so. My new novel, Wander Home , is now available as an ebook on Amazon, the Nook Store and Smashwords. Wander Home is a family drama with mystery elements, set in an afterlife of my own devising. Here's th...