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Newsletter — August 2026

Worth Your Weight In Pie Newsletter Field notes from the world of Silas Lopez ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌  ...

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Postcard From The Dunes—August 2026

It’s too easy to lose track of what you’re actually doing amid the flurry of getting a book out the door. 

You get so focused on cranking the wheel and working through the punch lists—the final tweaks to the electronic files, the mad dash through ARC applications,...

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From The AudioBook Recording Trenches

I checked in with the audiobook recording team at John Marshall Media to see how things were going and whether they might have any tidbits I could share on social media. I was very pleased not only to hear that the project was going well, but to receive substantive...

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Walking Into Deep Water (Anatomy of a Scene)

I was recently invited to share my thoughts on a passage from The Washashore. It gave me a chance to reflect, so I thought I’d capture some of those reflections here. The passage is a favorite of mine, taken from Chapter 81, in which Wren and Silas take a walk out...

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CrimeSpree Magazine Feature

Have you ever heard of CrimeSpree Magazine? I hadn't either, but I'm glad we have now because it is a gem—a wonderful labor of love, an ode to all things crime and mystery related, and well worth checking out. Run by Jon and Ruth Jordan, with help from Erin Mitchell,...

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Newsletter — July 2026

Worth Your Weight In Pie Newsletter Field notes from the world of Silas Lopez ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌  ...

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