Psst, Reader Remember that first chapter of HAVANA GIRLS you got a glimpse of in Vegas Girls??? Well, now there's more to the story... As I shared recently, the book is almost here (I promise!). But after some valuable early reader feedback, I've added a brand new prologue that changes how the story unfolds. I wanted to drop it directly in this email, but it contains some spoilers if you're still working through the earlier books. So I've posted it on my website instead. Click to read! Read...
18 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, and Happy New Year! I could not be more grateful than I am for the year you've made possible. Look what we did! Thanks, Creative Loafing! TWO L.L.s?!? And this is just in the last week! I'm encouraged to lean in to believing in my work enough to make bringing you stories a regular thing. If nothing else, I hope this note encourages you to lean in to work/play that calls you, even if you're the only one who hears the sound. Go forth and be your supposedly ill-behaved self,...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, I am THRILLED to share with you that the ebook of Florida Girls, Book One of The Queenpin Chronicles, is now... FREE? If I sound surprised, it's because I AM. I scheduled a promotion that was supposed to start 8/21. Adjusting the pricing takes a few days, so I started the process to give it plenty of time, only to have the price change immediately on most e-retailers. So I’m behind sending out this message to let you know it’s coming, because it’s FREE already! If you're a BookBub...
9 months ago • 2 min read
My forthcoming book has nothing to do with this email but I'm still pretty excited about it. Click the image if you'd like a signed copy. Or if ebooks are your thing, click here. Hi Reader, I fell down a TikTok rabbit hole the other day after coming upon a gripe thread in, well, Threads. I know, I should be spending my one wild and precious life better. But hear me out, it gets worse. I went on to listen to an episode of The Creative Penn, an amazing podcast for writers by Joanna Penn. The...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read
My forthcoming book has nothing to do with this email but I'm still pretty excited about it. Click the image if you'd like a signed copy. Or if ebooks are your thing, click here. Hi Reader, I fell down a TikTok rabbit hole the other day after coming upon a gripe thread in, well, Threads. I know, I should be spending my one wild and precious life better. But hear me out, it gets worse. I went on to listen to an episode of The Creative Penn, an amazing podcast for writers by Joanna Penn. The...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, I hope you're enjoying the spring sunshine as much as my orchids are. I repotted and cut away their old dead roots last summer and am blown away by their response: I'm also thrilled to be able share the preorder links for Florida Girls—my forthcoming novel about the troupe of touring swimsuit models who take on the Tampa mafia — available anywhere books are sold. Squeeee! I couldn't stop turning the pages... and now I can't wait for the next one! -David Warner, Creative Pinellas...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, This is it! The cover reveal for Florida Girls. Which is out in... These links make it easy to share the love. Tap the button, you'll be taken to my post. Please re-post to your social feeds. Here's the post to share through Instagram: INSTAGRAM POST Through an Instagram story (which has a preorder link 😘): INSTAGRAM STORY On Facebook: FACEBOOK And if you want to create your own, here's a link for all e-retailer pre-orders: EBOOK PREORDERS (OR, here's an easy to remember link to...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, Thanks for letting me know you're interested in the online memoir class I'm planning to teach this coming summer! I'll reach out when I have the full details and you can decide then if you'd like to take the class. In the meantime, welcome to Ill-Behaved Women, the Substack community chock-a-block with perspectives on stories making history now and inspiration that won't make you gag. If you like, join our daily writing sprints (a set amount of time where you focus on a piece of...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hello, storytellers! And goodbyes... Our final show. Our final True Stories show will be Feb 29, 7-9PM at GreenLight Cinema. I'm putting the live show on hiatus while I focus on other projects. And while the show may be ending, our stories live on. Join me on Sunday, March 10, from 10am to noon, at downtown St. Pete's Book+Bottle for a session that will help you turn your story into a book! Everyone has a story, but the secret to memoir is to craft yours in a way that compels readers. Click...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read