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# LJ Sellers: Author of provocative mysteries & thrillers

## Posts

- [AfterStrike Released!](https://ljsellers.com/cash-prizes-free-books-more/)
- [Hot New Thriller!](https://ljsellers.com/hot-new-thriller/)
- [New Thriller with Co-Author](https://ljsellers.com/47174-2/)
- [Win the New Jackson Story!](https://ljsellers.com/win-the-new-jackson-story/)
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- [Winning Names](https://ljsellers.com/winning-names/)
- [Win a Jackson print book!](https://ljsellers.com/win-a-jackson-print-book/)
- [Scripts, Giveaways, and a TV show?](https://ljsellers.com/scripts-giveaways-and-a-tv-show/)
- [Costa Rican Rescue](https://ljsellers.com/costa-rican-rescue/)
- [Giveaways!](https://ljsellers.com/giveaways/)
- [The Other](https://ljsellers.com/the-other/)
- [The Extractor Series](https://ljsellers.com/the-extractor-series/)
- [New Book, New Series](https://ljsellers.com/new-book-new-idea/)
- [Blog Surfing Etiquette](https://ljsellers.com/blog-surfing-etiquette/)
- [Ping and Twitter](https://ljsellers.com/ping-and-twitter/)
- [New Contest Winners](https://ljsellers.com/new-contest-winners-3/)
- [Birthday Giveaway!](https://ljsellers.com/birthday-giveaway/)
- [Launch Day Contest Winners!](https://ljsellers.com/launch-day-contest-winners/)
- [Launch-Day Contest (& giveaway)](https://ljsellers.com/launch-day-contest-giveaway/)
- [Two New Books Coming Soon!](https://ljsellers.com/two-new-books-coming-soon/)
- [What's Next?](https://ljsellers.com/whats-next/)
- [Win a Kindle! And a copy of Point of Control](https://ljsellers.com/win-a-kindle-and-a-copy-of-point-of-control/)
- [Point of Control](https://ljsellers.com/point-of-control/)
- [Who Is Agent Dallas?](https://ljsellers.com/who-is-agent-dallas/)
- [October Update (& name contest)](https://ljsellers.com/october-update-name-contest/)
- [The New Agent Dallas Is Here!](https://ljsellers.com/the-new-agent-dallas-is-here/)
- [Wrongful Death: Update and Contest](https://ljsellers.com/wrongful-death-update-and-contest/)
- [Contest Winners (Great Names!)](https://ljsellers.com/contest-winners-great-names/)
- [Hello Readers! (and giveaway)](https://ljsellers.com/hello-readers-and-giveaway/)
- [New Name Winners!](https://ljsellers.com/new-name-winners/)
- [One More Time for Character Names](https://ljsellers.com/one-more-time-for-character-names/)
- [The Target Launches! ](https://ljsellers.com/the-target-launches/)
- [Should Online Reviews Stay Anoymous?](https://ljsellers.com/should-online-reviews-stay-anoymous/)
- [Right Image, Wrong Message?](https://ljsellers.com/right-image-wrong-message/)
- [Jackson Goes International](https://ljsellers.com/jackson-goes-international/)
- [Best Wishes for a Great 2014](https://ljsellers.com/best-wishes-for-a-great-2014/)
- [New Character Name Winners!](https://ljsellers.com/new-character-name-winners/)
- [More Character Names, Please!](https://ljsellers.com/more-character-names-please/)
- [The Trigger: And the Winners Are...](https://ljsellers.com/the-trigger-and-the-winners-are/)
- [Paying It Forward with a Giveaway](https://ljsellers.com/paying-it-forward-with-a-giveaway/)
- [Preventing Homelessness](https://ljsellers.com/preventing-homelessness/)
- [Why I Don't Watch Breaking Bad](https://ljsellers.com/why-i-dont-watch-breaking-bad/)
- [Amazon's New Programs for Readers, Writers, & Bookstores](https://ljsellers.com/amazons-new-programs-for-readers-writers-bookstores/)
- [New Contest Name Winners](https://ljsellers.com/new-contest-name-winners/)
- [Name a Character—Win A Book](https://ljsellers.com/name-a-character-win-a-book/)
- [It's Good to Be an Amazon Author](https://ljsellers.com/why-its-good-to-be-an-amazon-author/)
- [The Trigger: An Agent Dallas Thriller](https://ljsellers.com/the-trigger-an-agent-dallas-thriller/)
- [Considering a Collaboration](https://ljsellers.com/considering-a-collaboration/)
- [Parallel Silver Linings ](https://ljsellers.com/parallel-silver-linings/)
- [Housing Help Foundation](https://ljsellers.com/housing-help-foundation/)
- [Standalone Vs. Series Fiction](https://ljsellers.com/standalone-vs-series-fiction/)
- [Crimes of Memory (Coming Soon!)](https://ljsellers.com/crimes-of-memory-coming-soon/)
- [New Contest Winners!](https://ljsellers.com/new-contest-winners-2/)
- [Wanted: More Character Names](https://ljsellers.com/wanted-more-character-names/)
- [Solving Crimes with Detective Jackson](https://ljsellers.com/solving-crimes-with-detective-jackson/)
- [No Longer Indie](https://ljsellers.com/no-longer-indie/)
- [To Serial... or Not?](https://ljsellers.com/to-serial-or-not/)
- [Positive Mindset](https://ljsellers.com/positive-mindset/)
- [Coming Author Events](https://ljsellers.com/were-dying-out-here-and-coming-author-events/)
- [ARC Giveaway & New Excerpt](https://ljsellers.com/advanced-copy-giveaway-new-excerpt/)
- [B-Con 2012, Part Two](https://ljsellers.com/boucheron-2012-part-two/) - Bouchercon was terrific for me this year. I finally felt like a real author with a wide reader base and respect from other authors, even though the conference programmer didn’t offer me a panel until I politely pointed out that I met all the criteria. But in the long run, it didn’t matter.
- [Bouchercon 2012](https://ljsellers.com/bouchercon-2012/) - I'm happy to be in Cleveland at Bouchercon with so many people who love crime fiction as much as I do. I had a lovely dinner last night with Neil Plakcy, Tim Hallinan, Barbara Fister, Katherine Clark, and Les Blatt.
- [Should Charity Be Profitable?](https://ljsellers.com/should-charity-be-profitable/)
- [Winners & Rules of Crime Excerpt](https://ljsellers.com/winners-and-rules-of-crime-excerpt/) - Thanks again for all who participated. It’s fun seeing the creative names everyone comes up with, and I look forward to finding a spot for them in this new story.
- [New Name Contest...FBI Mystery/Thriller](https://ljsellers.com/new-name-contest-fbi-mysterythriller/) - I need the name of an eco-terrorist, a man dedicated to environmental issues, but misguided about how to accomplish his goals and a name for a young female FBI agent who goes undercover to stop him.
- [Hope for All Writers](https://ljsellers.com/hope-for-all-writers/) - Screenwriter William Goldman is famous for saying “nobody knows anything” about the people running Hollywood and the entertainment industry.
- [Is Your Day Job Good for Your Writing?](https://ljsellers.com/is-your-day-job-good-for-your-writing/) - I read a blog post recently that claimed having a day job is good for your writing career and it made me wonder.
