June 8, 2018
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BOOK REVIEWS – – Readers Want to Know What You Think Most readers select books based upon recommendations from friends. Or, they read the reviews left by others. Generally, if there are no reviews (or very few) many readers surmise … Continue reading
May 24, 2018
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Hi Friends and Fans, I just announced my “Summer Book Tour.” What? Were you thinking I just sit behind my desk writing novels on my laptop all day? Well, I love doing that, but it doesn’t sell books. Yes, I … Continue reading
March 31, 2018
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YES – today is BLIND PIG day! It’s the official release of my new mafia crime thriller BLIND PIG: Detroit Thorn Birds Defy Mafia. I’m calling it “Mafia Works #2,” as it’s the second book in my Detroit Mafia vs Thorn Birds … Continue reading
November 8, 2017
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BLIND PIG, my focus for today, is a bit different than last week when I posted a copy of an article in a Washington, DC, TheHill.com, featuring my thoughts on how the federal government could cut the bloated budget without firing … Continue reading
October 29, 2017
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Fiction Writer Proposes Strategy to Cut Federal Budget? After reading my blogs, you’re probably wondering why is a fiction writer proposing a strategy to cut the federal budget? Well, in some ways the two go hand-in-hand. For two decades, now, … Continue reading
October 26, 2017
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In my last post, I indicated I had “de-sexed” SAX CLUB and released a Second Edition of the first book on the Detroit mafia in the 1970s and 80s. I’m sure you shook your head. “Geez, Cochran hasn’t even released … Continue reading
October 12, 2017
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Detroit Mafia/Thorn Birds Series Update Last year about this time I released the first book in a new series about the Detroit Mafia in the 1970s. Well, believe it or not, I’ve done it again. I’ve released the second edition … Continue reading
September 14, 2017
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Oh, oh – – I’ve become a “research-aholic!” Seriously, it’s an addiction I’ve acquired as I develop my historical fiction series on the Detroit mafia in the 1970s and 80s. Yes, it’s fiction I’m writing, but wow does the real life … Continue reading
July 20, 2017
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Detroit 1967 – I Was There! In some ways it seems like yesterday. Fifty years ago I was a young teacher working on my doctorate at Wayne State University in Detroit. On Sunday, July 23rd, I listened to Ernie Harwell’s play-by-play … Continue reading
June 13, 2017
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Building a Mountain Home In a previous blog I shared information about my wild ride from Florida to the mountains of western North Carolina. When we decided to build our home here I thought the wild rides were over. Little … Continue reading