Today’s post is a copy of my quarterly author newsletter for December 2020. I’ve been issuing these newsletters for three years, and I’m excited to share them on my blog. To receive the current quarterly newsletter, you can sign up via my author website via this link. I’ve included a linkContinue Reading
If you’re this far into the Fall Festival, you’ve heard me whine and complain about marketing and getting out from behind the proverbial Internet wall. For most of my life, I’ve been shy and introspective. I dislike crowds. I prefer to stay in rather than go out. I tend toContinue Reading
As part of the launch of my new novel, Watching Glass Shatter, I am beginning to plan key marketing activities for November and December. If you are interested in participating, please private message me through email at jamescudney4@yahoo.com or via any of my social media accounts. You can findContinue Reading
If you’d like to read a few sample chapters prior to the launch of a new adult contemporary and mystery fiction novel, please click the links below: Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2Continue Reading
“And in Ben’s case, although they only lasted ten explosive seconds, those moments managed to include all sixty-nine years of his life, each image punctuated by a blinding flash of pure white light and deafened by the harsh snapping sound of an old-time camera shutter.” “The slow, melodic sound slicedContinue Reading
Welcome to the initial creation of my new website. In the coming weeks, more content will be added for the launch of my first novel, Watching Glass Shatter. Please take a moment to sign up with your name and email address to receive messages whenever new content is added toContinue Reading
My rating: 3+ of 5 stars to Arturo Pérez-Reverte‘s The Seville Communion, a Spanish-to-English translated thriller novel with a very intriguing story about the Catholic church, corporate corruption and love. This was a good book, and I’d recommend it to fans of the genre or of translated novels; however, itContinue Reading
A new website has been launched for “Watching a Glass Shatter.” Please take a look at the fun new design & insights into all the book’s characters and the author’s writing pad! https://theglassfamily.wordpress.com/ Continue Reading
After months of outlining, organizing, researching and… oh yeah… writing, I have a draft of a new novel that I’m finally happy and ready to share. I’ve been through two rounds of beta reading and editing, now embarking on my third and final round while I prepare the list ofContinue Reading
Hi – Calling all friendlies! I appreciate you checking out this posting. I have completed an initial draft of my first novel tentatively titled “Watching a Glass Shatter” and am in my second round of editing. I am considering looking for a professional editor to review and provide input, butContinue Reading