Blogs

My daughter was sick on the day of my birthday, so we weren't able to celebrate it much. Instead, we will go to see Avatar II this...

I'm so psyched for the release of The Fifth Kingdom on 12/13. The first novel continues to do well for a debut novel. The feedback from...

I'm excited at the launch of my second book on 12/13. This will be the first time I have two books available. My mailing list passed 600...

This week I completed uploading the proofreading edits for The Fifth Kingdom to Amazon KDP. The official publication date is Tuesday,...

Yes, the day my debut novel is to be published approaches. I've been working and learning, learning and working to be ready. Creating...

To be a writer, you must be thick skinned to survive the endless rejections that are a part of being published. I have sent off 55...

After checking my logs, I see it’s been more than nine months since I last queried literary agents to be my partner in launching my...

All I have been hearing for the last year is that debut novels should be capped off at 120 thousand words. And I've gamely resisted the...

This weekend my son, Mike, from New York is visiting to watch the F1 race in Austin. On Friday my youngest daughter, Carol, came down...

The literary conference in Austin was four weeks ago and I've been so busy since then I neglected my blogs. A fascinating weekend...

The weekend of September 17th through 19th will see the 28th Agents and Editors Conference in Austin Texas. Hosted by the Writer's...

The Writers League of Texas (WLT) is scheduling their annual Writers and Agents conference for September 17-19. We all missed the...

As I begin searching for a literary agent, I wonder to myself about the title of my book, “Wizards Don’t Fly.” Is this the correct title?...

Today I read and reviewed my second story in a week that featured a golem. An interesting concept but not one I see explored often in...

If you want to be published by a publishing house, then you need a literary agent. Finding an agent is a little like a bird courtship. ...

It's hard for me to believe I created a site in four days. From no knowledge and no experience to a site. Thanks to Wix and YouTube...