Sobering Reality: Dealing with Internet Bullies

The internet is a good place – for the most part. I can find research on whatever topic I need, some of it credible,…

Surprising Things from my life I put in my novels

It’s one of those things – you just can’t avoid putting yourself in the novels. It’s a fact – most of my protagonists come…

The Love of Writing

It feels like I’ve always been writing. All through my life I’ve written. Most of the novels putter out and never got finished, but…

Novel Ideas That Didn’t Quite Work

The problem with coming up with a million ideas for novels is that usually – about 500,000 of them are class B, 499,000 of…

Review and Re-Evaluating

You know, I actually sat down and went back three months, reading my blog. That’s kind of a dangerous thing. Have I gotten to…

Crucial Choices When Choosing Your POV

Pov? For most people in a profession that provides a work related vehicle, this acronym refers to a Personally Owned Vehicle. That’s not what…

Surprising Reasons to Read the Classics

A year ago, I spent my Pizza time reading classic novels. I went through HG Wells, Jules Verne, Herman Melville. It was a beautiful…

How to Write When You Don’t Feel Like It

There is only one way to write. Make sure you have a dedicated place to write – your writer’s desk, your writing place, your…