The Next Excerpt From Grey Daze
Peering Into the Chasm – The third book in the Lance Underphal mystery series, Grey Daze, is another hardcore paranormal mystery novel. While still a murder mystery, it’s a [...]
Channeling Poe
Dragging the Past Into the Present, Kicking and Screaming – Widely considered the father of mysteries in English literature, Edgar Allan Poe died destitute at a relatively young age—his [...]
Grey Daze, A New Lance Underphal Mystery Novel – An Excerpt
Work In Progress –Grey Daze is the third book in the Lance Underphal mystery series, another hardcore paranormal mystery. Constructing mystery books is a multi-step process, requiring the attention and [...]
A Writer’s Log – The Preface
A Writer’s Log – The idea is simple enough, yet I’ve struggled with this whole “blog” thing from the very beginning. It just never quite sat right with me. [...]
5 Reasons Why Authors Need Editors
So Obvious It Hurts – I made a tough decision the other day. You see I LOVE to read a good book—nothing is more gratifying than a good story [...]
Book Review – The Author’s Guide to Working with Book Bloggers
Knowledge Is Power – In today’s rapidly changing, highly competitive publishing industry authors need all the help they can get. And to her credit, Barb Drozdowich has done all [...]
The Art of Song – Three Magicians
Storytelling with Melody and Lyrics – Throughout history singer/songwriters have been weaving their magic for anyone and everyone who will listen. Minstrels wandering the roads of medieval Europe, troubadours [...]
Tarantula Hawk Ascending
Flight of the Tarantula Hawk – A Lance Underphal Mystery – Flight of the Tarantula Hawk, the next of the mystery books featuring that reluctant psychic, Lance Underphal, is [...]
The Art of the Book Cover
The Art of the Book Cover – Book cover art has a long illustrious history, dating back to the very first books. An integral part of books, cover art [...]
To Masturbate Or Not To Masturbate, That Is The Question
Gored by the Horns of a Dilemma – Last night, when I pushed back from my latest manuscript in progress, I left my character dangling, somehow incomplete. She's not as [...]