A Gift From Me to You
As writers it is important to stretch ourselves beyond what we normally write. This is something I learned in a great critique group in Omaha NE, where we would always start our meetings with a short class on some form of writing. This is where I was encouraged to write poetry, although that is not […]
A Surprise Visit
I know, I know, I said I was only posting on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, but sometimes I just can’t help myself. (smile) First, I want to thank my new followers, Melissa, Katie, Nay and Carol. So glad you find my blog worth some time now and then. I have enjoyed your blogs, too, and […]
Read an E-Book Week
E-books are celebrating a 40th anniversary. Wow, I did not know they had been in existence that long, as I first heard about them about 25 years ago. Some pioneering e-publishers predicted that e-books would have a huge surge in popularity within 5 years, but it took another 20 years for the surge to really […]
Excerpt From A New Mystery Novel – Open Season
I hope you’ve been enjoying the excerpts of my new book I’ve been posting. This one introduces Sarah’s new partner, Angel. ——- God, it feels good to be back. Sarah thrust her hands deep in the pockets of her jeans and surveyed the large room housing the Crimes Against Person’s division. It was an ugly, […]
Excerpt From A New Mystery – Open Season
Here is more from my upcoming release, Open Season. I hope you enjoy getting to know more about Sarah, one of the central characters…. Sarah stirred her drink with the plastic straw, the ice clinking against the glass. She tried to remember if it was her fourth or fifth Rob Roy. Not being sure was […]
Excerpt From A New Mystery – Open Season
This is the first killing that occurs in the book. Is it right to say, “Enjoy?” Seems a bit sicko to say that…. Mel unlocked the door to the maintenance room and flicked the switch on the wall for light. He still had fifteen minutes until his shift ended at midnight, but he didn’t figure […]
Summer Reading Trail
I’m participating in The Summer Reading Trail with a number of other authors to introduce readers to our work. Everyone is providing excerpts of their work, and I decided to feature my Young Adult novel, Friends Forever, which is available as an e-book from Kindle. Friendship is a tenuous thing when you’re thirteen and everything […]
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