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 Going LIVE: Boy’s Day and Self-Promotion

 Going LIVE: Boy’s Day and Self-Promotion

by Rebecca Copeland | May 25, 2022 | Japanese Culture, Mystery Fiction

Writing a book is hard work! Promoting it may be even harder! I thought when I finished my novel, all I had to do was ship it off to my publisher and then get started on my second. Wishful thinking. Once the book was in the pipeline, I needed to work on the marketing....
On Drinking Beer Under the Yamanote Line with a World Famous Translator

On Drinking Beer Under the Yamanote Line with a World Famous Translator

by Rebecca Copeland | May 11, 2022 | Japanese Culture

The elevator ride to the ninth floor left me woozy.  I was already nervous.  What if he turned me down?   “Enter,” he barked when I knocked on his office door. I pushed the door open just enough to squeeze through and met his gaze. His eyes, slightly...
Put your Earphones On! The Kimono Tattoo Audiobook is Here!

Put your Earphones On! The Kimono Tattoo Audiobook is Here!

by Rebecca Copeland | Apr 26, 2022 | Mystery Fiction, Translation

When you write, do you hear voices in your head? Do the words on the page turn color? Do they fly? When I was writing The Kimono Tattoo, the scenes unfurled on the screen of my imagination. They were most vibrant when I went out for my morning run. There must be...
Winner! Pulpwood Queens International Book of the Month for June 

Winner! Pulpwood Queens International Book of the Month for June 

by Rebecca Copeland | Apr 13, 2022 | Honors & Awards, Mystery Fiction

Last September, just as I was relaxing into the routine of the semester, a happy surprise popped up in my inbox.  The subject line: Good News!  It came from my publisher Melissa Carrigee.   The message was short and sweet (as I’ve come to expect from...
Winner! 2022 Independent Press Award for Multicultural Fiction

Winner! 2022 Independent Press Award for Multicultural Fiction

by Rebecca Copeland | Mar 30, 2022 | Honors & Awards, Mystery Fiction

“Can you talk???” A few weeks ago my publisher, Melissa Carrigee, sent me an email with this in the subject line. She hadn’t written anything in the body of the email. But my email system, being ever so helpful, added this little reminder of its own accord: You may...
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  • Winner! Pulpwood Queens International Book of the Month for June 
  • Winner! 2022 Independent Press Award for Multicultural Fiction

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