I have four Christmas shorts–romantic ones at that–to offer:
And one compilation of three of my short Christmas stories (Running Away from Christmas, McKell’s Christmas, and A Yukon Christmas):
And here are the links:
Running Away from Christmas: https://books2read.com/u/b6Z7LZ
McKell’s Christmas: https://books2read.com/u/brWJ8w
A Yukon Christmas: https://books2read.com/u/bPdDrb
Trepalli’s Christmas: https://books2read.com/u/m2vDp7
Christmas Magic (compilation): https://books2read.com/u/mVA2p3
I have one story in the Jan/Feb 2025 Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, “King of the Visigoths,” and one in the Jan/Feb 2025 Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, “No Title, No Clout.” Why, yes, I *am* bragging!
Just in time for the holiday reading season: The Plot Twist Festival.
Fifteen authors, including me, are offering free short stories, novel excerpts, and/or special content. Sign up for one (or all) our newsletters and you will be sent up to 15 gifts. A great chance to discover new authors! But hurry–this promo ends on November 28!
If you’re not familiar with what I write, go here https://halfdanpress.com/808-2/plot-twist-festival/ and sign up for my newsletter. You’ll get opening chapters of four of my novels plus a complete award-winning short story:
I hope these will give you a sense of my writing style and interests.
It’s been a busy week! The lovely Erik D’Souza interviewed me for Crime Writers of Canada about being a finalist for this year’s Excellence Awards. Here’s the link to the YouTube video: https://youtu.be/pnOhvyu7YRc. While you’re there, take a look around. Erik has interviewed many, if not most, of the finalists.
My local newspaper, High River Times, also interviewed me about the Excellence Awards. Dan Marcinkowski dropped into Margins Bookstore in High River, where my sister authors, Lorrie Morales and Linda Rakos, and I did a book signing. https://www.highrivertimes.com/news/local-news/high-river-author-nominated-for-award
The winners of the CWC Excellence Awards will be announced on May 29.
And finally, I was featured on Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine blog, Trace Evidence, as my short story, “Chuck Berry is Missing,” will appear in the next issue. I write about the importance of interesting characters in keeping readers’ interest.
I’m thrilled to announce that my short story, “Reversion,” which was published in the April 2023 issue of Mystery Magazine, is on the short list for the 2024 Crime Writers of Canada Excellence Awards. The winner will be announced on May 29. The story was also a finalist for the Derringer Awards, but alas, did not win.
