What Nearly Dying Has Taught Me
I’ve had Crohn’s disease for over half of my life and it has been trying to kill me from the beginning. From massive bleeding in emergency rooms to unexplained and devastating weight loss. From post operative infections to pneumonia and Read more…
Paperback Rewards
In a digital world, writing can sometimes feel like I’m moving ones and zeros in a virtual world where nothing is real. Even when I’ve finished the book and output it into various ebook formats, it still doesn’t feel like Read more…
Why Young Adult Novels? Because Teens Are Amazing!
There is something special about the teen years. You know enough about the world to figure out how it works, but you’re not embedded in it. You see where the lines have been drawn by generations before you and you Read more…
Wrong Book, Same Journey
In the great expanse of writing, sometimes the world can get really small. Recently, my sister-in-law, Jean, suggested a co-worker read my Gabby Wells thriller, Kneel & Prey. The co-worker remembered book and Bauer. That was about it. A few Read more…
My Divine Launch Team
Every writer needs help. I’m banking on the saintly kind. Any new business could use the assistance from a group of advisers that can guide them through the pitfalls and challenges they will face in their new endeavor. Not only Read more…
Step Into Gabby’s World
The local St. Pete/Clearwater tourist board put together a great video of Safety Harbor, the small town in which the Gabby Wells Thrillers take place. You’ll see many locations used in the novels. Main Street The Gazebo The Big Oak Read more…
Writing through the Valleys
Writing is fun. Writing is hard. Like any creative endeavor, it has its peaks and valleys. Moments of inspiration are short and writing through incomplete ideas, long. For the hobbyist, indulging in your chosen art only when inspiration hits gives Read more…
Writers, Get Out More
Writing is often a lonely, isolating experience. We usually find our quiet space, fill it with white noise or our favorite music, and write characters that exist in our minds before they do on paper. We spend a lot of Read more…
Writing on Vacation
I just got back from a great vacation with my family in Virginia. There were so many wonderful things to do that everyday was packed with activities. There were a couple of times, however, when everyone else went out and Read more…
Kneel & Prey – Chapter Six
The popcorn ceiling looked like an alien landscape. With the full moon spraying its light into Gabby’s room, she stared up from her bed, her eyes exhibiting no interest in sleeping. The clock was nearing two in the morning, and Read more…
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