Sometimes it’s just the season. Sometimes the bug just gets you and you can’t stop the flow of words onto the screen. My hands are getting older. I feel it now. And I’ve begun to form bad habits with my fingering of the keyboard. I’m probably down to somewhere around 80-85 words per minute, when…
I can’t believe it’s been a year since I finished the bulk of my ninth novel, Day of the Dogwood. Well, I think it will be called that. There’s a greater-than-zero chance I will find a more suitable name by the end of the editing process. Anyway, I finished in December of 2024 and shelved…
Ugh. That just feels wrong, doesn’t it? Ending a clause with a preposition? Well, the Elements of Style tells me to ‘write how I talk’. It’s also a title. So there you have it. But that’s not what this is about. This is about the music I listen to when I’m writing. I don’t very…
With all eight of my books edited, updated and published, I have begun my next endeavor. At the end of Hello, World, Cory took Shawn on a cruise. She met a woman who was able to spend some time with her and answer questions. Shawn’s questions were of the Should I quit my job and…
After a huge night last night of 6000-plus words, and a huge morning where I awoke and started writing at 7:30 and added another 6500 words, I have completed my eighth novel. It is likely to be called Hello, World! because I think it is most fitting. It is the story of a missing satellite,…
Hello, friends. Just a quick update to let you know I’ve finally gotten back to my writing. After a move earlier this year, I had to spend several months updating and doing construction on the ‘new’ house. My office is finally back in order and ready to accept some new words. So that’s what I’ve…
I have a limited number of bundles of my Callie & Walter series. That’s four books: Midnight’s Park, Resurrecting Mars, Into the Darkness and Red Bell. I am selling these bundles for $40 plus shipping if they need to be shipped. That is a savings of $27 off the retail price! Email me if you’re…
As I’ve discussed before, most of my projects have crazy timelines by the time I’m finished with them. Some I didn’t think I would ever get back to. Chasing Comets is maybe the craziest of them. The writing log is erratic and ridiculous. I started the book in 2016 and wrote 50,000 words or so….
My wife and I sneaked away to Ardmore for the weekend. I don’t usually take off a week at a time for work holiday. I prefer taking an occasional Monday or Friday off, adding it to the weekend, and getting away. We usually do this every couple of months. I’ve found that week-long vacations don’t…
Well, this is awkward. I’ve been designing and building websites for about twenty-five years now. And I still haven’t learned to backup properly. So you might have noticed some new updates that were here. Updates from 2020, 2021 and 2022. And now they’re not here. I won’t lay down a bunch of lame excuses and…
Hello, friends, foes, fans and family. I’ve some exciting news to share. As you’ve probably already seen on the home page, my novels are now appearing – one-by-one – in hardcover format! This excites me greatly. I’ve always wanted my own books on my bookshelf sitting next to my favorite authors, in hardcover format. Complete…
Greetings, everyone. A young lady named Kiera agreed to model for my book cover. I’ve been waiting for three years for the right model to come along. The book has been finished. My Ideal Readers Group literally finished their read-throughs and edits three years ago. January of 2016. Good word, how time gets away. Anyway,…
Hello, friends. My site, as you may have noticed, has been down for a while. An embarrassingly long while, in fact. I just haven’t had the care or desire lately that I used to possess for designing and updating websites. Here’s the thing. I went through a tacky divorce and lost a lot of things….
I am happy to announce that I have finished my fourth novel, Into the Darkness. I’m shooting for a spring release. This is, I think, my best work yet. It’s the story of a hunt for a legendary sea monster. It’s also the story of a girl who is losing her sight, and must have…
Over the last week and a half I have written over thirty thousand words in my fourth novel. So it’s safe to say I’m back on it. Hitting it hard. I don’t want to prematurely call out how long it’s going to be, nor do I want to goal myself at a certain word- or…
If you read this site and you’re here right now, this message is for you. I write some books sometimes. I write real good, to. And people are starting to take notice. No seriously though. My buddy Spencer is the director of the public library where I live. And he thinks I write good to….