Some of you may know that on the day I published Chronicles of the Roc Rider, I also lost my best friend. A wonderful person and one of my biggest fans, her passing has been painful to work through in so many ways. There are Read More …
When I first set out to write this post, I intended it to be a retrospective about the service of my grandfather, who served stateside in the US Army during World War II. With Veterans Day happening tomorrow I thought it would be a fitting Read More …
Have you ever read a scene in a book where the characters are eating, and the way the author describes the meal is so mouth-watering you get hungry on the spot and just have to go have some of whatever it is they’re chowing down Read More …
We all know the cliche of the writer in the coffee house, working on their novel/screenplay/poetry to their dead grandma, with a latte close by. Also the cliche of the writer burning the midnight oil with a cup of strong black coffee close at hand. Read More …
This past weekend I completed my edits for “Chronicles of the Roc Rider” and passed the manuscript on to a second set of eyes to catch stuff that slipped past me. While that’s happening I’m working my way through things such as cover art, book Read More …
When asked for advice, it only makes sense that those successful in a profession would giver similar suggestions to one another. In writing/publishing, however, I’ve noticed that every successful writer has three speeches that are virtually identical to a speech given by others of their Read More …
As I continue to work on the final steps toward getting Roc Rider ready I find myself, as is wont to happen, thinking about upcoming projects and starting to make mental plans. This is, admittedly, jumping the gun a bit and I try to rein Read More …
10. You’ll learn something interesting. Assuming you find learning why should read this blog post interesting. 9. You’ll be entertained. 8. It includes this picture of Benedict Cumberbatch. 7. You’ll uncover a surprise that is both awesome and depressing. 6. You’ll Read More …
As a writer, I read a lot of books. In my alter ego as a youth librarian I also read a lot of books, which means I have a rather eclectic list of titles I read. Many adults never take the time to even consider Read More …
Since my time as president of the Literate Nerd Society in high school (the former library teen program at the library where I now work as teen librarian) I have been performing multiple times a year as the Cat in the Hat at children’s library Read More …
