GIVEAWAY EXTRAVAGANZA! ENTER TO WIN!

I have decided that, this Christmas season is the perfect time for a giveaway. So… I have created a Rafflecopter link, where you can register to enter. I will announce the winners here and in my FB page on December 26th. TO ENTER CLICK HERE! Here are the details: PRIZES AUDIOBOOKS The Coin Audiobook 5 … Read more

WRITER’S DIGEST JUDGE’S REVIEW OF HANGING SOFTLY

Although I didn’t make it to win a medal, the review, from this prestigious organization, is not shabby at all!!! “Hanging Softly in the Night deals with a variety of suicides, from the main character’s former wife to the string of “suicides” that he’s investigating. Though this topic could be sensitive to some, I found … Read more

ANATOMY OF A BOOK COVER

by Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra Many people believe that when writers launch a book, it is the end of any future authorial involvement, especially in the case of book covers. Nothing could be further from the truth. So, why does an author change a cover? There are as many reasons as to answers to that question. … Read more

MY DETECTIVE LARSON — WINNER!!

Wonderful readers! I have to share this with you. So excited!!! My novel, Hanging Softly in the Night, has won at Readers’ Favorite 2021 Book Awards!! It now has a beautiful green medal to celebrate an honorable mention. I am so grateful. The novel, my first stint at the detective genre, has been getting awesome … Read more

SMOOTH OR CHUNKY?

Hi, wonderful readers. I hope you are enjoying the last vestiges of summer. I am, although I’ve had to get used to high humidity days once more. I thought of doing something different. For those of you who don’t know, I love languages. I always love where a word originated, how every language borrows from … Read more