My long-awaited mini-biography of Mozart, which was scheduled for release last summer, is in publishing limbo. The publisher seems to have fallen into the same black hole into which socks disappear. I am not a happy camper, as I'm sure you can imagine. Unfortunately, I am under a contractual obligation to the aforementioned publisher. So please keep your collective fingers crossed that my lawyer will be willing to dispense legal advice for free. (Note to Walt: no more lawyer jokes, I promise!)

That's the bad news.

The good news is that a new Margo Monroe mystery will be coming to a Kindle near you very soon! This one, tentatively titled "Ghost in the Machine", is a bit of a departure from recent Margo stories. Too long to be a short story but too short to be a whole book by itself, it's technically a novella. But don't worry, it has all the fun-filled, action-packed ghostly adventure you've comes to expect from Margo and Ernie.

In the meantime, check out this excellent article on why novellas are the future of publishing.