Cover Reveal for THE RUBBER FENCE

Cover Reveal for THE RUBBER FENCE

I’m very excited to announce the cover reveal for The Rubber Fence, my second novel. The cover was designed by Ares Jun. The story, which largely takes place on a psychiatric…

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A Priest is Just a Man

A Priest is Just a Man

I just finished reading The Bishop’s Man by Linden MacIntyre, a great read following Pope Francis’s recent visit to America and his acknowledgement of the past sins of some Catholic priests.…

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How A Fly Inspired Me To Self-Publish

How A Fly Inspired Me To Self-Publish

Inspiration comes in many forms. Yesterday, I had coffee with a woman who had bought my book and wanted me to sign it. She’s a writer, and from the background…

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Behind Closed Doors In The Fifties

Behind Closed Doors In The Fifties

I look back at the Fifties with fondness. They seemed like innocent times, but a lot was going on behind closed doors. On the surface, everything looked rosy. Moms and…

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Putting Spice In Your Brand

Putting Spice In Your Brand

What kind of writer are you? Do you have a series with a protagonist that shows up in every book you write? Do you write in the same genre? Do…

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What’s A Time-Slip Novel?

What’s A Time-Slip Novel?

The other day, I was asked on Goodreads’ Ask An Author, “Where did you get the designation “time slip? I’ve not seen that before.” I was reminded that I hadn’t…

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Hemingway In Cuba

Hemingway In Cuba

After two weeks in Havana, I have many stories about Ernest Hemingway in Cuba. There are tours to all of the Nobel prize-winning author’s haunts: the bars that he frequented,…

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Why Do Writers Write What They Write?

  The question of why writers write what they write came up a while back, when I caught an interview that Stephen Colbert did with author, Toni Morrison, a Pulitzer and Nobel Prize…

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The Hard Truth In Fiction

The Hard Truth In Fiction

When I read a novel, I want to escape and get into someone else’s world for awhile. I want my imagination to run wild. I want to cheer for the…

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What Does A Ring Say About Love?

What Does A Ring Say About Love?

What Does A Ring Say About Love? That popped into my head this morning, as I thought about how my story, A Cry From The Deep , came to involve a…

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