Mr. Jo’ has Arrived

My second book, Mr. Jo’, has been published. Though not quite the journey it took to bring Miracle at Winterville to print, this nonetheless became more of an odyssey than I expected. COVID, of course, slowed *everything* down. And then it simply took me longer than expected to get through the process. I actually wrote …

At the Gate

I can’t believe I haven’t written a post in so many months. In many ways it’s because not so much noteworthy has happened. In other ways it’s because I’ve been taking care of business behind the scenes to move forward. As of this writing, I have my second book out for what I hope is …

A New Title, and Other Things

The door to public gatherings is slowly creaking back open here in Georgia. I have a book signing tentatively scheduled for this month – my first one in a long while. I’m not sure what the turnout will be like with Coronavirus still on most people’s minds. I’ve started shopping my second book around with …

Downturn and a Twist – or Two

Just when I’d beaten out a fairly steady path to book sales, the Coronavirus hit and slowly but surely shut down all unnecessary events. No gatherings of 10 or more. Keep 6 feet away from everyone. Not very conducive to book signings. I’ve been quite busy, however. I managed to finish editing my next book, …

Sales & Marketing

So much has transpired in the last couple of months! I’ve distributed almost 300 books through sales and promotions, which isn’t a lot by the standards of the big publishing houses, but I think it’s huge for someone starting from “zero” and doing their own sales and marketing. And, speaking of sales and marketing, most …

Published!

I’m a little late in updating the blog. Miracle at Winterville was published a few weeks ago. I’ve already distributed the first 100 books, and I’m working on the 2nd set of 100. I had a book signing at my home, and at a friend’s home. I’ve also had a book signing at Heavenly Dove …