Jan 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
One of the most valuable things I have learned about writing is this: You need to know your why. As in, why are you writing about this? Why do you want people to read it? For Fire in the Heart, The Geography of Water, and The Last Layer of the Ocean, I have a why....
Nov 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
In my day job, I’ve been working on “fuels reduction” projects in northern California, and it’s never as easy as people like to think it is. Blaming the California fires on “tree huggers”, lack of forest management, or the need to...
Nov 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Stopping by to say that I bought a bunch of my books at a discount–yes, authors have to buy their own books beyond the initial ten or so–and I will pass savings on to you if you are hunting a Christmas gift. $15 includes shipping, so hit the contact button...
Oct 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
Next year will be the first that I haven’t had an “arduous” rating on my firefighter red card since 1986. Back then, the test you had to pass was a one and a half mile run. Depending on your elevation, you had to complete it in eleven minutes and...
Sep 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
(or at least, this writer) A non-comprehensive list. “What should I do? Take up a hobby, go to Africa, write a book..” While it’s perfectly fine for people to “write books”, I wish there was the same level of professionalism to being an...
Jul 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
That’s the amount of copies Fire in the Heart has sold. You can look at it in a positive way–Yippee! 2500 people have bought my book! Or, like this: Dang! I still haven’t earned back my advance. And Geography sold even less! Why am I even doing this?...