- [Catch 22 of Great Reviews: Thanks, John Locke!](https://ljsellers.com/catch-22-of-great-reviews-thanks-john-locke/) - John Locke—the first indie author to sell a million books—paid for hundreds of reviews at a site that didn’t require its reviewers to read the books.
- [Scene of a Homicide](https://ljsellers.com/scene-of-a-homicide/) - I was on my way to an interview yesterday with a homicide detective, and she called to cancel because she was at a homicide scene. “Can I come down there?
- [What Is Good Writing?](https://ljsellers.com/what-is-good-writing/) - There’s been quite a discussion lately on a mystery list serv about good and bad writing.
- [Life of a Cop](https://ljsellers.com/life-of-a-cop/) - I interviewed Sergeant Kathy Flynn who supervises the violent crimes detectives in the Eugene Police department.
- [Personal Versus Promotional](https://ljsellers.com/volume-versus-personal/) - When I first got serious about social networking, I had a core group of people that I interacted with very regularly on Facebook and Twitter.
- [Character Naming Contest](https://ljsellers.com/character-naming-contest/) - In the course of writing a novel, you have to come up with at least 15 names, possibly as many as 40, depending on the genre.
- [Making Time for Real Life](https://ljsellers.com/making-time-for-real-life/) - Each day I struggle between these conflicting ideas: “Get more done; be more productive” and “Life is short; make sure you enjoy it.
- [Platform Pitfalls](https://ljsellers.com/platform-who-needs-it/) - The buzzword in promotion is platform. Agents and editors want their authors to have a brand, a tagline, an expertise that sets them apart from everybody else.
- [How to Write a Marketing Plan](https://ljsellers.com/marketing-plan/) - A friend recently asked for advice in developing a marketing plan—to submit to a major retailer.
- [Promotion Timeline](https://ljsellers.com/promotio-timeline/) - My internal promotional plan for each release is organized by timetable because that’s the only way I can get it all done and stay on schedule.
- [Email Newsletter Services](https://ljsellers.com/e-mail-newsletter-service/) - I did some research yesterday into the top five providers of email newsletter/contact services.
- [First Name or Last?](https://ljsellers.com/first-name-or-last/) - This question comes up dozens of times while I’m writing a novel.
- [Accepted Publishers List](https://ljsellers.com/accepted-publishers-list/) - On my to-do list for about a year now is this entry: Join Mystery Writers of America.
- [Life Changing Moments](https://ljsellers.com/life-changing-moments/) - Find me today at Sia's discussing two events that changed the course of my life.
- [The Gift](https://ljsellers.com/the-gift-of-50/) - Today I am 50. If you only knew how hard that was to say.
- [Sky Diving](https://ljsellers.com/sky-diving/) - The first bad moment came when it occurred to me that I wasn’t wearing a parachute.
- [How Many Is Enough?](https://ljsellers.com/how-many-is-enough/) - Recently two authors on the mystery listserv Dorothy L announced their publisher was dropping their series.
- [Eugene Crime Lab](https://ljsellers.com/eugene-crime-lab/) - I finally visited the Eugene Police Department's crime lab. Criminologist Jason Petersen gave me a two-hour crash course in processing evidence.
- [Writers' Website Guidelines](https://ljsellers.com/writers-website-guidelines/) - I came across these guidelines for a writer’s website recently and saved them to consider/implement later.
- [Email List Etiquette](https://ljsellers.com/email-list-etiquette/) - Crime writers and readers have been discussing the proper etiquette for collecting e-mail addresses for a newsletter or new-release announcement.
- [Friendly Buzz](https://ljsellers.com/friendly-buzz/) - Here’s 10 things your friends and family can do to help you and your book catch a little online buzz.
- [Job Choices and Healthcare](https://ljsellers.com/job-choices-and-healthcare/) - In a letter to the editor this morning a writer claimed many people stay in jobs that are unhealthy for them just to keep healthcare benefits for their family.
- [Is My Novel Ready?](https://ljsellers.com/is-my-novel-ready/) - I'm re-working the outline and first few chapter for my fourth Detective Jackson novel before I send them to an editor.
- [Characters We Love to Hate](https://ljsellers.com/characters-we-love-to-hate/) - Isn't it odd that you can love and hate a character at the same time?
- [A Limited Number of Words](https://ljsellers.com/a-limited-number-of-words/) - Is there finite number of words that each writer can produce—within each week or month or lifetime?
- [The Politics of Sex and Crime](https://ljsellers.com/the-politics-of-sex-and-crime/) - What percentage of crimes is rooted in sexual desire, frustration, deviancy, or possession?
- [Writing a Character History](https://ljsellers.com/writing-a-character-history/) - This morning I wrote a scene in which my character thinks about his dead parents, and I had to figure out whether I had mentioned before what happened to them.
- [Armchair Mystery Conference](https://ljsellers.com/armchair-mystery-conference/) - For readers who can’t make it to mystery/crime gatherings to meet their favorite authors, Poisoned Pen Press is offering a virtual online conference.
- [Bouchercon Moments](https://ljsellers.com/bouchercon-moments/) - Loving every moment of this conference. Click "Read More" to see some photos.
- [More B-Con Moments](https://ljsellers.com/more-b-con-moments/) - Last night a tall man with a British accent joined our group at the bar while I was in the rest room. When I got back, I said, "I didn't catch your name."
- [Gender Matters](https://ljsellers.com/gender-matters/) - Readers care more about gender than I realized. Recent mystery forum discussions revealed some startling proclivities: Some women read only male writers.
- [Why I Love Eugene](https://ljsellers.com/why-i-love-eugene/) - Characters everywhere! You can run into the most interesting people just cruising around, but as newspaper writer, I get sent to interview them. It’s wonderful!
- [NaNo Inspiration](https://ljsellers.com/nano-inspiration/) - I’m participating in National Novel Writing Month for the first time. To hit the goal, I need 1667 words a day for 30 days. Right!
- [More Books for the Blind](https://ljsellers.com/more-books-for-the-blind/) - I became aware of the National Federation of the Blind’s complaints against Kindle just days after making my novels accessible to visually impaired readers.
- [Feeling Grateful](https://ljsellers.com/feeling-grateful/) - I try to practice being grateful every day, but it’s important to put it into words sometimes. Today, these are some of the things I’m grateful for.
- [Book Giveaway (and New Cover)](https://ljsellers.com/book-giveaway-and-new-cover/) - A brutal murder, a suspect with a strange story, a missing woman with secrets to hide, and a detective who won’t give up— SECRETS TO DIE FOR.
- [Book Giveaway Winner](https://ljsellers.com/book-giveaway-winner/) - And the winner is…Carol M who “loves mysteries.” Congratulations! E-mail me with your address.
- [Digital ARCs Make Progress](https://ljsellers.com/digital-arcs-make-progress/) - Simon & Schuster is the newest publisher to offer digital ARCs directly to reviewers, media, bloggers, journalists, librarians, and booksellers.
- [Writer Promo Swaps](https://ljsellers.com/writer-promo-swaps/) - Writers have always exchanged high-praise blurbs with each other (with the most famous example being the writer who blurbed himself using one of his pseudonyms)
- [My Someday List](https://ljsellers.com/my-someday-list/) - No matter how efficient I work, I still have this growing list of things I want to read/learn/get better at that I never seem find time for. Maybe in 2010…
- [2010 Resolutions](https://ljsellers.com/2010-resolutions/) - The idea is to introduce myself and my series and to encourage the store to stock some copies.
