First an update
What a week! Last Sunday we got our first few inches of snow in Olympia for 2012. (For photos see January 15 - 18 posts on Out of My Mind.) It was refreshing seeing the white stuff falling and sticking to the ground—I don’t think we’ve had a decent snowfall for a few [...]

Writing is a solitary process. I find I spend most of my writing takes place when I’m daydreaming. Those moments when my brain isn’t preoccupied with necessary stuff, it is focused on what ifs. The what ifs are the things I thrive on. The more off the beaten path, the better. Sometimes those what ifs [...]

The word these days is that indie authors aren’t just writers, they’re entrepreneurs. And the great thing is there are so many tools out there that can help people like me get connected with the world. My latest discovery that I’m trying out is AuthorCentral by Amazon.com. This is a free tool that enables authors, whether [...]

I wish I could say something original about Tolkien. I wish I could unveil some hidden mystery in his writings that would grasp the attention of the literary community. I wish I could say something new about the man that has not already been said. I’m not an expert on the Lord of the Rings, even though [...]

It took me a while to realize where I was. From my vantage point on the stairway, I could see three sets of tracks running parallel. A red baseball cap lay upturned between the second and third track in the gravel. Other bits of garbage and debris lay scattered about but the red hat [...]