“If God gives you something you can do, then why in God’s name wouldn’t you do it?” Stephen King On Writing This quote from Stephen King is one of my favorite lines from his wonderful book On Writing. I think it’s one of my favorites because I find it one of the most challenging things […]
Random Notes
September 25, 2011 by
These are a few random things I keep forgetting to tell you. You know how I am. First – to everyone who has read my book or wants to read my book, THANK YOU! Seriously. And thank you for your support and well-wishes. If you’ve, um, supported and well-wished me. LOL Next – to everyone […]
The Danger Of Being An Author
July 24, 2011 by
In my mind, I became a writer in the 2nd grade with my masterpiece: “What I Did On The Weekend” and the stories I told myself about Speed Racer. I became an author for the first time in the 5th grade when I started publishing limericks in the 5th grade newspaper. My position was solidified when my […]
Sacred Space
July 17, 2011 by
“This is an absolute necessity for anybody today. You must have a room, or a certain hour or so a day, where you don’t know what was in the newspapers that morning, you don’t know who your friends are, you don’t know what you owe anybody, you don’t know what anybody owes to you. This is […]
Life and Primroses
July 7, 2011 by
The yard at the Palatial Horvath Estate has a rather steep hill in front of the house. In the past, before the hiring of Lawn Boy, this has made it a trifle difficult and unpleasant to mow the lawn. Several years ago, I decided to dig up as much of the hill as I could […]
For My Father On Father’s Day
June 19, 2011 by
I’ve been writing fiction for years, with various degrees of serious intent. Sometimes I thought I wanted to become a published author. Sometimes I thought it was just too bloody much work. I was having something of a crisis of faith about 2 1/2 years ago. I was working on a romance manuscript that never seemed to be finished. […]