- [Making Connections](https://ljsellers.com/871/) - Just have to say that lately I’m having a blast. Much of it has to do with my newspaper job.
- [Love It or Hate It Books](https://ljsellers.com/love-it-or-hate-it-books/) - I love the Top & Bottoms lists created at the end of every year by the 4 Mystery Addicts book discussion group.
- [Character Naming Contest](https://ljsellers.com/character-naming-contest-2/) - I’ve had so much great feedback on SECRETS TO DIE FOR I’ve decided to give away a few more copies.
- [Character Name Winners](https://ljsellers.com/character-name-winners/) - Thanks everyone for suggesting such intriguing characters names for my futuristic thriller.
- [Easy Editing Tips](https://ljsellers.com/easy-editing-tips/) - I’m fine-tuning the novel I just finished, and these are some of the edits I’m making. They can help you as you write or edit your own novel.
- [More Self-Editing Tips](https://ljsellers.com/more-self-editing-tips/) - I'm still working through the rewrite on my forth novel and finding self-editing tips to share.
- [Detectives Around the World](https://ljsellers.com/detectives-around-the-world/) - In April, about 30 bloggers will each host a detective, and readers will learn about cops, agents, and PIs from all corners of the earth.
- [New Day, New Direction](https://ljsellers.com/new-day-new-direction/) - I’m a free agent again. In other words, I’ve been laid off my part-time newspaper job. The weirdest thing?
- [Tip: Personal Calendar Printout](https://ljsellers.com/tip-calendar-printout/) - Tips for Busy Writers: What better way to start every Monday than by learning a great tip for managing a busy life?
- [New Editing Rates](https://ljsellers.com/new-editing-rates/) - An editing job I completed recently for a satisfied client (and a layoff ☺) made me rethink my approach.
- [Tip: Book Club Discussion Questions](https://ljsellers.com/tip-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Writing book club discussion questions is something writers put off and sometimes never get around to.
- [Left Coast Crime](https://ljsellers.com/left-coast-crime/) - I had a great time at LCC and reconnected with many people I've grown fond of.
- [Tip: No More Scare Quotes](https://ljsellers.com/tip-leave-out-scare-quotes/) - Not sure if you should put quote marks around something? Is it dialogue or a direct quote? If not, forget the quote marks.
- [Great Story Starts](https://ljsellers.com/great-story-starts/) - Is the focus of the novel revealed early? This question is at the top of contract evaluations I do for a publisher. Most of the time, I check No.
- [Your Name Is Your Brand](https://ljsellers.com/your-name-is-your-brand/) - Marketers say consumers need to see/hear your name or product seven times before they decide to buy. Thus we have branding.
- [Straight from the Shark's Mouth](https://ljsellers.com/straight-from-the-sharks-mouth/) - Kristin van Dijk, aka Baby Shark, is unlike any private investigator you've ever met.
- [Around the World with Robert Fate](https://ljsellers.com/around-the-world-with-robert-fate/) - Robert Fate, author of the Baby Shark series added writer to his long list of careers and accomplishments rather late in the day, but it hasn’t slowed him down.
- [A Beautiful Place to Die](https://ljsellers.com/a-beautiful-place-to-die/) - In my last post for Detectives Around the World, I present Sergeant Detective Emmanuel Cooper of South Africa.
- [A Book a Week](https://ljsellers.com/a-book-a-week/) - I just joined a group on Goodreads called 50 Books a Year, and I’m excited about the challenge.
- [The POV Puzzle](https://ljsellers.com/the-pov-puzzle/) - Two recent reads and a surprising blog on POV have made me think about perspective in novels. I’m a POV purist.
- [Verb Variety](https://ljsellers.com/verb-variety/) - My editor is tired of my use of the words moved and stepped, so she sent a list of alternatives and I keep adding to it.
- [A Good News Week](https://ljsellers.com/a-good-news-week/) - I’ve had a terrific couple of weeks, and I have to make note of the positive things because there can be many setbacks in between. Here’s my feel-good news.
- [Recent Thoughts About Publishing](https://ljsellers.com/thoughts-about-publishing/) - One-star protest. The Kindle reader practice of giving a book a one-star Amazon review to protest the price is bullshit.
- [Media Ready](https://ljsellers.com/media-ready/) - Tip of the Week: Be ready for an encounter with the media. I read this tip recently and decided to act on it.
- [Agents, Bookstores Turn to Publishing](https://ljsellers.com/agents-bookstores-publishing/) - There’s been a lot of industry news lately, but some developments that caught my eye were buried in a report under Joe Konrath’s deal with AmazonEncore.
- [Book Bloggers](https://ljsellers.com/book-bloggers/) - For readers looking for reviews or new-book news, here’s some serious book bloggers who attended the first Book Blogger Convention in New York last month:
- [Does Prison/Capital Punishment Work?](https://ljsellers.com/prison/) - CJ West and I both explore social issues in our novels, but often from different ends of the political spectrum.
- [One Reader at a Time](https://ljsellers.com/one-reader-at-a-time/) - The highs and lows of book selling can give you whiplash.
- [The New Gatekeepers](https://ljsellers.com/the-new-gatekeepers/) - Laura Miller, founder of Salon, asks: "How do you find something good to read in a brave new self-published world?"
- [Birthday Book Giveaway](https://ljsellers.com/birthday-book-giveaway/) - Today’s my birthday and what better way to celebrate than to give something away?
- [Writing the Right Novel](https://ljsellers.com/writing-the-right-novel/) - Have you set aside a novel in progress because it was just too hard to write at that point in time? I just did.
- [Fascinating!](https://ljsellers.com/fascinating/) - The book "Fascinate: Your 7 Triggers to Persuasion and Captivation" has caught my attention.
- [Self-Publish Plunge](https://ljsellers.com/self-publish-plunge/) - I finally took the plunge! Many traditionally published authors have self-published their backlist titles as e-books, and now I’ve joined them. Why not?
- [New Level, New Possibilities](https://ljsellers.com/new-level-new-possibilites/) - I taught my first workshop on Sunday at the Willamette Writers Conference in Portland.
- [New Book Giveaway](https://ljsellers.com/new-book-giveaway/) - I'm finally retiring the weekly giveaway of a print version of THE SEX CLUB—after two years and lots of money spent at the post office.
- [Book Launch Weekend](https://ljsellers.com/book-launch-weekend/) - I have a big book launch weekend coming up, and I feel a little panicked.
- [Another E-Book Giveaway](https://ljsellers.com/another-e-book-giveaway/) - My second standalone thriller is now on Kindle and I’m celebrating by giving away some e-books.
- [Branding Basics](https://ljsellers.com/branding-basics/) - Novelists are learning to be marketers. We Twitter, and blog, and send out e-newsletters. But branding is a little elusive.
- [The Digital Revolution](https://ljsellers.com/the-digital-revolution/) - “Ninety percent of your sales will come from word-of-mouth or digital promotion by 2011.” I read this striking prediction in late 2009 and made a note of it.
- [10 Steps to a Better Story](https://ljsellers.com/10-steps-to-a-better-story/) - I edit a lot of fiction, and I see a pattern of common problems in manuscripts from novice writers.
