A dozen people have now told me that they’ve done book reviews on Amazon but it is not showing up. Sometimes it can be tricky. They have algorithms to stop abuse, so that an author or Amazon seller doesn’t just load up fake reviews. To write a review you have to log into your Amazon…

The bone marrow is the best way to evaluate my kind of cancer because it is a cancer of the bone marrow. We do other (blood) tests that give us a general indication how we are doing. Those blood tests have been stable since my transplant one year ago. The reason we don’t do bone…

One week ago today Ristretto Rain was released to the public. I was the first to order a paperback and I just got mine yesterday. I’m sure there were plenty of Kindle users who got their copy instantly. So the paperback readers have hardly started and the Kindle users may be finished or still in…

I really want to thank all the kind people here who have purchased Ristretto Rain. My goal was to have a big enough audience to keep on writing. Writing helps to fulfill that big void I have from suddenly loosing my career. I feel that I have accomplished this writing goal at this moment. Now,…

Simply put, I’m asking you, okay begging you, to please buy my new novel Ristretto Rain. Reviewing it on Amazon would be nice too. Passing on your recommendation, if you think it is a good book, to your friends and family would be even nicer. If you don’t like it, but I think you will,…

I’m sorry for posting too much lately. I will calm it down soon. I know how much I hate signing up for a business newsletter and then receive mailings multiple times per day. But I wanted to update, the bone marrow is done (photo of the procedure this morning is below, Denise was there, wearing…

Amazon notified me that my pre-release of Ristretto Rain is # 1 for books (see here) related to coffee and tea. Mine is a novel, Romantic Suspense to be exact, but with a background theme in fine coffee roasting and making. So thanks for those pre-orders!

Ristretto Rain can now be pre-ordered via Kindle only. The official launch date is July 11th, when hopefully the ink will be dry and the paperback will be available. This is exciting after two years of work (in between medical procedures). See here. I am also on chapter nine of my new novel, a thriller,…

I know I just posted some good news yesterday morning about my renal function improving a bit. I’m in the middle of the season of having my cancer re-staged. If you are, or were ever a cancer patient, you realize how frightening these tests can be. They will tell you if you are in remission,…