books

  • I admit that before I read this book, I thought it was a fantasy story about dragons. I was pleasantly surprised when I learned its genre is science fiction. The novel is a product of its time, with a copyright date of 1968. If you are able to look past the cultural Dogma of the…

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  • I’ve completed the first draft of my new novella, Uncle Steve’s Cabin. What a great feeling!  Woooo!  For those of you who have read Return of the Sun, you will know who this story is about. As I was writing Return of the Sun I was curious about the man whose beliefs and actions shaped…

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  • Like thousands of other writers, I finished my novel.  I self-published it too.  After the initial rush of friends and family snatching up copies, my sales have dwindled to exactly zero point zero. This is my first novel, and I think it shows.  I was my own editor and even took the cover photo myself. …

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  • I believe we all have the right to live as we choose as long as we don’t cause harm. No one has the right to tell someone who they are or who they should be, personally or professionally. This is true in our writing as well. No one has the right to dictate which stories…

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  • Why is Writing So Hard?

    I have always been a daydreamer. I remember in grade school being reprimanded by a teacher for ‘never paying attention’ in class. She was right. I found my imagination far more interesting than arithmetic. I still do… It is easy to dream up a story. An idea comes into your head and if you allow…

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