- [Free E-Book or Not?](https://ljsellers.com/free-e-book-or-not/) - I’ve been debating whether to offer one of my books for free on Kindle, temporarily, as a promotion.
- [Goodbye to Book Signings](https://ljsellers.com/goodbye-book-signings/) - Yesterday, for a book signing, I drove 328 miles, spent $40 on gas, and was gone from home for 8 hours.
- [Liberation!](https://ljsellers.com/liberation/) - In a post about how e-books are changing the publishing industry, Timothy Hallinan, author of the highly acclaimed Poke Rafferty series, said:
- [E-Book Self-Publishing Roundup](https://ljsellers.com/e-book-self-publishing-roundup/) - With Borders getting into the act, there will soon be four platforms on which authors can self-publish e-books directly to readers.
- [4th Jackson Story Out; The Sex Club .99](https://ljsellers.com/4th-jackson-story-out-the-sex-club-99/) - To celebrate the launch of my fourth Jackson story, Passions of the Dead, the first book in the series, The Sex Club is now only $.99 as an e-book.
- [Why I Love E-Books](https://ljsellers.com/why-i-love-e-books/) - I’ve recently joined the e-book revolution both as a novelist and a reader. As a novelist, e-books are allowing me to make a living.
- [Book Giveaway: Passions of Dead](https://ljsellers.com/passions-giveaway/) - he fourth book in my Detective Jackson series was the most challenging to write so far. I used parallel structures to tell overlapping stories.
- [6 Ways to Read an E-Book](https://ljsellers.com/read-an-e-book/) - Several readers have e-mailed me and said, "I’d really like to read your e-books, but I don’t how… Which inspired me to put together this list:
- [Peroozal, aka Book Recommendations](https://ljsellers.com/peroozal/) - Readers say their #1 reason for trying a book is the recommendation of someone they know or a writer they like. A new website, Peroozal, is based on that idea.
- [NaNo, Goals, and Motivation](https://ljsellers.com/nano-goals-and-motivation/) - Last year, I had the first half of a book written and I used NaNo as a motivation to quickly finish the second half.
- [Name That Bad Guy](https://ljsellers.com/name-that-bad-guy/) - Naming characters is one of the best parts of writing a crime story, and readers seem to love to participate as well.
- [Cheers to 2011](https://ljsellers.com/cheers-to-2011/) - I always love the fresh start of the New Year, but this one is special. Next year will be the first time I live my life as a full-time novelist.
- [Books for 2011](https://ljsellers.com/books-for-2011/) - One of my resolutions for 2011 was to read more, so here’s a list of the books I hope to read next year.
- [Tops and Bottoms: 2011](https://ljsellers.com/tops-and-bottoms-2011/) - At the end of every year, the people on the 4 Mystery Addicts listserv submit their top 10 and bottom 10 reading lists.
- [Writers as Salespeople](https://ljsellers.com/writers-as-salespeople/) - A question from my ex-publisher stimulated me think about the pay structure in traditional publishing.
- [What Readers Hate](https://ljsellers.com/what-readers-hate/) - Always striving to improve my writing, I make notes when readers complain about what they don’t like in a story.
- [The New Jackson Novel](https://ljsellers.com/the-new-jackson-novel/) - I finished the first draft of the fifth Detective Jackson story and it’s now in the hands of beta readers.
- [Guest Blogs and Self-Publishing](https://ljsellers.com/guest-blogs/) - I've been posting a lot of guest blogs lately, so I thought I'd share the links instead of writing a new blog here. Please check them out. :)
- [The $.99 E-Book (The Suicide Effect)](https://ljsellers.com/99-cent-ebook/) - I’ve dropped the price of The Suicide Effect, a standalone thriller, to draw in new readers who focus more on suspense or thrillers than on police procedural.
- [Police Procedural Vs. Thriller](https://ljsellers.com/procedural-vs-thriller/) - I’m trying to decide what to write next—another Detective Jackson story or a futuristic thriller I’ve outline and started.
- [Dying for Justice Released](https://ljsellers.com/dying-for-justice-released/) - The fifth book in the Detective Jackson series is live on Amazon!
- [Write What You Feel](https://ljsellers.com/write-what-you-feel/) - Every time you read a novel, you get a peek into the writer’s soul.
- [Conferences Are in Flux Too](https://ljsellers.com/conferences-are-in-flux-too/) - Left Coast Crime in Santa Fe was great this year.
- [Standalone Thrillers](https://ljsellers.com/standalone-thrillers/) - Readers are most familiar with my Detective Jackson books, but I also have two standalone thrillers that I wrote before I started the series.
- [No Alibi, a Jenny Hilborne Mystery](https://ljsellers.com/no-alibi/) - Crime fiction lovers: I'd like to introduce mystery author Jenny Hilborne, British import and author of Madness and Murder.
- [Writers’ Renaissance](https://ljsellers.com/writers’-renaissance/) - In this week's news, the last company in the world manufacturing typewriters shut down its production plant.
- [Mother's Day Tribute to My Sons](https://ljsellers.com/mothers-day/) - I have given birth only once, and it was not my idea at the time. I'd decided in my late teens that I would never have children, thinking I was too selfish.
- [Secrets to Die For is now $.99](https://ljsellers.com/secrets-to-die-for-is-now-99/) - If you've wanted to try my series, here's a great opportunity. SECRETS TO DIE FOR is only $.99 on Kindle for this week only.
- [Looking for Logic? Not in Book Sales](https://ljsellers.com/looking-for-logic-not-in-book-sales/) - Watching your digital book sales climb is exhilarating. Seeing them fall is heartbreaking and confusing.
- [Kill or Be Killed: Book & Name Giveaway](https://ljsellers.com/kill-or-be-killed/) - We’ve all thought about killing someone…at least for a second or two, and crime fiction novelists like myself get to act that out in novels.
- [Helping a Family in Joplin](https://ljsellers.com/helping-a-family-in-joplin/) - As I watched families pick through the rubble of their homes, looking for shoes for their kids, I felt sickened and helpless.
- [Winning Name for a Corpse](https://ljsellers.com/winning-name-for-a-corpse/) - So many great names were entered!
- [The Futuristic Thriller Comes Together](https://ljsellers.com/futuristic-thriller/) - Here's a glimpse. Let me know what you think.
- [Summer Sale: Jackson books $.99 in July!](https://ljsellers.com/summer-special-all-jackson-books-99/) - As a thank you to readers who’ve supported me I’m offering all five Detective Jackson books on Kindle and Nook for $.99 for the month of July.
- [Strong Women: Hoang Nguyen](https://ljsellers.com/strong-women-nguyen/) - For most young women, planning for college is a matter of filling out paperwork. For a native of South Vietnam, it meant putting her life on the line.
- [Strong Women: Sergeant Kathy Flynn](https://ljsellers.com/stong-women-flynn/) - As a student of English literature, Kathy Flynn never imagined she would one day carry a gun and conduct a traffic stop that would almost turn deadly.
- [Strong Women: Sarah Bertram](https://ljsellers.com/strong-women-sarah-bertram/) - It takes a special kind of person to be so committed to a goal that it factors into nearly every single life decision.
- [Why $.99 E-Books Don’t Work for Me](https://ljsellers.com/99-e-books-don’t-work/) - I’ve gone back and forth for months trying to decide whether to price the e-book version of my new release, The Arranger, at $.99 or $2.99…for the launch phase.
