March 21, 2022
There is a lot in the air with this series, so we wanted to reduce the prices for a limited time in appreciation for our fans. […]
November 17, 2021
Starting from 1 am PST November 19th to midnight PST November 26th, Eye of the Moon, Shadow of the Son, and El ojo de la luna […]
August 19, 2021
I thought I would give you an update on my world. I’ve been off doing things other than writing for the last month and a half. […]
June 21, 2021
Excerpt from Shadow of the Son: From my first visit, the house had projected an aura of mystery and a brooding watchfulness. Deep currents moved beneath […]
April 2, 2021
I am reposting an interview I did with Christina Hamlett three years ago, shortly after launching Eye of the Moon. In that interview, I was asked […]
March 23, 2021
The process of translating Eye of the Moon into Latin American Spanish (El ojo de la luna) involved the work of several people. In this post […]
February 16, 2021
Smith-Obolensky Media was featured in the IBPA Member Spotlight. Here is an excerpt: IBPA: How were you able to get the Latin American Spanish literary translation of […]
February 2, 2021
You will be happy to know that the first draft of the sequel will be finished very soon. This is good news for me, too. Of […]
November 19, 2020
This photograph is of the actual house in Rhinebeck I summered at. It was called Marienruh. I never called it by that name. To me, it […]
November 5, 2020
From today to December 4th, we are hosting a special giveaway on Goodreads – one hundred Kindle eBooks of El ojo de la luna, the Latin […]
October 31, 2020
I am honored to be a return guest on The Stuph File Program, hosted by Peter Anthony Holder. The entire episode can be found on his […]
October 14, 2020
The first Latin American Spanish literary translation of Eye of the Moon, El ojo de la luna, is being printed in Colombia and distributed internationally via […]
August 5, 2020
In May of 2017, I wrote an article entitled I Ain’t Superstitious about superstition, the art of false news, and a quote by Winston Churchill, which […]
July 29, 2020
Did you miss out on the giveaway that ended yesterday? There’s still a chance to read Eye of the Moon for free. August 9th marks the […]
July 24, 2020
From July 24th through the 28th, we have the last giveaway of Eye of the Moon before the launch of the sequel, by having the book […]
July 7, 2020
I had the great pleasure of speaking with Lou Diamond for his podcast series in collaboration with Bedside Reading®, Authors that Thrive.
May 18, 2020
Eye of the Moon was selected for the Bedside Reading program and featured in their newsletter this month.
May 12, 2020
Eye of the Moon is available in the Kindle Unlimited program in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, the UK, and the […]
April 28, 2020
You may read a sample of Eye of the Moon. To read more, visit my Order page to see options to buy.
December 30, 2019
I was honored to be a guest on the radio talk show “Midnight in the Desert with Dave Schrader” and talked about my novel and some […]
April 11, 2019
I am writing the sequel to Eye of the Moon and am a tenth of the way through, or maybe not. That milestone is subject to […]
February 18, 2019
Peter Anthony Holder was kind enough to invite me on his show, The Stuph File Program. He had some pointed questions about the One Percent, always […]
February 9, 2019
Eye of the Moon has won the Silver/2nd Place award in the 2019 Feathered Quill Book Awards for the Mystery/Thriller/Suspense/Horror category! JUDGES’ COMMENTS: – The cover […]
January 29, 2019
Here are six books that changed my view of the world. These are not in any particular order of influence. Each one worked its magic in […]
December 6, 2018
Author Melanie Ansley invited me to her blog where I share “5 Things Writing Taught Me About Living and Living Taught Me About Writing”. I hope […]
November 22, 2018
I gave a book reading at Books & Books in Coral Gables the other day. Before I got to the reading itself, I spoke to the […]
October 29, 2018
Get your free copy of the Eye of the Moon Kindle ebook all across the world from today (October 29th) to November 2nd! See the links […]
October 25, 2018
Ghosts have been part of the human experience for as long as stories have been recounted. They have been recorded in one form or another by […]
October 4, 2018
Many readers have wanted to know more about Alice in Eye of the Moon. Alice in the novel was inspired by my grandmother, Ava Alice Muriel […]
September 13, 2018
In Eye of the Moon, Alice wrote in her diary: To those that come after: If you are reading this, I am dead. […]
August 20, 2018
August 6th marked six months since the launch of Eye of the Moon and we’re commemorating with a giveaway of ten signed hardcover copies of the […]
July 10, 2018
Melanie Ansley‘s book, Theo and the Forbidden Language, recently won Best “Young Adult” at the IndieReader Discovery Awards. Melanie is an award- winning Film/TV producer, has written […]
July 5, 2018
I was recently interviewed by VoyageLA. The site includes many stories of inspiring locals, influencers, and fun things to do in LA. Today we’d like […]
June 22, 2018
Egyptian mythology developed over a period of 3,000 years. This is an extraordinary amount of time when compared to the 600-year life span of the modern […]
June 15, 2018
In celebration of you, my readers, we launched a Goodreads Giveaway for 20 signed paperback books of Eye of the Moon! Use the “Enter Giveaway” below […]
June 7, 2018
Eye of the Moon won the “Best First Book” in the fiction category of the 2018 IndieReader Discovery Awards (IRDAs). I received the award at BookCon in […]
May 30, 2018
The last time I was in the town of Rhinebeck was so long ago, I have no memory of it. The other day, I visited and […]
March 15, 2018
This weekend I participated in my first book festival as a member of the Southern California Mystery Writers of America at their booth at the Tucson […]
March 14, 2018
Hereditary Witch and current High Priestess of the Sherwood Wiccan Coven, as well as an accomplished journalist, artist, and fellow author, Athena Schaffer reviewed Eye of […]
February 28, 2018
I was recently interviewed by Christina Hamlett for You Read It Here First. The interview in full: For readers who enjoy strong female characters, supernatural elements, […]