There have been times when I’ve considered my devotion to my brothers to be a bit unusual. I continue to grieve over my brother Rick and worry all the time about Scott and Corey. Both are grown men, one is the director of 911 services in the Ray County, Missouri area and the other is read more…

At one time I had hoped to get the okay to write a biography about Mary Jo Kopechne. The story of her life and untimely death fascinated me and I wanted to write about all the wonderful things she managed to do in her short time on earth. It seems that most only know about read more…

Rarely have I had a better time at a book signing than I did at the event in Redding. The audience was attentive and respectful. They were fun and asked some great questions after the presentation. I can’t wait to go back. The highlight of the evening was when a reader walked up to me read more…

The response from an article in the Grass Valley Union newspaper about the book A Beautiful Mine was overwhelming. Many people signed up to be on the mailing list for my newsletter and all of the interested parties got a free copy of the book. I was pleasantly surprised. I’m off tomorrow to do a read more…

The book I’ve been working on about my brother has allowed me to connect with a variety of interesting people. Many of those have lost a loved one in the Federal Prison system. Some of them have loved ones inside that have been falsely accused. It’s comforting to talk to people who know the hurt read more…

I miss my brother and think about him everyday. My sincere prayer is that when the book I’ve written about him and the circumstances surrounding him being taken from us is told that lives will be changed. Prior to penning the tome I only wanted to get back at the two people who brought this read more…

Part of the process of completing a manuscript is soliciting quotes from other authors or industry professionals. The quotes can be used for the back jacket of the book or the inside cover, etc.. In the past few years I’ve been able to get quotes from some great people such as Kim Dickens, who starred read more…

In the last five years I’ve learned more about how cruel people can be than any of the 47 years I’ve been around. Most of what I’ve learned about depraved behavior I learned at the hand of a young woman that used to call me “Aunt.” It would be nice to get past the hurt read more…