- [Missing, Assumed Dead: a Marva Dasaf Mystery](https://ljsellers.com/marva-dasaf/) - I met Marva at a book fair and critiqued a few chapters of her fantasy novel. The writing was terrific, and if I had been a publisher, I would have bought it.
- [Bullying: Time to Knock It Off](https://ljsellers.com/bullying/) - I came across some statistics on school bullying recently and was dismayed that this practice is accelerating. It was bad enough when I was in high school.
- [The Arranger: A Futuristic Thriller](https://ljsellers.com/the-arranger/) - What do you do when a minor character is so much fun you can’t let her go? You plot a novel just for her.
- [Retraining My Brain](https://ljsellers.com/retraining-my-brain/) - Like all writers (and humans!), I have moments of jealousy.
- [Blog Book Tour](https://ljsellers.com/blog-book-tour/) - For the next few weeks, I'll have blog posts and Q&As with bloggers around the world.
- [Email Service Roundup](https://ljsellers.com/email-service-roundup/) - Maintaining an email newsletter list and sending out professional, attractive emails is critical for nearly anyone who likes to stay in contact with a group.
- [Writing-Advice Book Released](https://ljsellers.com/writing-advice-book-released/) - When my readers commented about how much they enjoyed my blogs, I decided to combine the best of my nonfiction into a book.
- [Criminals Have to Eat Too](https://ljsellers.com/criminals-have-to-eat-too/) - On 1 of my mystery listservs, participants shared their local "stupid-criminal" stories, which I love! These made me laugh out loud, so I thought I would share.
- [The Truth About Tasers](https://ljsellers.com/the-truth-about-tasers/) - True or false? The closer you are to your target, the more effective your hit with a Taser will be. Strangely enough, it’s not true.
- [Name Those Characters Contest](https://ljsellers.com/name-those-characters-contest/) - I spent an hour looking through the phone book for names, then realized I hadn’t held my usual “Name That Character” contest for this book.
- [New Contest Winners](https://ljsellers.com/new-contest-winners/) - This contest had the most names ever submitted, making it harder than ever to pick a single favorite.
- [Bookclubs and Readers Rule](https://ljsellers.com/bookclubs-and-readers-rule/) - I’ve joined a group of bestselling authors on Readers Rule.
- [Re-Brand Without the Sex](https://ljsellers.com/re-brand-sex/) - In this rapidly changing industry, writers must adapt on a near-daily basis and continuously search for new ways to reach new readers.
- [Preview of the New Jackson Story](https://ljsellers.com/preview-of-the-new-jackson-story/) - The new Jackson story is nearly finished, and I'm happy to report I have a title, a cover design, and back cover text.
- [New Blog, New Website, Same Me](https://ljsellers.com/new-blog-new-website/) - October and November were makeover months for me. I took a new publicity photo, rebranded my series, and created a new website and blog.
- [The Exclusivity Dilemma](https://ljsellers.com/exclusivity-dilemma/) - Like many other authors, because of Amazon’s KDP self-publishing program, I’m now able to make a small living. So I’m deeply grateful to Amazon, even loyal.
- [The New Jackson Story Is Here](https://ljsellers.com/the-new-jackson-story-is-here/) - As you may have heard, the new Jackson story, Liars, Cheaters & Thieves, is now available. In this one, the victims are male military veterans.
- [What's Wrong With The Arranger? ](https://ljsellers.com/whats-wrong-with-the-arranger/) - I did Amazon-sponsored giveaways of The Suicide Effect. Between the two, I gave away more than 55,000 ebooks, and they both have been selling really well since.
- [Moving Toward Amazon-Only](https://ljsellers.com/moving-toward-amazon-only/) - Yesterday The Sex Club was suddenly being discounted on Amazon from $2.99 to $.99. Which means, I was suddenly making a third of the money.
- [Strange Email From Amazon](https://ljsellers.com/strange-email-from-amazon/) - Sorry, but I need to vent a little.
- [2012 New Year's Resolutions](https://ljsellers.com/2012-new-years-resolutions-2/) - Worry less Promote less Eat less Dance/play more Read more Write more Oh, and most important: TAKE A VACATION! Best wishes for 2012!
- [Putting Sex Back in the Series](https://ljsellers.com/putting-sex-back-in-the-series/) - I'm talking about The Sex Club, the first book to feature Detective Wade Jackson and how it will again be marketed as part of the series.
- [Invest in Your Own Ebook](https://ljsellers.com/invest-in-your-own-ebook/) - After publishing ten books—two with a small publisher, the rest without—I've come to two conclusions:
- [The Ups and Downs of 2011](https://ljsellers.com/the-ups-and-downs-of-2011/) - I started this year in a very upbeat mode. Then, inevitably, the Amazon algorithm dropped me to give other books a chance and my sales began to slide.
- [The Importance of a Title](https://ljsellers.com/the-importance-of-a-title/) - The numbers don't lie.
- [New Story, Names Needed](https://ljsellers.com/new-story-names-needed/) - Believe or not, I’m already writing a new Jackson story, and I’m very excited about this one. But what I need right now is your participation again.
- [Character Name Favorites ](https://ljsellers.com/character-name-favorites/) - It’s always so much fun seeing the contest names! Readers submit such a wide variety of names, and they’re more creative than what I would have come up with.
- [All Amazon!](https://ljsellers.com/all-amazon/) - I finally did it. I pulled all my books from B&N and enrolled the rest of the Detective Jackson novels in Amazon’s Select program.
- [Confessions of a Communication Junkie](https://ljsellers.com/confessions-of-a-communication-junkie/) - Two recent—and unnerving—events made me realize I'm a bit of communication addict.
- [Controlling Digital Content](https://ljsellers.com/controlling-digital-content/) - The greatest thing about ebooks is the ease of selling and sharing them. It can also be the worst thing.
- [First Book in Series Is Free](https://ljsellers.com/first-book-in-series-is-free/) - I wanted to let everyone know that Secrets to Die For, the first book in the bestselling Detective Jackson mysteries, is free Wed. (22) and Thurs.(23) on Amazon
- [Amazon May Not Be the Bad Guy](https://ljsellers.com/amazon-not-badguy/) - Recent news about the IPG-Amazon struggle has people saying all the same things. “Amazon is flexing its muscle and hurting the little guys.” “Big bad Amazon.
- [High-Intensity Scenario Training](https://ljsellers.com/scenario-training/) - “We handcuff dead people.” That was the takeaway message after an afternoon spent participating in an active-shooter training.
- [Asking for Support](https://ljsellers.com/asking-for-support/) - Today, I’m doing something I rarely ever do and asking readers for their help.
- [Highlights From Left Coast Crime ](https://ljsellers.com/highlights-from-left-coast-crime-conference/) - I'm just back from Left Coast Crime, which was in Sacramento this year. It was a terrific conference.
- [New Cover, New Opportunities](https://ljsellers.com/new-cover-new-opportunities/) - After changing the name of my futuristic thriller to The Gauntlet Assassin and seeing the uptick in sales, I decided a new title needed a new cover.
- [Signing with Amazon](https://ljsellers.com/signing-with-amazon/) - Amazon just offered me an 11-book contract! They're planning foreign translations, audio books, digital editions etc. This will take me to the next level.
