I'd like to report a murder....hahahahaha.

Next up...Limit the panel of yappers on pre-game and half-time shows to two. And the first time they breathlessly utter the obvious, they are out. Five guys shouting over each other to register the next hot take? So over it. Shut up!

Of course, you don't want to hear this but once you wade through those and find your new client, I'm on the leading edge of the next tsunami of queries. It just never ends, huh?

I was at a conference where another famous author talked about the trials he inflicts on his characters. Then he said, "Unlike Jack Reacher. I never fear for Jack Reacher. I fear for whoever he is after."

January querying be like...

Also, "maybe we were wrong about what we know" is lazy tension building. 5 seasons of building....nothing? My God. What?

I released my debut thriller in 2025 and have 2 releases in 2026, all with a small trad indy publisher. But I want an agent. Should I wait until 2027 to query my new manuscript after the next releases, or go now? Thanks Michelle. Happy New Year!

I wrote this thriller as a warning. The rich and entitled are not listening.

This is why book signings, no matter how big or small, how well attended or sparse, is so vital. You develop the pitch for your book, immediate feedback whether it hits the feels, and the joy of discovery on a potential reader's face. Check your local library. Many have writer's festivals. Join.

"Starting in September, Gov. Greg Abbott and GOP lawmakers will ensure that school shootings, suicides, and murders by domestic abusers will continue unabated in Texas."

There. I fixed it for you.