Are first chapters an effective marketing tool?

A discussion at Lyons Literary blog convinced me they are. Or could be, if your first chapter interests people. :)

So in advance of tomorrow's release of my historical novel (which I like to call a historical adventure romance), I've posted the first chapter of Angels, Sinners and Madmen on my web site. While historicals may not be to everyone's liking, I hope the first chapter will entice people to want more. The trailer and excerpt are here.

On Wednesday, I'm also launching a new blog series called Casting Call - I hope you'll check it out. First up is Angels, Sinners and Madmen.

Though I'll still be visiting plenty of blogs (see the crazy schedule here), today also marks my last official stop on my blog tour at Margaret West's wonderful blog.

And tomorrow is my monthly post at Popculturedivas, a tribute to my much-maligned home state of New Jersey. I hope you'll pop over!

Talking about the creative process

The virtual tour continues at Immortyl Revolution, where I pose the eternal question: is the creative process maddening? Some people think so. Come share your thoughts.

There are links to a few great videos of Elizabeth Gilbert and Amy Tan discussing their creative processes too - long, but definitely worth a look.

The tour carries on

On Tuesday, the amazing Kiki Howell interviewed me at her gorgeous blog (I have blog envy!) :) Pop over and join the discussion. Is genre important to you? Or simply a good story?

And there's still time to leave a comment at Ramsey's Reviews for a chance to win a print copy of Fever Dreams! Hurry - visit today! :)

Lazy days of summer?

Not!! Things are really heating up, schedule-wise. With four releases coming up, I'm blog hopping all summer long. I hope to see some friendly faces along the way. :)

The wonderful authors at MuseTracks let me take over their blog to talk about weaving details into stories. I finally received a release date (yay!) for my historical adventure romance, Angels Sinners and Madmen.

On Tuesday, I'm over at the Immortyl Cafe. Come on over and hang out with me. Still talking about my latest release, Fever Dreams. I'm a little wary of what might be in their coffee though!

On Friday, BK Walker will interview me at her blog.

On Sunday, I'll be at the Nights of Passion blog. Hope to see you around!