I know for some parents summer can be a challenging time as they try to figure out what to do with the kids. School is out. Kids are free. But we as parents can't just stop working because the kids are on vacation. Around here I see a few turned loose, but a lot of …
Last night I found myself at a camp-meeting revival service I had not intended to attend. I had the option to walk away, but figured what harm could come from being polite and sitting through a sermon ... other than mosquitos. It is funny how we can find ourselves in positions that make us think …
It's been a while. I have to apologize for that. The past couple weeks have been very productive, but not on the creative front. It is amazing how much time it takes to format a book to get it ready for publication. Fortunately, I made it through that quagmire for a second time and can …
I know everything swings on a pendulum: politics, parenting, fashion, etc. Nothing remains static. Just about everything can be examined and change found throughout history. Except chicken noodle soup, that remains eternal. But the question is, how does that change affect literature? Tracing the path and growth of lit from the earliest examples of epic …
I recently starting reading Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn with my son as a bedtime story. Some of you who have followed my musings for a while know that my son is mildly obsessed with Star Wars. Well, let's just say some issues have arisen. The further we get into the story the …
As I continue down this rabbit-hole of querying, it has really struck me how unique my book is in most sub-genres of fiction and film. Even in general fiction, father-child stories are rather rare. Now I know there are some out there: Lone Wolf and Cub, The Rifleman, or Taken for example. And then there …
It's been a few years since Genesis hit the shelves world-wide, (I can actually say that as I sold some copies in India) and people have been asking about when Trinity will be available. At the moment, all I can say is that I'm working on it. The manuscript is complete and I'm just trying …
We all carry baggage with us, some of us more visibly than others. We can't change our past, even though we would all love to. As I sit here staring at the budding trees outside my window, I'm turning over how much experience plays into my creative process. I know there is quite a bit …
I took a week off from writing to spend time with the family on spring break. It was almost rejuvenating. The weather was perfect. I wish we had been on the beach, but cookouts and slip'n slides in the backyard are the next best thing. Our van needed a new oil pan and I spent …
Easy. As any really good magician truly knows: “the trick is . . . to hide the ‘trick.’” Or for those of us who labored through Latin classes, back in the day, Ovid’s usually credited with: “the art . . . is to hide the ‘Art.’” [ Ars est celare artem. ] And whereas the …
