At the start of 2020, a mere month and a half before the pandemic locked us all down, my family and I moved from the middle of the…
Tranquilo
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The Library
This piece is going to be a bit different than my usual post. As I’ve discussed before, I’m a big supporter of libraries. A library…
Mariposa
When I was young, I was lucky enough to spend most of my time exploring the wilderness. While other kids played in their rooms or backyards…
The Daydream That Wouldn’t Die…
Two years ago, I was anxious. The next day, my first full-length novel, "Tears of the Dragon," was set to launch on Kindle. A year earlier, one of my short stories, "Sketch," had been published on Mandatory Midnight, a spooky online zine. That had been the spark I...
Mid-Summer Update
Hi all! I haven't posted since early June so I wanted to let everyone know what has been going on. And yes, I know, "update" posts are lame, but I felt I owed an explanation to you all. So, mid-June my wife and I went on our first cruise. It was awesome and we had a...
The Most Important Advice…
So from time to time I get asked, what is the most important thing you can do if you intend on being a writer? I’ve thought about this a lot and when I reflect back on my author journey so far, I always come to the same answer. It may seem ridiculously simple, but the...
Of Libraries and Local Bookstores…
Some of my fondest early memories were of my Mother dropping me off at the library so I could hang out there while she went to work nearby. It was the absolute best time. I would access the card catalog to find subjects I was interested in…
Books Recommendations: 2021 Edition
It's that time of year again, where the current year winds down and we look forward to what's coming up in 2022. I personally love the limbo that is the week between Christmas and New Years. It's a great time to catch up on some projects, both personal and...
Turning the Corner…
I had meant to write this post back around Thanksgiving, but I had family in town and was incredibly busy, so here we are. Like most of us, I've spent an inordinate amount of time fixated on all the stuff that has been bad the last few years. With the Pandemic hanging...
Writing on my phone??
Recently I've been reading a lot from Andrew Mayne. I started out in March reading "The Girl Beneath the Sea", got curious and read a few of his non-fiction pieces such as "How to Write a Novella in 24 Hours" and "The Cure for Writer's Block", both of which I found...