Thanks to Kristen Houghton and Margaret Coel for their wonderful endorsements of Light and Shadows. The publisher is working on adding them to the front cover. I have pasted them below. Darin Gibby is a master storyteller who weaves a tale of personal identity coupled with family drama that is compelling. Secrets combine with the…
Sea Glass Collection
A couple of years ago, our family caught the sea glass collecting bug. We usually get a piece or two a day during our morning walks along the beach in La Jolla. We’ve since discovered some really great places to collect on beaches all over the world. The Mediterranean has some great beaches for collecting.…
Cover Design and Digital ARC
Here is a quick update on Light and Shadows. I now have a new cover design and it looks awesome! I have posted it below. I also have the digital advanced reader copy (ARC). I am sending that out to authors to preview and provide a blurb that I can use on the front cover.…
Peer Review of The Gentlemen’s Bribe
Potomac Books requires a peer review of every manuscript that they publish. I was excited, and a bit relieved, when a highly positive review of my manuscript came back. Here are some of the comments. “The manuscript explores the intersection of law, politics, industrialization, and corruption in mid-19th century America—an era foundational to modern economic…