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White stuff and new beginnings

The morning train is always quieter than the return trip home. People are still waking up—or catching a few more zzz’s (I can hear the guy across the aisle softly snoring). Most people have books open, Kindles, iPads, or smart phones. I use this time to catch up on my e-mail, check my calendar, [...]

Kindle—my personal editor

A quick dash to the train—wading through a sea of Seahawks fans heading to the CenturyLink field for Monday night football—and here I am.
The train gets jostled around a bit just south of downtown Seattle. I lucked out and got a table so I can type while I ride. Only about every other seat [...]

An author’s attempt to reconnect

Greetings from the depths of my mind. Watch your step, it’s a bit cluttered in here.
I’m taking a lesson from my wife who recently took my advice and started blogging on a regular basis. If you haven’t heard of her, check out http://www.marshmallowmom.posterous.com. Lois has avoided social media like the plague. In her busy day, [...]

Learning to Pitch–my book that is

I attended CreateSpace’s Pitch 2.0 on on December 7, 2011 to see if I could learn anything new about marketing my books. (Go to https://www.createspace.com/pitch for details and a list of editors and authors). The evening began with a panel of editors, reviewers and a cover designer with a variety of experience in both traditional [...]

What? You’ve never heard of How Deep Lies the Shadow? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl6V27rrWqg&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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