Adventures in Book Marketing—I Went to TikTok So You Didn’t Have To

by Christopher Mirabile | Mar 4, 2026 | On The Business of Writing

I am not a social media person. I’m a 59-year-old adult with college and graduate degrees, a long attention span, a deep suspicion of any technology designed to make people dance in their kitchens, and a general belief that most things worth doing can be accomplished...

Newsletter — February 2026

by Christopher Mirabile | Feb 26, 2026 | Uncategorized

Worth Your Weight In Pie (Action Requested in This One!) Field notes from the world of the Silas Lopez Mysteries. (Pre-orders Just Opened!) ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌    ...

Career Milestone Unlocked! ✅

by Christopher Mirabile | Feb 26, 2026 | Writing Process & Behind the Scenes

When I started out on this journey toward becoming a fiction author, I had no idea what to expect. It turned out to be a lot harder, a lot more entrepreneurial, and a lot more work than I anticipated. The writing and editing are the stumbling blocks people typically...

Inside the Scene: Foggy Salt Marsh

by Christopher Mirabile | Feb 24, 2026 | Writing Process & Behind the Scenes

The Scene Excerpt: The Washashore, Chapter 37 When they’d crossed the low bridge over the salt marsh, the remaining traces of dawn fog drifted between the reeds and out over the marsh’s main channel. It filtered the gathering light and nearly obscured the doe crossing...

Seeing Before Writing   

by Christopher Mirabile | Feb 1, 2026 | Writing Craft & Technique

(Photo gallery at bottom) Long before I started writing fiction, I was walking around with a camera. That habit trained me to notice light, edges, and small telling details—the same raw material I now use to build scenes with words. Photography taught me how much of...