First, a quick update on why I’ve posted so few blogs in the past year. Aside from not wanting to bore everyone to death. 🙄😘 In October, 2018 the 😇 angel on my shoulder must have blinked when I had a bad accident on the first day of vacation😢. I suffered severe fractures of five …
I love wolves – and Labradors, of course. As you may already be aware, I’m weaving a small amount of wolf lore into my present book, My Colonial Highlander. A recent research foray on You Tube reminded me of an experience I had about 30 years ago while camping deep in Yellowstone National Park’s wilderness. …
I started thinking about this blog as the result of a recent experience. One I’m still a little dazed over. Following early morning appointments, I stopped at a local Olive Garden restaurant for lunch. The waiter showed me to a booth off in a little alcove where four other booths were situated. Across from me …
Hi Readers, Thanks for visiting my blog. The following short story came about because when I originally finished Finding My Highlander, it was entirely too long. I deleted many chapters and rewrote the ending as a result. But I saved those chapters because they provided an important bridge to both sequels. Most specifically for book …
“Where do you get your characters?” is one of the most often asked questions of authors. But the emergence of a character comes about not from those long lists of attributes and characteristics, though I do write them. For me, however, I need a picture of a person and usually a place setting before they …
What does one say… to the comment: “I don’t read.” When I hear those words spoken I’m struck mute. Dumbfounded incredulity quashes my brain and my tongue. How does one respond to that comment, or even comprehend the mind that has never thrilled to the travails, adventures, and beautiful mystery found in stories, novels, essays, …
I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about how to write this blog. Wanting to keep it brief yet still lend appropriate relevance to the idea of Totems as Symbols in our lives. The vastness of the subject will require many more postings. For now, I will refrain from in-depth technical explanations of philosophical and …
Spoiler Alert *** Spoiler Alert *** If you haven’t yet read My San Francisco Highlander, you might want to read that book first. “Damn!” Angel kicked at the flat tire. “Is there some unwritten law that states all things must run amok when one plans the perfect day?” She looked at the long line …
I’m Back at the Keyboard!!! Yay! I’m diving back into my work in progress, book three of the Finding My Highlander Series. The heroine in book three embodies the untamed Wild Woman of the 20th century. That is, a young woman allowed to experience and express her deepest sexual and emotional elements, as the 1970’s …
Happy Thanksgiving! To celebrate, My San Franciso Highlander is on sale for .99 this week! Grab your copy quick… A love three hundred years in the making — After being knocked out in battle, Angus Cameron wakes in a terrifying new world with flying beasts, horseless carriages, crazy music, and strangely dressed people. Has he …