Change of Plans

Dear readers, We all know the cliches about plans being doomed to fail and all that. So why should I be any different? At the risk of offending some of my more eager friends, I have decided to delay the electronic release of my book Lost from August of this year to...

No Guts, No Glory

Hello dear readers, This weekend, I saw a Fringe play. That in itself is not extraordinary. The exceptional part of this story is that the writer is a close friend of mine. And this was his very first play for a live audience. I first met Rick at the Whodunit Mystery...
Cover Girl!

Cover Girl!

Good morning, dear readers! Today is a very exciting day for me, as I reveal my new book cover! What do you think? I am so happy with it, and with the work of Tetro Design and the talented Jessie Thiessen. So…in August, I will be putting Lost up for sale on...

Life’s A Beach

Hello dear readers, Hopefully you can forgive me, but I ducked out on the blog, the novel, and all other forms of responsibility yesterday. Instead, I went to the beach. (Above is a pic of the actual beach I visited.) It was one of those all-too-rare perfect summer...

Can’t We All Just Get Along?

I’ve never understood the disconnect between writers and designers. Unless you’re one of those rare creatures who is equally adept at both writing and artwork, you will always need to work with one of these groups. Still, there seems to be an animosity...

Taking the Plunge

Dear readers, Those of you who’ve been following this blog for awhile know that my experience with writing groups has not been exactly positive. There is one very strong “pro” in favor of these groups, however–I have always met some great...