I'm back at school now, but I'm still working hard on the biography. I'm about done with the 1940s and moving into the 1950s, which means a lot of work on the television show. I've done some great interviews with stars and cast members of the Perry Mason show with more to come. Plus of course, more books by Gardner.

I'm also happy to announce that a third version of Intent To Sell has just been published. It's been 5 years since the last edition, and this new book talks about social networking, new technologies and trends in the industry, and has updated addresses for all the place the book mentions. Plus be sure to read my marketing column in The Third Degree, MWA's newsletter. Also be sure to check out my ad for ItS in the latest all-color issue of Mystery Scene Magazine.

The trip to Austin along with our move into a bigger house, a new puppy, and other expenses means that I won't be attending conferences this year. I'll miss my friends, but I am always looking for emails, especially those with great suggestions for new biography subjects or ideas for promotions.

Meet Tuppence (aka Penny) who is the newest addition to the family. She's named after Tuppence Beresford, a character in the Tommy and Tuppence stories by Agatha Christie. She gets into almost as much trouble as her namesake.....

Marketing tip of the month: The updated Murder Must Advertise site has a number of sources on the latest ways to market your book. I recently wrote a guide for Facebook Etiquette for MWA's The Third Degree. A new version of Intent to Sell: Marketing the Genre Novel is now out. It's the only book focusing on the best marketing techniques for selling genre fiction.

Be sure to check out my posts on Little Blog of Murder, the blog for 5 Ohio authors and booksellers.

As always you can find copies of my books via my online bookstore. Please note that I've added links to buy my books on Kindle now.