Monthly Archives: May 2011

Before I post the sample from my novel, I want to say that Heidi Sutherlin (@heidisutherlin on Twitter) from http://www.mycreativepursuits.com did a PHENOMENAL job on the cover for the ebook for Amazon. It fits the story perfectly. The cover: Chapter … Continue reading →

I love the works of William Faulkner. I have loved his stories since I discovered them, at the wonderful prompting of my 11th grade English teacher, when I was in high school. I have taken graduate courses over him. The … Continue reading →

“There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.”   — J.R.R. Tolkien The problem with research, for me, is … Continue reading →

“Maybe it’s like this, Max – you know how, when you are working on a long and ordered piece, all sorts of bright and lovely ideas and images intrude. They have no place in what you are writing, and so … Continue reading →

It’s been almost three years since my dad passed away from colon cancer. Yesterday was the first time that I wrote about it. I started writing in my journal, and the story started coming and so did the tears. And, I … Continue reading →

There’ s so much talk about finding an audience and then writing for them and the counter to that is writing a story and hoping to find an audience. I think people who can find the audience and then write … Continue reading →

So I’ve been reading quite a few books lately – Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, Ignore Everybody by Hugh MacLeod and The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. All three of these have been wonderful and a much needed kick … Continue reading →

This year is the 75th anniversary for Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind. This was one of the first “big” books I read as a child. And, I loved it. So, happy anniversary GWTW! 75 looks good on you 75th … Continue reading →