I have three projects (plus a book) going right now.

1. Updating several of my books to better present them: new covers, correcting mistakes, etc.

2. Narrating and producing my first audio book, which will save LOTS of money if I'm successful.

3. Learning how to produce a hard-cover, large-print version of my newest, Leaving the Tribe.

Each of those presents a problem, often more than one.

For #1, it's the process of finding things. I keep a file of mistakes I find (or hear about), but fixing a...

As I reported earlier, I'm looking back at my books: series, covers, blurbs, etc. and giving them an upgrade where appropriate. I hated the cover I'd used for the boxed set of the Simon & Elizabeth Mysteries, so I made a new one. It's simply the covers of the four books in the series, which makes it clear what a reader is getting. Here's the LINK for Amazon.

I will eventually be updating non-Amazon sites, but this is a big job. I've done only e-books on Amazon, which means I have to do the...

I've been reading and listening, trying to decide how to go about making my own audio books. Here's a summary of what's happened since the idea was proposed to me by a fan.

Where I began:

I downloaded Audacity, a free audio program that lets me make each chapter of the book into an audio file. I chose a Maggie Pill book as my first, since they're shorter, with shorter chapters and generally easier reading.

What I bought:

a chair that doesn't squeak when I move

a good microphone with a sturdy...