The Hiding Girl Wins 2021 IndieReader Discovery Award

Thrilled to receive the announcement that  The Hiding Girl (Emily Calby Book 1) placed second overall in the 2021 IndieReader Discovery Awards in Fiction. Here’s the “verdict”: Not an ordinary coming-of-age tale, THE HIDING GIRL (book 1 in the Emily...

Using Song Lyrics in Fiction (and Psycho-Tropics Soundtrack)

[UPDATE: In a more recent post, I provide a detailed legal analysis of how the fair use exception to copyright laws applies to using a song snippet in a novel.] Without any particular design, Psycho-Tropics ended up littered with references to popular songs. Some...

Psycho-Tropics Gets IndieReader Seal of Approval

Check out the great new review of Psycho-Tropics from IndieReader Reviews. Four-and-a-half stars earned an official IndieReader seal of approval. Here’s an excerpt:: Throughout the novel clues are tossed out like bait, twisting and turning the storyline along,...