WRITING TIPS I WISH THEY TOLD ME: New Book

 Denver, CO

How about a non-fiction, self-help book about writing?

WRITING TIPS I WISH THEY TOLD ME is now available in paperback and ebook (Kindle). Get your copy here.

I wanted to give back to the writing community by sharing advice I dispatched to friends, family, readers, and strangers over the years. 

I also wanted to make this self-help book accessible to as many aspiring writers as possible, which is why the ebook is only $4.99. 

Here's the book description:

WRITING TIPS I WISH THEY TOLD ME is for aspiring writers from age 13 to 113. It is a self-help book for new writers... teenagers, 20-somethings, and adults returning to a long-delayed creative goal... who want honest, practical guidance without cliches, gatekeeping, or false promises.

Most people who want to write quit because no one explains what writing actually looks like at the beginning.

This writing advice book focuses on what actually matters early on. So new writers can avoid confusion, self-doubt, and wasted time.

Included are 50 short writing exercises to help generate ideas, overcome writer's block, and help you start writing right away.

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BACKSTORY

This book would not be possible without Jen Leo. I have a vivid memory of the first time she told me I should write an ebook sharing writing advice. We were playing blackjack with my brother at the Plaza Casino in downtown Las Vegas when she pitched me this idea. Over the years, she's often brought up the concept. "When are you going to write that writing advice book?"

Well, here it is! Better late than never.

WRITING TIPS I WISH THEY TOLD ME is advice I would tell my younger self. I suffered pletny of bad beats and made poor decisions along my journey, so I hope this book can help you avoid the same pitfalls and heartache.

No cheesy affirmations. Just the straight dope and clarity about what matters early on, and how to approach writing as a learnable skill rather than a mysterious calling.

The goal is not to promise success, but to help readers start on the right track and to help them avoid the mistakes that cause most beginners to stall or quit.

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TARGET AUDIENCE
• First-time writers unsure how to begin
• Aspiring writers seeking realistic, no-hype guidance
• Adults returning to writing later in life
• Readers tired of inspirational but impractical advice

WHY THIS BOOK STANDS OUT
• Focuses on the beginning, where most writing advice fails
• Drawn from real-world writing experience, not theory
• Calm, practical, and non-romanticized
• Relevant across age groups and genres

Get your copy today! WRITING TIPS I WISH THEY TOLD ME is now available in Paperback and Kindle.

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P.S. If you're waiting for a new novel... there's one on the way. Stay tuned.

I'm excited to publish a third new novel in three years since I moved to Colorado, or my fifth book in the last six years. To put that in perspective, it took five years to finish LOST VEGAS and another five to finish FRIED PEACHES. Yup, only two books in ten years. This year will feature two books in 2026 with one non-fiction self-help and one fiction.

In the meantime, catch up on my last four novels:

THE KICKER (2025)
FADED (2024)
GUARD THIS (2021)
FRIED PEACHES (2018)