Since 2016 I've been touting the music mixes my son complied for me and which I listen to when writing the Michael Grant novels. As I...

Alan Steacy, my ‘First Reader’, with his copy of Red Sky (book #25), gets and ‘A’ for demonstrating he actually reads my books after the...

In the late 90’s when I returned to Dallas, one of the first things I did was to look for and find a ‘good barber’, one that not only...

I’m not even sure that my first kept poem—written in my mind late, near midnight, on April 12, 1964 a date, which in itself sounds...

Recently Dallas Police Officer (retired), Benny Barrett (a longtime friend) was having lunch at Desperados with a mentor, Rose-Mary...

Days away from publishing my 25th novel, which to some puts me in the category of ‘prolific’, let me show you a prolific writer, my good...

(You may wish to refer to earlier blogs: SIB I and SIB II) AUTHOR'S NOTE: Although I strive to give the reader specific detail, through...

Since most fiction writing involves a bit of ‘let’s pretend’, let’s pretend I know what I’m talking about. I have, written thousands of...

Tip of the Hat to Honoré de Balzac. The Father of the Modern Novel who may or may not agree with my comments, but then he'd have a hard...

What better welcome could you have on a hot summer afternoon that an ice-cold Royal Crown Cola and a scrumptious Moon Pie? Today,...

Continuing the theme OEAB of my last blog. As One Ends, Another Begins. Writing is an on-going, self-sustaining compulsion, at this...

Inspiration is always there if you seek it and accept it! For example, I finished No Expectation of Privacy (novel #22 now available)...

Poetic License #4121964 April 12, 2022 - An Anniversary, 58 Years In The Making Now, at age seventy-five, somewhere in misty memory is...

If you are a movie buff... if you've seen this scene once, you've likely seen it many times. Here's what happened: Oh, and if you have...

Frequently Asked Questions: What is the start of your series? Is it two series? Do I have to read them in order? 1) Where to start?...

Who says writing isn’t a visual medium, i.e., visual art? Actually, I don’t know if anyone has ever asked the question before, but...

As Christmas Eve and Christmas approaches two births and one death come to mind. My older-sister was born on Christmas Eve which we will...

HOW MANY WORDS IN A NOVEL? One Writer's Opinion: As existential questions go, “HOW MANY WORDS IN A NOVEL?” is not at the top of the...

Today was a double celebration. First for yesterday's (12.9.21) completion of Penguins & Black Swans, the twentieth novel from The...

Is there a ‘book’ in you? I ask, why not? Of course your life, or mine, (as a life story) may not be as toothsome as say, “The Audie...