The only good thing about dealing with a back issue for the past couple of weeks is that the only way to avoid all pain and discomfort is to sit in my office and stare at my computer screen.
That’s been a positive for overall productivity, both as to the primary job and as to the hobby. The common thread between the two is the ability to think (somewhat) clearly and type (somewhat) quickly.
Earlier this week, the final touches were put on the next book. I’m now working with my agent to figure out the next steps, which will begin with the exploration of traditional publisher options. It’s nice to have broad distribution (like Playmakers did), but there’s something to be said for controlling the entire process and making it directly available. It’s cheaper for you, and it gives me a lot more freedom over the task of turning the final draft into a finished product.
This one fully combines the two worlds I’ve known well, for decades. It’s a legal thriller set in Pittsburgh, with a football player turned lawyer immediately stumbling into a complicated mess that keeps getting messier.
The characters are memorable (I think), funny (I hope), and authentic (I know). It was written to be a page turner. When one chapter ends, there will be (or should be) a desire to immediately find out what happens next.
When it comes to turning this one into print, I don’t know what will happen next. One way or another, it will be landing somewhere.
Until it does, you can get the ebook version of the four available novels for only 99 cents at Amazon. (Now that Elon Musk is a trillionaire, it’s important to help Jeff Bezos gain some ground.) The most recent is Big Shield, a cautionary tale of the intersection between legalized gambling and sports.
I usually end these posts by offering a free book. Today’s giveaway will have a delayed payoff. Send an email with this subject line (“New Book June 13, 2026 giveaway”), and I’ll pick one person at random to receive the first copy out of the first box of the new book, signed, sealed, delivered to wherever you want it to go.
