One of the dead giveaways of a non-professional book is misusing the poor hyphen instead of a dash. Let’s clear something up right away: a hyphen is not the same thing as a short dash, which is distinct from a long dash. They are three different punctuation marks, each with their own uses and rules. […]
You can reserve your advance copy of Wildfire for just 99 cents—but only until midnight March 21. It’s only 6 days till the first Wine Country Mystery goes live on e-book retailer sites. That means there’s less than a week left to pre-order your copy for just 99 cents. As of launch day—Thursday, March 22—the […]
RCMP watchdog to examine handling of Colten Boushie shooting Indigenous leaders call for resignation of Thunder Bay police chief over non-investigation of death of Indigenous man My home town seems to have become the epicentre of institutional racism in Canada. I grew up in Thunder Bay, Ontario, a city sometimes called the Lakehead. Years, […]
Do you love California wine? Great food? Mysteries? Indulge your tastes on Wattpad. You can now read Chapter 1: An Open Door, on Wattpad. Tara’s shoulder slammed into the passenger door as the big old pickup flew around a bend. She wanted to tell Roberto to slow down and speed up at the same time, […]
Book 1 in the new Tara Rezeck Mystery Series is now available for pre-order on Amazon at a special low price. If you order the book before its launch day on March 22, you’ll be able to get it for just 99 cents. Pre-order here. What it’s about Wildfires swept across California wine country in […]
The first book in a brand-new mystery series Launching March 22, 2018 That’s right, a brand new mystery series, about a young legal investigator named Tara Rezeck, will launch in less than a month. And here’s your first look at it—a striking cover by the one and only David C. Cassidy. The book is now […]
By J.L. Oakley This is an amazingly good book. The Jossing Affair reminds me of Dr. Zhivago: it’s a story that helps us understand a world-changing, vicious conflict through a close focus on a few people caught in it. At its heart, it’s actually a realistic love story. Janet Oakley is an author I admire. […]