- [Amazon and Amelia](https://ljsellers.com/amazon-and-amelia/) - Amazon Publishing bought my entire backlist and my next two stories. In addition to writing a new Jackson story I’ve been doing daycare for our granddaughter.
- [Birthday Mystery/Thriller Giveway ](https://ljsellers.com/birthday-mysterythriller-giveway/) - First up, I’ll give away a print copy of my latest Detective Jackson book, Liars, Cheaters & Thieves to the person who gives me the best nickname name based on a last name.
- [Nickname Winner: Roadie](https://ljsellers.com/nickname-winner-roadie/) - Thanks to everyone who submitted nicknames. It was interesting to see the final collection. I was happy to see the variation.
- [Zip Lines at Camp Dakota](https://ljsellers.com/zip-lines-at-camp-dakota/) - Bad weather at the coast lead me to an unexpected adventure at Camp Dakota, a campground and thrillseekers’s haven just northeast of Salem, Oregon.
- [Trading Places...with Maryann Miller](https://ljsellers.com/trading-places-with-maryann-miller/)
- [Finding Time to Be Yourself (and Stay Sane)](https://ljsellers.com/finding-time-to-be-yourself-and-stay-sane/)
- [I've Moved](https://ljsellers.com/ive-moved/)
- [How Many POVs Do You Need?](https://ljsellers.com/how-many-povs-do-you-need/)
- [Kindle Readers Aren't Snobs](https://ljsellers.com/kindle-readers-arent-snobs/)
- [A Publisher, an Agent, and a New Novel](https://ljsellers.com/a-publisher-an-agent-and-a-new-novel/)
- [Your First Draft Doesn't Have to Suck](https://ljsellers.com/your-first-draft-doesnt-have-to-suck/)
- [Feeling Powerless](https://ljsellers.com/feeling-powerless/)
- [Staying True](https://ljsellers.com/staying-true/)
- [What’s Wrong with Good Guys?](https://ljsellers.com/what’s-wrong-with-good-guys/)
- [Blogathon! Be AFRAID!](https://ljsellers.com/blogathon-be-afraid/)
- [Cop Characters Credibility](https://ljsellers.com/cop-characters-credibility/)
- [Junk Mail That Makes Me Crazy](https://ljsellers.com/junk-mail-that-makes-me-crazy/)
- [Writing Action Is Like Writing Sex—Advice from Novelist Mark Phillips](https://ljsellers.com/writing-action-is-like-writing-sex—advice-from-novelist-mark-phillips/)
- [Defining the Blog Tour](https://ljsellers.com/defining-the-blog-tour/)
- [Beta Readers—Are They Useful?](https://ljsellers.com/beta-readers—are-they-useful/)
- [Authors Shoot Themselves in Both Feet](https://ljsellers.com/authors-shoot-themselves-in-both-feet/)
- [Blog Versus Website (or Blogsite?)](https://ljsellers.com/blog-versus-website-or-blogsite/)
- [Simplify Your Life](https://ljsellers.com/simplify-your-life/)
- [Writing Software](https://ljsellers.com/writing-software/)
- [E-Book Buzz](https://ljsellers.com/e-book-buzz/)
- [Status Update](https://ljsellers.com/status-update/)
- [What Makes a Great Author Website](https://ljsellers.com/what-makes-a-great-author-website/)
- [What Makes Me Keep Reading](https://ljsellers.com/what-makes-me-keep-reading/)
- [Reposting Blog Etiquette](https://ljsellers.com/reposting-blog-etiquette/)
- [More Odd Facts About Me](https://ljsellers.com/more-odd-facts-about-me/)
- [Things I Don’t Miss](https://ljsellers.com/things-i-don’t-miss/)
- [Meet Karen Olson, Mystery Novelist](https://ljsellers.com/meet-karen-olson-mystery-novelist/)
- [Love It/Hate It](https://ljsellers.com/love-ithate-it/)
- [How to Create a Character Database](https://ljsellers.com/how-to-create-a-character-database/)
- [Why I Put Down a Novel](https://ljsellers.com/why-i-put-down-a-novel/)
- [Goals for 2009—What's Really Important?](https://ljsellers.com/goals-for-2009—whats-really-important/)
- [One Crazy Day in the Life of a Novelist](https://ljsellers.com/one-crazy-day-in-the-life-of-a-novelist/)
- [Sex Sells—Or Does It?](https://ljsellers.com/sex-sells—or-does-it/)
- [The Power of K](https://ljsellers.com/the-power-of-k/)
- [When to Ignore Good Advice](https://ljsellers.com/when-to-ignore-good-advice/)
- [And the Winners Are . . .](https://ljsellers.com/and-the-winners-are/)
- [Name That Character](https://ljsellers.com/name-that-character/)
- [What Is Your Price?](https://ljsellers.com/what-is-your-price/)
- [All I Want for Christmas… is Nothing!](https://ljsellers.com/all-i-want-for-christmas…-is-nothing/)
- [Back Up Your Backup](https://ljsellers.com/back-up-your-backup/)
- [Fast, Fun Mystery!](https://ljsellers.com/fast-fun-mystery/)
- [Back on Track: aka New Rules](https://ljsellers.com/back-on-track-aka-new-rules/)
- [Podcasting with NetDrag](https://ljsellers.com/podcasting-with-netdrag/)
- [When Is an Old Story a New Story?](https://ljsellers.com/when-is-an-old-story-a-new-story/)
- [A Break From Reality](https://ljsellers.com/a-break-from-reality/)
- [The Problem with Unions](https://ljsellers.com/the-problem-with-unions/)
- [Will Big-Name Authors Go Rogue?](https://ljsellers.com/will-big-name-authors-go-rogue/)
- [Giving It Away (aka Free Books!)](https://ljsellers.com/giving-it-away-aka-free-books/)
- [Early Thanksgiving](https://ljsellers.com/early-thanksgiving/)
- [New Day, New Goals](https://ljsellers.com/new-day-new-goals/)
- [Do You Podcast?](https://ljsellers.com/do-you-podcast/)
- [Living with Uncertainty](https://ljsellers.com/living-with-uncertainty/)
- [Elaine Said It Best: Writers Are Whores](https://ljsellers.com/elaine-said-it-best-writers-are-whores/)
- [Things I Want to Know](https://ljsellers.com/things-i-want-to-know-2/)
- [Who Is an Author?](https://ljsellers.com/who-is-an-author/)
- [Submitting Directly to Small Publishers](https://ljsellers.com/submitting-directly-to-small-publishers/)
- [More Bouchercon Notes](https://ljsellers.com/more-bouchercon-notes/)
- [Bouchcon: Live in the Moment](https://ljsellers.com/bouchcon-live-in-the-moment/)
- [Bouchercon Day 1](https://ljsellers.com/bouchercon-day-1/)
- [Getting to Bouchercon](https://ljsellers.com/getting-to-bouchercon/)
- [L.J.'s Footnotes](https://ljsellers.com/ljs-footnotes/)
- [Fiction Editing Proposal](https://ljsellers.com/fiction-editing-proposal/)
- [Do I Like This Character?](https://ljsellers.com/do-i-like-this-character/)
- [Character Description](https://ljsellers.com/character-description/)
- [Networking: Quality Versus Quantity](https://ljsellers.com/networking-quality-versus-quantity/)
- [Exposure! Grab What You Can](https://ljsellers.com/exposure-grab-what-you-can/)
- [The End of Publishing (as we know it)](https://ljsellers.com/the-end-of-publishing-as-we-know-it/)
- [The Power of Jack](https://ljsellers.com/the-power-of-jack/)
