Feb 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
If you start paying attention, most novels (and memoirs) employ the But…When principle. Think about it, If you don’t have some sort of conflict or obstacle in a book, it quickly becomes a journal. This is where a lot of adventure stories fall flat (e.g. I...
Feb 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
The other day I realized that my author photo, the one I send to readings and the like, and also the one that I was planning to use for the back cover of Fire in the Heart, was circa 2003. Hmm. I guess we’d all like to think we don’t change over time, but...
Jan 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Let’s face it, I am not the most disciplined person on the planet. I want to do what I want to do, and I don’t like being scheduled. I get enough of that at work. So plunking my butt down to write only happens when a) I get a row of days off where I...
Dec 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
Many people who announce with enthusiasm that they are writing a book come up with a title first. They may or may not realize that a publisher will likely change it. In my case, my two titles have never been changed, but it is definitely not something to get attached...
Dec 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
You guys! (Does anyone read this? I really hate that I can’t enable comments here, but my website designer convinced me I would just get a lot of spam. Judging from the amount of email I get from people who think I should hire them to work on the site, he is...
Nov 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
I was at a book signing recently, which consisted of a bunch of authors sitting around with their books and eating cake, and a few random locals popping in. I sold three books. Mainly because I think everyone in the county has read mine who is going to. I sat next to...
