Klarissa Conner is a rising star as a television newscaster with the #1 station in Chicago—and is also well known as the younger sister of Detective Kristen Conner, the lead character in M.K. Gilroy’s novels, Cuts Like a Knife and Every Breath You Take. First appearing on author B.R. Stateham’s blog (author of the Smitty novellas), here is a fun interview with the only…

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After 30 years in publishing I wrote my first novel. I worked hard to write and edit it and the reviews for Cuts Like a Knifehave been gratifying. The process has been rewarding, but not just because of the joy of creating something, but also because of significant insights I've acquired on sales and marketing as a new author.



I'm not sure any points below are new to me - and probably not to you - but the importance of each dynamic has been…

A week after Cuts Like a Knife hit the market I had a neighbor ask, "when can an author quit the day job and write full-time?" I got the same question from two authors within days. Here is a quick glance at the numbers that helps anyone that wants to start a new enterprise count the cost - I picked a salary with an easy monthly number and then walked authors through the…