- [What Makes a Character Great?](https://ljsellers.com/what-makes-a-character-great/)
- [Find a Better Day Job](https://ljsellers.com/find-a-better-day-job/)
- [10 Writing Resolutions](https://ljsellers.com/10-writing-resolutions/)
- [10 Things to Know About L.J. Sellers](https://ljsellers.com/10-things-to-know-about-lj-sellers/)
- [Quit the D**n Cursing](https://ljsellers.com/quit-the-dn-cursing/)
- [Less TV, More Reading](https://ljsellers.com/less-tv-more-reading/)
- [Let It Chill](https://ljsellers.com/let-it-chill/)
- [Staying Sane While Working at Home](https://ljsellers.com/staying-sane-while-working-at-home/)
- [Blogs: Opinion Versus Promotional](https://ljsellers.com/blogs-opinion-versus-promotional/)
- [Easy Effective Edits](https://ljsellers.com/easy-effective-edits/)
- [My Greatest Fan](https://ljsellers.com/my-greatest-fan/)
- [2 Hours/12 Minutes Without a Computer](https://ljsellers.com/2-hours12-minutes-without-a-computer/)
- [Trikes, Tattoos, and Turning 40](https://ljsellers.com/trikes-tattoos-and-turning-40/)
- [10 Ways to Keep Your Writing Organized](https://ljsellers.com/10-ways-to-keep-your-writing-organized/)
- [Packing for Bouchercon](https://ljsellers.com/packing-for-bouchercon/)
- [New Promotional Goals (daily, weekly, monthly)](https://ljsellers.com/new-promotional-goals-daily-weekly-monthly/)
- [The Pros and Cons of Finding an Agent](https://ljsellers.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-finding-an-agent/)
- [The Sex Club Meets Straight From Hel](https://ljsellers.com/the-sex-club-meets-straight-from-hel/)
- [Outrageous Agent Contest](https://ljsellers.com/outrageous-agent-contest/)
- [Mystery/Suspense Review Sites](https://ljsellers.com/mysterysuspense-review-sites/)
- [New Book Cover (or Lazy Woman's Blog)](https://ljsellers.com/new-book-cover-or-lazy-womans-blog/)
- [Slowing Down for Feedback](https://ljsellers.com/slowing-down-for-feedback/)
- [To Blurb or Not to Blurb](https://ljsellers.com/to-blurb-or-not-to-blurb/)
- [Online Promotional Etiquette](https://ljsellers.com/online-promotional-etiquette/)
- [Master of Interruptions](https://ljsellers.com/master-of-interruptions/)
- [Things I Want to Know](https://ljsellers.com/things-i-want-to-know/)
- [L.J.'s Many Names](https://ljsellers.com/ljs-many-names/)
- [The Writing Habits of L.J. Sellers (as if you wanted to know)](https://ljsellers.com/the-writing-habits-of-lj-sellers-as-if-you-wanted-to-know/)
- [How to Be Happy](https://ljsellers.com/how-to-be-happy/)
- [Never Give Up (if you know its good)](https://ljsellers.com/never-give-up-if-you-know-its-good/)
- [Listmaking vs. Goofing Off](https://ljsellers.com/listmaking-vs-goofing-off/)
- [Party Crasher](https://ljsellers.com/party-crasher/)
- [Career Misfits (aka, Love What You Do)](https://ljsellers.com/career-misfits-aka-love-what-you-do/)
- [Promopalooza](https://ljsellers.com/promopalooza/)
- [Second Worst Thing About Being a Novelist](https://ljsellers.com/second-worst-thing-about-being-a-novelist/)
- [The Worst Thing About Being a Novelist](https://ljsellers.com/the-worst-thing-about-being-a-novelist/)
- [Being Faithful](https://ljsellers.com/being-faithful/)
- [Everything You Always Wanted to Know About The Sex Club](https://ljsellers.com/everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-the-sex-club/)
- [Shaking It Up (aka: cliff diving)](https://ljsellers.com/shaking-it-up-aka-cliff-diving/)
- [Georgia Sex Laws, or What the Hell is Wrong with Georgia?](https://ljsellers.com/georgia-sex-laws-or-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-georgia/)
- [Back From Bizarro World](https://ljsellers.com/back-from-bizarro-world/)
- [Another Billion Wasted!](https://ljsellers.com/another-billion-wasted/)
- [We Are the Majority](https://ljsellers.com/we-are-the-majority/)

## Pages

- [Loved to Death](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/loved-to-death/)
- [Detective Jackson Mysteries](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/) - Seven bestselling stories based on homicide detective Wade Jackson, located in Eugene Oregon. Amazon Kindle bestsellers in the mystery and police procedural categories.
- [Missing and/or Dead](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/missing-and-or-dead/)
- [Loved to Death Excerpt](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/loved-to-death/loved-to-death-excerpt/)
- [Missing and/or Dead  Excerpt](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/missing-and-or-dead/missing-and-or-dead-excerpt/)
- [Jackson #20](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/jackson-20/)
- [Death of a Rich Man Excerpt](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/death-of-a-rich-man/death-of-a-rich-man-excerpt/)
- [Death of a Rich Man](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/death-of-a-rich-man/)
- [Guilt Game (The Extractor, # 1)](https://ljsellers.com/guilt-game-the-extractor-book-1/)
- [AfterStrike, a Readers Favorite Award Winner!](https://ljsellers.com/thrillers/afterstrike/)
- [home mobile](https://ljsellers.com/home-new/)
- [Book Giveaway](https://ljsellers.com/book-giveaway/)
- [After Strike Excerpt](https://ljsellers.com/thrillers/afterstrike/after-strike-excerpt/)
- [Thrillers](https://ljsellers.com/thrillers/) - One medical thriller, one futuristic thriller, and one romantic thriller—all set in Eugene, all with great Amazon ratings, and all with a cameo by Detective Jackson
- [The Wall](https://ljsellers.com/thrillers/the-wall/)
- [Excerpt: The Wall](https://ljsellers.com/thrillers/the-wall/excerpt-the-wall/)
- [About L.J.](https://ljsellers.com/about-l-j/) - Short and long bios, with photos, for bestselling mystery author L.J. Sellers, an award-winning journalist and career editor who now writes crime fiction full time.
- [Silence of the Dead](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/silence-of-the-dead/)
- [Silence of the Dead Excerpt](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/silence-of-the-dead/silence-of-the-dead-excerpt/)
- [No Consent](https://ljsellers.com/thrillers/no-consent/)
- [Shop](https://ljsellers.com/shop/)
- [No Consent Excerpt](https://ljsellers.com/thrillers/no-consent/no-consent-excerpt/)
- [The Lethal Effect](https://ljsellers.com/thrillers/the-lethal-effect/) - When Sula overhears a revelation about a drug being developed by her employer, she’s paralyzed with indecision. Hundreds of patient lives could be at stake.
