You’ve probably never heard of these things

I have a tendency to adore things that most people don’t know exist. Movies: Vibes Who’s that Girl TV Shows: The Goode Family Better Off Ted Musicians: Curtis Stigers Billy Falcon Junior Brown And then there’s a very specific pair of flip-flops Wal-Mart carried when I was in college: for one year. I still have [...]

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To Blog, or To Write

Some aspects of my life don’t lend to choices. I have to take care of myself, my marriage, my son, and my job. Most of that’s enjoyable. But when it comes to other things there are choices. Such as…. Write? or Blog? For most of the time I was writing my first book I chose [...]

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A good day for a swim

Enjoying the dog days of summer – A justifiable reason not to write. Or is it research?

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In a happy world

In a happy world… I could write purely for the love of writing. In a happy world… I could tell the stories without worrying about how they might market, what groups will like them, will people actually buy them. In a happy world… my writing would be my passion, and my passion alone. It would [...]

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Maintaining the daily writing goal

When I am working on a book I have to be compulsive in my writing. I have to write every single day. I may only write 100 words one day, but as long as I keep it up I can keep the pace moving and not slack. While editing the first book I didn’t do [...]

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The importance of technology (and customer service)

I have a feeling that my idea of the concept of “writing is the easy part” is only in its infancy. New things crop up every day that make me think “Wow, I wish I could be writing instead of doing this!” Ideally, I would write a book, work to market it, and the structural [...]

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