Why do I write?

Why do I write?

I was asked this a short time ago by someone who hasn’t read any of my work. Why do I write? A really good question to ask any author is why they write. Some will answer that they want to be rich and famous, others might say because they feel they have something to tell … Continue reading »

Natural Disasters and Preparedness

Natural Disasters and Preparedness

In light of the recent tornado that swept through Oklahoma, this topic is quite fitting. Tornadoes are common in that area of the nation, common enough that there is an actual Tornado Season. Based on the geography, flat with minimal hills, tornadoes can travel overland and literally leave a swath of destruction miles wide as … Continue reading »

Zombies, Zombies, Zombies

Zombies, Zombies, Zombies

What is it about zombies that draw a crowd? It can’t be the stench that wafts off these organic, decaying meat bags. It must be something else. In the last few years, zombies have become more and more ‘mainstream’. Why is this? What makes a reanimated corpse so popular? Could this interest in zombies be … Continue reading »

Publishers, Good, Bad, and Ugly

Publishers, Good, Bad, and Ugly

As some of you may know, I have written an ‘epic’ novel. Epic in size only. That project started out mainly as something for myself. What I mean is that I wrote it as if it were a novel that I would like to read not specifically for general consumption. It has since been broken … Continue reading »