Warning: I use a curse word in this one. Oh my! An email blast news headline caught my eye last week. That rarely happens as I tend to look at those as things to be ignored. However, this was not the usual “who’s dying where and how” type of headline. It spoke of adult men not having close friends, and that intrigued me. I am not of the man-school that decrees real men swallow their emotions and exude a constant facade of hard, rigid strength. Or that it’s weak to show empathy, care, and heartfelt… Read Article →
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Registration is open Hello Fellow Writers! It’s registration time for Pikes Peak Writers Conference – “Wordstock ’23: 3 Days of Peace, Love & Writing!” Join me there for my workshop And…ACTION! Fighting and Fight Scenes 101 and see me on stage as the conference emcee. The crew putting this together are second to none. Check out all the info below. Links embedded to help you navigate our conference website and registration. Keynotes: We are thrilled to have amazing keynotes this year! And equally thrilled to announce our Featured Author is USA Today Bestseller Siera London. For more information about… Read Article →
Thank you for sticking with me this year. Thank you for your support, patronage, and friendship. On this special day, I reflect on all that I have, that I have been given, that I’ve earned and achieved, and that I have yet to accomplish. Thank you for being part of my journey. Best wishes to you and yours for a wonderful holiday.
When to do it Yourself and When to Call in an Expert Each of us has strengths, talents, resources, and motivations. We each look to our day and weigh the priorities and assess our capabilities in addressing what the day requires. In that assessment, we must consider time vs. money–whether we want to tackle each task or whether we should handoff a project to someone else. Many of us are do-it-yourselfers. We’ll give up a weekend or a week to fix the problem or complete the project. Motivations in this realm range from the satisfaction… Read Article →
Three new titles are coming your way over the next six months. The season of giving is fast approaching. What better gift to give a loved one than a rollicking good story? While you can go to Amazon.com right now and pick up Dawn Trouble, Fresh Starts, and A Night to Remember (all awesome), there are more titles coming your way! Thanksgiving Day (that’s November 24th for you lovely non-American folks) will see the wide release of A Night to Remember both in ebook and in revamped paperback (different layout, different format, same fun story)…. Read Article →
Faithful fans and friends like you motivate me to keep writing. To show my thanks and appreciation, I want you to be the first to get news of upcoming releases. Here are a few treats just for you. First, my novella A Night to Remember is now available for preorder on platforms outside Amazon.com. You can get both ebook and revamped paperback wherever new books are sold. Release date is Thanksgiving Day, November 24th. Second, November 24th is also the release date for The Wedding Guest a new short story. It is available for preorder… Read Article →
It Matters Which Chair You Park In Coffee shops. Pubs. Libraries. Writers sitting in the shadowy corners of public places, jotting down future classics is so iconic the image has become a trope. From a boozy Ernest Hemingway hanging out at Sloppy Joes in Key West to an impoverished JK Rowling finishing the first Harry Potter in a café, stories abound of locations tied to literary legends. These images are part of the writing life’s allure. Gone from the consciousness (hopefully) is the heavy smoker slaving over a dimly it typewriter. Yet, the idea of… Read Article →