A Thriller A Year ~ Prolific Author Russell Brooks

A Thriller A Year ~ Prolific Author Russell Brooks

When I first met Russell Brooks in 2010, he was writing his first thriller, Pandora’s Succession. The book has suspense, drama, and the mind-bending twists and turns that make up a great thriller. In 2011, he released the short story trilogy Unsavory Delicacies and...
I have a Voice ~ Why I’m Writing a Book

I have a Voice ~ Why I’m Writing a Book

Why? I seriously have to ask myself that question. Why bother writing a book? There’s enough lining the book stores. Why add one more to the pile? If I don’t ask myself this question now, I know that when I’m in the middle of writing a book, when I feel discouraged...
Be a Snob or Make Money Writing?

Be a Snob or Make Money Writing?

In 2012 I wrote my first novel, Bushido. The gritty tale about a down on his luck Yakuza general that is forced to take up arms against his old boss (and a thousand other Japanese miscreants) immediately caught the attention of Kathy Ullman at Bantam Dell books and...
Get Paid to Play

Get Paid to Play

Is there anything fun about being a starving artist? Not really. If truth be told, maybe you’re not starving, but I bet entertainment is not your full-time gig. You’ve probably tried lots of ways to get noticed in hopes of being discovered.  Hopefully, you’ve made...