First Word

I hope to post pictures from the road soon. I tried to download at the RV park, but it won't let me! How can this be? Modern technology has once more failed. I know you are all ... shock ... awe! I have done the whole "road show" thing in the past, and the RV Wi-Fi not working (trust me) is not particularly shocking but more like what did you expect? It's an RV park. Today we trek over to the RT Book Lovers Convention in Kansas City to start hawking the wares, so to speak, or more specifically selling Vengeance is Now , California Girl Chronicles (book one and two), and the infamous "Love My Coconuts" T-shirts. If you are in Kansas at the convention, stop by the RT Book Club located in the Atlanta room at the Sheraton Crown Center. We would love to meet you and sign your chosen book. It's going to be a great day! Lots of authors and books lovers to meet and greet. I will, of course, come back with funny stories to keep you entertained.

The latest 3L Publishing title Vengeance is Now came off press, and author Scott D. Roberts worked with his LA contacts to write and produce this book trailer ( click here ). If you like this amazing trailer, it gives you only a small taste of this well-written book that releases nationally May 1, 2013. Readers of this blog have an opportunity to buy the book before it releases to the general public on Amazon and in bookstores. You can buy your advanced copy at the 3L Publishing website ( click here ). To find out more about Vengeance is Now, visit the website at www.vengeanceisnow.com. If you buy your copy on the 3L website or Vengeance website, you will receive an author-signed copy. At the rate this book is selling, you will want that author-signed version. If the pre-sales are a pre-cursor for anything, this book is expected to become a best-seller.

I love this photograph. I took it at Pebble Beach a couple of weeks ago. I love the beach, and you can never go wrong with a view of the ocean -- that is, in my oh-so-humble opinion. So, we're in the middle of planning a major promotional tour for the forthcoming 3L Publishing book Vengeance is Now by Scott D. Roberts . Last night, I finally finished the final proof of the book! It took a lot of long nights plugging away at the proof. I have to stick to billable work by day -- and this book was one of 3L Publishing's few acquisitions we do each year. I get asked how I distinguish between titles I will acquire versus titles I recommend use the hybrid publishing services. I will explain how I make that determination. First, I typically receive a title that is somehow just extraordinary. A Feast at the Beach came to me from my old friend William Widmaier. I knew William was talented from having worked with him on screenplays. Even though the early version of the book had ...