- [The Extractor](https://ljsellers.com/the-extractor/)
- [Agent Dallas Thrillers](https://ljsellers.com/agent-dallas-thrillers/)
- [The Black Pill](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/the-black-pill/)
- [The Black Pill Excerpt](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/the-black-pill/the-black-pill-excerpt/)
- [A Crime of Hate](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/a-crime-of-hate/)
- [A Liar's Death](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/a-liars-death/)
- [A Bitter Dying](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/a-bitter-dying/)
- [A Crime of Hate Excerpt](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/a-crime-of-hate/a-crime-of-hate-excerpt/)
- [A Liar's Death Excerpt](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/a-liars-death/a-liars-death-excerpt/)
- [Privacy Policy](https://ljsellers.com/about-l-j/privacy-policy/)
- [The Extraction, Script Pitch](https://ljsellers.com/the-extraction-script-pitch/)
- [Broken Boys (The Extractor #2)](https://ljsellers.com/broken-boys-the-extractor-2/)
- [The Other (A Psychological Thriller)](https://ljsellers.com/the-other/)
- [Guilt Game Excerpt](https://ljsellers.com/guilt-game-the-extractor-book-1/guilt-game-excerpt/)
- [The Other: Excerpt](https://ljsellers.com/the-other/the-other-excerpt/)
- [Broken Boys Excerpt](https://ljsellers.com/broken-boys-the-extractor-2/broken-boys-excerpt/)
- [A Bitter Dying excerpt](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/a-bitter-dying/a-bitter-dying-excerpt/)
- [The Gender Experiment](https://ljsellers.com/thrillers/the-gender-experiment/)
- [Death Deserved](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/death-deserved/)
- [Wrongful Death](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/wrongful-death/)
- [Deadly Bonds](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/deadly-bonds-detective-jackson-9/)
- [Crimes of Memory](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/crimes-of-memory/)
- [Rules of Crime](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/rules-of-crime/)
- [Liars, Cheaters & Thieves](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/liars-cheaters-thieves/) - Thursday night, a young veteran’s throat is slashed in a parking lot. When another man is killed, Jackson and his team decide to follow the money.
- [Dying for Justice](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/dying-for-justice/) - When Gina wakes up from a two-year coma, she realizes someone tried to kill her and make it look like suicide.
- [Passions of the Dead](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/passions-of-the-dead/) - A family is brutally attacked in their home. But the forensic evidence is confusing, and the girl who survives has no memory of the horrific event.
- [Thrilled to Death](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/thrilled-to-death/) - A young mother disappears after a doctor’s appointment. A young socialite leaves a risqué lounge and never makes it home. Det. Jackson uncovers dirty secrets.
- [Secrets to Die For](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/secrets-to-die-for/) - Social worker Raina Hughes is found brutally murdered, Detective Jackson thinks it’s an open-and-shut case against her client's ex-con father. It's not so.
- [The Sex Club](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/the-sex-club/) - A pipe bomb explodes at a birth control clinic, a girl turns up dead in a dumpster. It seems the girl's Bible group is sharing more than the Good News.
- [The Baby Thief](https://ljsellers.com/thrillers/the-baby-thief/) - Jenna wants a baby before it’s too late, so she visits a fertility clinic. Meanwhile the clinic doctor, after one look at Jenna, makes other plans.
- [The Gauntlet Assassin](https://ljsellers.com/thrillers/the-gauntlet-assassin/) - The year is 2023 and ex-detective Lara Evans is working as a freelance paramedic in a bleak new world. On emergency call she is attacked as a shooter flees.
- [The Trap (An Agent Dallas Thriller)](https://ljsellers.com/agent-dallas-thrillers/the-trap-an-agent-dallas-thriller/)
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- [Point of Control](https://ljsellers.com/thrillers/point-of-control/)
- [The Gauntlet Assassin Excerpt](https://ljsellers.com/thrillers/the-gauntlet-assassin/excerpt/) - The year is 2023 and ex-detective Lara Evans is working as a freelance paramedic in a bleak new world. On emergency call she is attacked as a shooter flees.
- [The Lethal Effect Excerpt](https://ljsellers.com/thrillers/the-lethal-effect/the-lethal-effect-excerpt/) - When Sula overhears a revelation about a drug being developed by her employer, she’s paralyzed with indecision. Hundreds of patient lives could be at stake.
- [The Baby Thief Excerpt](https://ljsellers.com/thrillers/the-baby-thief/the-baby-thief-excerpt/) - Jenna wants a baby before it’s too late, so she visits a fertility clinic. Meanwhile the clinic doctor, after one look at Jenna, makes other plans.
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- [Liars, Cheaters & Thieves Excerpt](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/liars-cheaters-thieves/liars-cheaters-thieves-excerpt/) - Thursday night, a young veteran’s throat is slashed in a parking lot. When another man is killed, Jackson and his team decide to follow the money.
- [Dying For Justice Excerpt](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/dying-for-justice/dying-for-justice-excerpt/) - When Gina wakes up from a two-year coma, she realizes someone tried to kill her and make it look like suicide.
- [Passions of the Dead Excerpt](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/passions-of-the-dead/passions-of-the-dead-excerpt/) - A family is brutally attacked in their home. But the forensic evidence is confusing, and the girl who survives has no memory of the horrific event.
- [Thrilled to Death Excerpt](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/thrilled-to-death/thrilled-to-death-excerpt/) - A young mother disappears after a doctor’s appointment. A young socialite leaves a risqué lounge and never makes it home. Det. Jackson uncovers dirty secrets.
- [Secrets to Die For Excerpt](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/secrets-to-die-for/secrets-to-die-for-excerpt/) - Social worker Raina Hughes is found brutally murdered, Detective Jackson thinks it’s an open-and-shut case against her client's ex-con father. It's not so.
- [The Sex Club Excerpt](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/the-sex-club/the-sex-club-excerpt/) - A pipe bomb explodes at a birth control clinic, a girl turns up dead in a dumpster. It seems the girl's Bible group is sharing more than the Good News.
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- [Nonfiction](https://ljsellers.com/nonfiction/) - L.J. Sellers, bestselling mystery author, has published a collection of her blogs and articles to help other mystery authors on their indie journey.
- [Reader Praise](https://ljsellers.com/reader-praise/) - Read some of the wonderful things readers have to say about the novels by bestselling mystery author L.J. Sellers. The praise comes from reviews, Facebook comments and Twitter.
- [Deadly Bonds Excerpt](https://ljsellers.com/detective-jackson-mysteries/deadly-bonds-detective-jackson-9/deadly-bonds-excerpt/)
- [Contact](https://ljsellers.com/contact/) - Email contact for bestselling mystery author L.J. Sellers, who enjoys hearing from mystery and thriller readers as well as other mystery authors./
- [Write First, Clean Later](https://ljsellers.com/blog/) - Personal and career updates from bestselling mystery author L.J. Sellers, who also offers writing, editing and marketing advice, in addition to discussion about the industry.
- [Home](https://ljsellers.com/home/) - L.J. Sellers, author of provocative mysteries and thrillers, writes the bestselling Detective Jackson series, an Amazon Kindle bestseller, as well as standalone thrillers.
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- [Free Short Story](https://ljsellers.com/free-short-story/) - Dirty Jobs features Eddie Lucas, a man who’ll do just about anything for money. But this time, he shows up early and the job goes sideways in a hurry.
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