And there goes June…. It’s been a busy year. I finished the sample chapter for the spy book, made revisions to the posse book, completed a rough promotional schedule for Thunder Over the Prairie, and am getting ready to submit most of the material needed for the children’s book. Jim Sherer, the former mayor of read more…

Home again. Like many before it over the last four years, the trip to Missouri was a particularly sad one in many respects. My grandmother’s home and household possessions were auctioned off. It was daunting to see my grandparents life reduced to four plywood tables and a few bits of furniture scattered about a garage. read more…

The associate editor that worked on the book A Beautiful Mine sent me an advanced copy last week. I think it’s a pretty book and will be a nice addition to the collection. The story of women prospectors of the Old West hasn’t been explored much so I’m glad Globe gave me a chance to read more…

I’ve been missing my brother a lot today and thinking about the heartache my parents continue to go through. I don’t think any of this will ever really be over. I did have a bit of bright spot however. The following letter was emailed to me about the books. It was good news and after read more…

Now that the posse book is completed I am moving on to the next writing assignment. Howard Kazanjian and I are working on a book about a German born spy who fell in love with a Jewish woman who was being held at a labor camp. He took great risks to get her out of read more…

The short subject comedy entitled An Ounce Short is now available for viewing in its entirety. I hope visitors to the site like the mockumentary. I had a ball working on it and the talent who contributed to the project are exceptional people. I’ll be posting sections of Thunder Over the Prairie on the site read more…

The last couple of days I’ve been working on the Buffalo Bill Cody book. The book is about his life and loves. One of the many women in his life was Annie Oakley. They were not romantically involved. They were more like brother and sister. The had a mutual respect for one another and both read more…

I traveled to Marysville Saturday to speak with authors at Amicus Books about marketing. Authors don’t generally consider marketing a part of the writing process. I know I didn’t when I first started out, but I’ve come to learn that you have to be proactive with your title and promote the materail yourself. A publisher read more…