Best Year Ever
Last year, 2023, was my best royalty year in the 9 years I’ve been an indie author/publisher. And that was
CW
January 30, 2024
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A New Year of Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles
Year 3 of the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles begins next month, February 2024, with the publication of Who Mourns Elektra?
CW
January 16, 2024
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Nine Years and a Blog Tour
Nine years ago this month I published my first four books. And the subsequent adventure has been very interesting to
CW
November 28, 2023
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A Magnolia Bluff Deep Dive with CW Hawes and Richard Schwindt
Recently I sat down with my fellow Underground Author, Richard Schwindt, and talked about the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles series:
CW
November 7, 2023
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Second Chances is Coming!
In a week, book 17 in the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles goes live. Second Chances by Joe Congel. Joe is
CW
September 12, 2023
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Review: The Killer Enigma
This month brings us Book 16 in the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles: The Killer Enigma by Breakfield and Burkey. What
CW
August 15, 2023
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Death in the Absence of Rain
Readers of this blog know I think very highly of Caleb Pirtle’s ability to tell a thought–provoking and heart–moving story.
CW
August 1, 2023
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The Sherlock Holmes Mystery Formula
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle did not invent the mystery genre. That honor goes to Edgar Allan Poe. But Doyle did
CW
May 23, 2023
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Who Killed Lilly Paine?
This Saturday, May 20th, the newest Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles book drops. Who Killed Lilly Paine? by KD McNiven And
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May 16, 2023
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Only the Good Die Young
Cindy Davis is back with more adventures of Bliss in that bucolic Texas Hill Country town, Magnolia Bluff. Today is
CW
April 18, 2023
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Worldbuilding and Magnolia Bluff
Worldbuilding Worldbuilding is often seen as the exclusive purview of the fantasy and science fiction genres. After all, in those
CW
April 11, 2023
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Interview with the Reverend Ember Cole
Today, I have the honor of talking with the Reverend Ember Cole, pastor of Saint Luke’s Methodist Church in beautiful
CW
March 21, 2023
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