It takes forever to get published! Or so it seems. Why does it take so long for a traditional book publisher to take a book to market? Impatient and sometimes frustrated authors don’t realize that it’s not just the tasks of designing, editing, and printing a book that take time – and those things do take time. But what spreads the process out longest is working with the sales cycle of the key bookseller accounts. Let me explain why it takes so long to get published.
Reacher, the Hardy Boys, 007, and Other Great Fictional Characters
From my childhood days reading the Hardy Boys (and if I was home sick and was out of new books, my sister’s Nancy Drew mysteries would suffice), I have always enjoyed mystery and suspense series featuring simple and complex heroes and anti-heroes. James Bond 007, Spenser, Jim Chee, Keller, John Rain, Gabriel Allon, and too many others to list here. In this video presentation I share a nice sampling of some of my favorite spies, detectives, and hit men. The psychological nuances created by the authors inspired me on how I developed my lead character in Cuts Like a Knife and Every Breath You Take, Detective Kristen Conner. Consider my novels a tribute to the characters I have enjoyed so much – and the authors behind them.
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I Need to Lose Some Weight
Atkins. South Beach. The Zone. Vegan. Weight Watchers. Raw Food. Mediterranean. Paleo. Raspberry Ketone. Michael Phelps. Adrianna Lima. Feeding Tube. How many diets are there? Which ones work? Which will hurt more than they help? Like a lot of you reading these words, my weight has been on a roller coaster ride for much of my adult life. My roller coaster doesn’t have as many hills as some – I’ve kept weight off for years and on for years. But it’s time once again to say enough is enough and lose some pounds. What’s my secret?