An unexpected compliment…

My son paid me a wonderful compliment the other evening. He recently finished reading my book. Now Jeremy is a good reader (he’s in seventh grade and reads at the level of a senior in high school), but he doesn’t enjoy reading. The only books he’s read of his own volition have been the Harry [...]

Book reviews…

What an incredible week! I have received two reviews of my book, The Dumari Chronicles: Year One, in the past few days. And I am very happy to say that both of them are quite positive!
“Exceptionally well written, ‘The Dumari Chronicles’ stands out in the field of action/adventure fantasy because the characters, the language, and [...]

A glimmer of hope…

I found out recently that I have something rather important in common with my favorite author.
Jane Austen wrote the first draft of Sense & Sensibility (originally titled Elinor and Marianne) some time prior to 1796. She was finally able to get it published in 1811, on commission — which means that she (or in this particular case, her brother, [...]

Sorry it took me so long…

A little while ago, Suzanne requested an excerpt from my book, The Dumari Chronicles: Year One. I must apologize, Suzanne, for not getting around to this sooner. But between preparing for Christmas, and fighting this stupid cold (which I am still not rid of completely), it simply slipped my mind. Well, you know what they [...]

Computers…can’t live with ‘em, can’t shoot ‘em…

My friend Dee and I are currently having an IM chat about her computer…and why it won’t let her watch LotR on it. Tonight, that is. She’s watched it on there before, but for some reason, this evening it will only allow her to see the pictures. That’s right, no sound. Now, I’m as fond [...]

Take two aspirin and call me in the morning…

After spending nearly two weeks coughing, sniffling and wheezing — and hearing everyone’s favorite remedies — I have come to the conclusion that there is no such thing as the “common cold”.
Some people get head colds — their nasal passages stop up, they sneeze a lot, their nose runs. For others, it settles in the chest — [...]

Words cannot express…

Here’s that other little problem — now that I’ve gotten this thing up and running, what do I write about?! LOL
 I’ve been working on the second book in my series. This one has been rather tough for me. But I expected it to be. Out of the five novels I have planned, I had the [...]

A time to blog…?

…There’s the crux of the problem in a nutshell.
Now that I’ve created this puppy, when do I find the time to write it? Let’s see, somewhere in between the cooking and the cleaning and running errands and shopping and doctors’ appointments and dentists’ visits and making Halloween costumes…and let’s not forget, I’m still in the middle of [...]

Answer…

    Yes! Well…sort of…
 I finished writing my first novel, The Dumari Chronicles: Year One, in November 2005. I then spent several months revising and editing (with the help of a good friend who happens to be an English teacher), and then embarked on that lovely journey known as “trying to find a publisher”.
 A year later, the stack of [...]