Blog Posts
An end of the year musing
I explore my latest Civil War thriller with AI ChatGPT
Another snipet from my Civil War Gothic Thriller Blood Clan
This is the first in an ongoing series exploring the development of my new Civil War Gothic Novel Blood Clan.
A special birthday post... for someone special
A clarion call to all librarians to contact me for an advanced copy of my latest gothic Civil War thriller: Blood Clan.
I just received the final cover for my latest noevel Blood Clan. Great job Rogue Phoenix Press!
Excited about a two book project I am writing.
It's always a special moment when a reader from another country reads your books and cares enough to write a review. Scroll down on the Amazon posting from India to the reviews.
An update on some books I have perused
Catching up with you a bit on my busy life.
still down the rabbit hole of Old Saxon, but discovering great artists rendering great works: John Gardner's Grendel... Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf
a brief meditation on John Gardner's Grendel
A little podering after teaching my first class this semester called Introduction to Ethics
My New Year Reflection
Here is my Reading from Gods of IMAGO at Capital University, September 26th 2023
a little play with a maximum amount of words
A was asked to list a review of my three favorite books on Shepherd.com
My delight wth the Nobel Prize author Jon Fosse
My interactions with some great writing organizations
Here is a great piece on Gods of Imago from Capital U Stories
WHAT: READING AND BOOK SIGNING
WHERE: CAPITAL UNIVERSITY
WHEN: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH
@ 4:00PM IN THE CONVERGENT MEDIA CENTER (CMC), RM 121
pondering two documentaries
An Authors Guild promo piece just came out for Gods of IMAGO which made me think about this part of the publishing process
A Spotlight from The Author's Guild on their homepage.
On my ceaseless quest to find the scifi fantasy masters
The highs and lows of the other side of writing
A Few gorgeous pics from our flower garden this year
For a limited time, Rogue PHoenix Press is offering the IMAGO SERIES at a special price. Buy the series today!
PRE-ORDER your copy of my latest novel Gods of IMAGO today!
I'm excited to annonce that Gods of IMAGO will be available for pre-sale on July 15th.
A wonderful find over the Fourth of July Holiday
Oh, a side interest of mine: GARDENING!
Nice when a plan comes together
A few thoughts about a presentation I just watched
Gods of IMAGO galleys are to me, and I begin the final edit process before the release date 8/15
Pretty cool gifts from my daughter's OSU European Architecture study abroad
A little meditation on Concrete vs Abstract in creative wriitng
sometimes images speak louder than words
A reviw of Dan Simmons' Hyperion
A meditation on Ishiguro and Eliot
while I wait for a telegram from the Bureau of Good Things
After watching the brilliant documentary Twenty Steps from Stardom
What I found beachcombing recently
Some thoughts on the power of myth
A little hope for Spring
Sometimes the difficult art can surprise us with wonder
A rumination over a recent visit to Cleveland
Gods of IMAGO is now out to Library Journal and Booklist for Advanced Review. Here's a post on how it works
A little bit of good news
following the latest publishing process of my latest novel Gods of IMAGO
A little update on my professional life for this coming year of 2023
Sometimes we all need a little help in the blizzards of life.
Once again, David Sladek from Blizzard Entertainment - fantastic!
Some thougths on creativity and imagination
Check on my latest book reviews where I disucss my favorite spectulative ficiton and why
This is an homage to one of my biggest writing influences and a celebration of his new novel The Passenger at 89!
an Autumn Reflection
After hearing that Hillary Mantel died and re-reading the Wolf Hall trilogy
On pondering the front pages of my journals. Enjoy
This is an actual response I wrote to a young writing student after she received a critiqe and was discouraged. I hope it encourages you today. Enjoy
Well, it's Chrsitman in September! The first renderings for the cover of Gods of IMAGO have begun.
Making Art is so very hard!
In this craft talk, I discuss the power and reason for revision
Gods of IMAGO has begun the long and exciting journey to publication. In this post I discuss the basic elements of the publishing process.
In these blog posts I discuss the craft of fiction writing, and since my interests/genres are ubiquitous, so are my thoughts. Enjoy