Sometimes, you simply have to take a breath and clean up your world. Two things have happened in the last few weeks that took up a considerable amount of my time and energy. The first, of course, was cleaning up the financial books and getting them to the accountant for our tax year. Because … [Read more...] about An April Showers Update
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Author Update For February 2018
Ah, the joys of being a modern writer. The next ebook is well into the second draft and I'm happy with the way it's going. I hope to have it done by the end of this month and off to the editor for feedback. Over 100,000 words I note. I've always been a goal-setting kind of person but I've … [Read more...] about Author Update For February 2018
An Apology For Language Use
I want to apologize for writing this complete story in English. It clearly loses something in translation when I take the stories and the words of the individuals out of their own language. And I must say it has been a very difficult exercise to translate all of the different languages into … [Read more...] about An Apology For Language Use
Author Report December 2018
Well, it's been an interesting year in my writing world and I thought I'd share a few things with you. As an aside, did you ever notice how folks sometimes use the word "interesting" when they're not sure what other word to use? My writing life has been mostly about writing short newspaper and … [Read more...] about Author Report December 2018
Author Report May 2018
Dear Readers Well, it was a crazy few months behind the scenes but I trust that frenzied look on my face didn't transmit through the website or email. Our family hit the very highs and the very lows this spring and it's been a roller coaster of emotions as we lost one of our own. The very best thing … [Read more...] about Author Report May 2018
Author Report March 2018
Dear Friends Every now and then I like to summarize what's happening with Merlin and getting things recorded so you can get to know this fascinating individual I confess there are times I'm enthralled and times I'm deathly afraid when we're in the same room. It's an amazing experience. The … [Read more...] about Author Report March 2018