How SIR came to be (and why it ends on a cliffhanger). . .

I knew going into publishing Sir essentially what the main criticisms would be. Not to brag (but), I've been a professional writer -- not for books, but tomato/tomato -- long enough that I have a decent grasp of where my weaknesses lie and, with enough time, I can emotionally distance myself from my work product to have a general idea of what it's weaknesses are. So I KNEW, when pressing the button to publish Sir, that people were going to think that it started slow with too much ...

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The Brothers Stone

I’m giving you a lot of information about the brothers, I know. There’s a method to my madness. I may or may not have plans for more than one or two or five or ten books based on all the Stone brothers. So I’m laying tracks now. Patience, my darling readers. If you love me and buy my books so that I can pay my rent, there will be more. Because I already love these boys and I really, truly hope y’all learn to fall in love with them as well. But I’m getting ahead of myself. I ...

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Step Behind the Curtains. . . and into my blog.

WELCOME to D.L.Hess.com! I decided to journal my progress and thoughts on Sir as I was writing and editing and re-reading because I have more to share, I guess, than what’s on the actual page in the actual book. I’m a writer. I was a writer before I started this endeavor, and I’ll be a writer long after I’m done. I know the amount of work and effort and reasoning that goes into every small detail. At least, for me when I’m writing, there’s a ton of work that goes on before ...

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