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Written: the first sentence of my first novel 

Unbelievable. After EIGHT LONG YEARS of having the idea for my first fictional offering in my head, I managed to grab my Iphone, open the “notes” app, and scrawl the first thirteen words. And suddenly, I feel this immense sense … Continue reading

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Guest blogging

So blogger and author, John Guillen, over at Write Me a Book, John! has solicited guest bloggers.  Apparently, he has had enough of a cognitive lapse to allow me limited access to his dashboard. That was last night. I just submitted … Continue reading

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Thanks Leif Enger. Now I’m totally thrown

Ever since I read Leif Enger’s awesome Peace Like a River, and Stant Litore’s What Our Eyes Have Witnessed, I’ve almost felt like the farce I was going to write now feels . . . um, well . . . … Continue reading

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What does it mean

When the book you’re reading telling you “how to get a book published” is the only book the author OF THAT book has in print?

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Tapping the famous on the shoulder

So . . . I’ve got a few famous friends out there that, for some odd reason or another, manage to associate with me against their better judgement, despite the fact that I bring nothing to the game except for … Continue reading

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