Chronicles

Alright, you broke me :)

Here's an excerpt from Checkmate

(Inappropriate Language, Not suitable for children.)

Excerpt from Checkmate: A Neighbor From Hell Novel All Rights Reserved, 2012 R.L. Mathewson ©

"What are you doing?" Rory didn't bother looking at Connor while she said, "Working. What does it look like?" "It looks like you're getting in the way of my men." She stopped what she was doing and looked pointedly around the large roof where four of her brothers were checking for weak spots and marking the areas. "Exactly how am I getting in the way of your men if… Read More

Early Heads Up

Okay, I have this idea and I'm hoping that this is something that many of you can support. As you know I'm working on the next NFH book. I'm hoping to have it out during the summer, but here's what's going to happen. I'm going to hold off publishing it. Here's why. I am going to offer an advanced copy, (ebook) to those of you who help me out here. To everyone that backs me up and helps me out I will give you an advanced copy. I will be asking for a huge favor. I'm not joking. I know it's… Read More

Had to share this.

This is a Dear Abby article from today's paper. The smallest acts make the biggest difference........

"ACT OF SUPERMARKET KINDNESS TOUCHES CASHIER AND CUSTOMERS

05/27/2012

Share: DEAR ABBY: From time to time you print letters about acts of kindness, and I'd like to relate one I witnessed: I was working as a cashier in a grocery store. An elderly woman came through my line with about 10 items in her basket, including some strawberries and shortcakes. Making small talk, I commented on how nice the berries looked. She agreed, and informed me that they were a little treat for herself. She said she… Read More

I’m working on it :)

Hey, everyone :)   Well, I'm getting a lot of e-mails and posts from people wondering when Checkmate is going to be released. So, I thought I'd address this now. I'm working on it. More than halfway done. I could rush it, get it done in a week or two, but I won't like it and you probably won't either. With that being said, I'm just going to keep working on it and making it a book that does the series justice. Any questions, comments or concerns, please feel free to write me :) Also, for those of you who have offered chocolate and… Read More

Pay it 4ward Friday ;)

Tomorrow is May 12th, which means that the largest nationwide attempt to feed the hungry is taking place. I've got two bags full of nonperishable food ready to go for my mailman, how about you? Can you help? Stamp Out Hunger: https://www.helpstampouthunger.com/     "1 in 6 Americans are facing hunger." "Nearly 49 million Americans are facing hunger. 16 million of them are… Read More

Interested in Publishing a book?

Over the past year I've received a great deal of email from aspiring writers asking for advice on publishing. They've asked about the pros and cons of going the traditional route as well as inquired about self-publishing. While I've tried to take the time to answer their questions and help guide them in the right direction, I'm afraid that it's not enough. I wish that I could do more to help you. At some point when I master this industry and have some time I plan on writing an e-book to help those of you who would like help,… Read More

Checkmate: A Neighbor From Hell Novel Update

I know a lot of you are waiting for the next NFH book so I thought that I would let you know how things are going right now. This book is my main focus at the moment and will remain that way until it's finished. That being said, I should probably tell you that I think this might be longer than the previous two books. The reason for that is that I want to incorporate the Bardfords in this book, but I don't want them to be the main focus. A NFH book just wouldn't feel right without the… Read More

Friday 20th, Facebook Scavenger Hunt

How would you like to win a $20 gift card to one of your favorite online book stores? B&N, Amazon or iBooks? Well, today I am having a little scavenger hunt at my Facebook page. Starting at 11am est time I will be releasing 2 clues. You take those clues and find the answers via the internet. Save your clues, because every hour I will release two more clues until 4pm est time. Once you have all 12 clues be the first to email me your answers. First one that wins gets the gift card. I've set this up so that… Read More

My Unofficial Bosses…….

First, I would like to thank all the support Tall, Dark & Heartless has received :) Thank you for your e-mails and comments :) I'm sorry that it's not available yet for ibooks :(  I'm waiting for Smashwords to approve it and distribute it to Apple. Hopefully it will be soon. It usually doesn't take long. Now for all of you that have enjoyed the book, I think that it's only fair that you know the reason.

Lieve Van den Heuvel and Maura O'Beirne-Stanko

For more than two weeks they put in long hours reading and editing. Granted, they also… Read More