LOVE That Cover, Baby!

If you’re a published writer or soon-to-be published writer, then you know how important a great cover and copy are. I don’t want to start a debate about great writers with lousy covers (or, as is sometimes the case, lousy writers with great covers), but I’ve been in sales and marketing long enough to know [...]

Dream Job – Fact vs. Fiction

So here it is … the cover of my book, GOOD THINGS: A Novel. I happen to have the file handy because I am supposed to be working on the final edits for the manuscript, which is due to be published in early ‘07 by Berkley Books (Penguin USA). I have some major changes to [...]





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    March 16, 2010 @ 11:00 am HST: Join Mia as she meets with members of the Kona Book Club at the Kona-Kailua Public Library to discuss her second novel, SWEET LIFE, and answer questions from the group

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    ratings: 166 (avg rating 3.49)

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