We all know that a doe is a deer, a FEMALE deer. Some animals have gender specific names, and if that's good for the goose then it's good for the gander. So, what do you call a male ladybug?

Tomorrow’s book signing is at Borders Express in Montgomery Mall, 7101 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD, from 1pm to 5 pm.…

Writers, today I discuss the results of my recent experiment with Kindle sales on my main blog, Another Writers Life - http://ascamacho.blogspot.com

This Saturday's book signing is at Borders Express in Montgomery Mall. Technically names the Westfield Montgomery Shopping Center, this is a huge place with so many cool stores you won't mind wandering a…

The price on the Kindle version of The Troubleshooter has been reduced to $2.99. The Troubleshooter was not the first Hannibal Jones novel published, but it was the first I wrote. It finally reached publication as a "prequel" to Blood and Bone, but it really is the book that should be read first. And now it's available at a really nice…

When you love this crazy language of ours even a simple task like setting the table for company can get you thinking. So the question came up: What do people in China…

Partially because of the price cut for the Kindle version of my novel, The Troubleshooter, I was in the Indie Spotlight on "Books on the Knob" Friday. This reader-friendly blog features bargain reads, free ebooks and book reviews for the Amazon Kindle, nook, kobo, Sony and other ereaders, along with some games, music, technology and computers tossed in now and then. I am…

My publisher says the response to the lower price on the Kindle version of The Troubleshooter (The first Hannibal Jones novel) has been strong already. If sales continue, they’ll lower the price of my other novels too! Thanks, friends & fans!…

The Kindle price of the first book in my Hannibal Jones series has been dropped to $2.99. In it, a high powered Washington DC…

Today, thriller writer Richard Gazala offers a unique view of that author nemesis, writer's block, on my blog, Another Writer’s Life - http://ascamacho.blogspot.com

This Saturday's book signing is at Borders in the historic city of Fairfax, VA. Quite near George Mason University…

If you like private eye novels (and if you're a Hannibal Jones fan you must) you'll dig Norman Green's first PI book, "THE LAST GIG."…

Sometimes it seems that in trying to cover every situation cliches contradict one another. For example, if quitters never win, and winners never quit, then who is the fool who said, "Quit while you're ahead?"

As it has in the past, this year's Hanover Book Festival was a blast. I got to reconnect with lots of old pals from the Richmond area, and made some new friends in the dialog class I gave. And even though I'm no country music fan, I enjoyed Kari Smith. With her great voice accompanied by her own guitar or keyboard, her work felt more folk than twang. Again, cheers to Joanne Liggan…

First a reminder that I’m teaching and signing today at the Hanover Book Festival, 8094 Liberty Circle, Mechanicsville, VA.…

Tomorrow I will be meeting new fans and teaching new writers at the Hanover Book Festival. This free event has it all. For writers, they’ve arranged workshops on query writing, Creative Nonfiction, Promotion, Researching, Making Stories from Story Fragment, and the editing process. And I’ll give a class on writing…