Pssst...Wanna be in My Next Book? Sign up as a publicist.

So what's all this talk about publicists and roles in novels?

I should start with some back story. When I launched my first book, Waking Lazarus, I invited people to sign up as volunteer book publicists on this very web site; in return for telling others about the book, they had the chance to win a role in an upcoming book.

As a result, Kevin Lucia won a role in my second book, The Dead Whisper On. Sarea Brockman appeared in The Unseen. And Todd Michael Greene became part of Faces in the Fire.

And you know what? I love the idea of sharing some of the success with the people who help make it happen, so I'll be continuing the whole "Volunteer Book Publicist" project as long as I write books. Every book will have a character named after one of my readers who sign up on this site, or become fans of the o-fish-ul Facebook page.

So, whaddya say? Wanna be my book publicist? If so, just sign up for an account now, and keep in touch. Or, if you're on Facebook, just become a fan on my Facebook page.