• writer neuroses

    Actually, this comes under the topic of neuroses, but I’m only covering one here. The fear of running out of ideas. That includes general plot ideas as well as world ideas, characters, and even clothing and food ideas. I live…

  • Official and other news

    It’s official. I have signed contracts to make my Path novels and my Crosspointe novels into Audio Books through Audible.com. I’m so excited. I can’t wait to hear how they sound. And in other news, if you’re a blogger or…

  • worthy of mention

    Read in a student paper today: “he had Ivies coming out if arms.” –I rather think that could be interesting in a story, actually. It’s far more interested in the IVs he undoubtedly had. Read in a student text today:…

  • Excellent news!

    I am more than pleased to announce that Audible.com is going to be making audio books of the Path novels and the Crosspointe Chronicles. I’m so excited. I’m bouncing off the walls. I don’t have much else for you today.…

  • Today and Tomorrow

    Tomorrow I start back to Montana. It should take two days. Actually I can do it in one, but I want to stop overnight and go to Costco before I go home. So I probably will. On the really cool…

  • Graveyard Shift has a great post today on cop slang. Really great for writers. Bookmark it and remember. I got word today that it is now certain that Blood Winter will be the last Horngate book. The positive thing is…

  • Snippet

    From the work in progress: “You ought to kill this new ambassador,” Olyeron told his father absently as he moved a stone on the merti board. “Soon. Where’s he from?” Seavik watch his son beneath lowered lids. “Is that opinion…

  • Writing

    Progressed some on the writing today and it’s interesting to see how the world develops and how the characters develop. It goes slower than I want, but sort of in that way that happens when you’re wandering through an antique…

  • computer talk

    Let’s start by saying I’m not a tech person. I frequently have NO idea what I’m doing. But I found out about this program call CleanMyMac the other day and so I got it for my two macs. Cleaned up…

  • Lucky

    I am one of the lucky ones at the moment. The temps here are in the 80s. (I’m a heat wimp, so that seems hottish, but nothing like so many others). I’d rather be out on the Oregon coast right…