One of my favorite things is interviewing my fellow writers. Kathy Ree is not only a novelist, but also has experience editing books for other authors. This week, I had the pleasure of getting to ask her a few questions this week. Check it out! her answers are in bold. Where is your hometown? I…
Chuck Norris is one of the greatest action heroes! I have seen virtually all of his films (all them that count.) Every episode of Walker, Texas Ranger and I’ve read all of his books. They are very enlightening. To celebrate his 77th Birthday today, I’m going to list all of my favorite quotes. Some are from…
I enjoyed the novel A Cold Heart by Jonathan Kellerman so much, I decided to go back to beginning of the Alex Delaware mystery series When The Bough Breaks. This novel introduces the child psychiatrist Alex Delaware, who also moonlights as a police consultant. An old friend from homicide calls Dr. Delaware to help him…
It is amazing to me how many people expect artisans and writers to work for free. It stuns me to the core at times. Because of the flooding market for artwork and writing, thanks to various online avenues, some folks just assume that if they query an artist or a writer that will work for free…
William F. Buckley, Jr. is an iconic figure among Conservatives. He founded National Review magazine, wrote countless essays, hosted the hit interview show The Firing Line, and is known for his nonfiction books such as God and Man at Yale. He is less known for his many fiction books including 1990’s Getting It Right: A Novel.…
Hopefully, those of us participating in National Novel Writing Month are at the halfway point, 25,000 words. I made it barely. That’s right, NaNoWriMo is all about writing a 50,000 word manuscript by the end of November. I am reading on Twitter how many participants have already reach the goal and I am impressed. I’m…
Writer’s Digest is a magazine that has been really helpful in developing my craft as an writer and I highly recommend, if you’re an author, that you subscribe. In fact, they have many writing contests and prompts to try out to help you further. This past month, they were extremely helpful at giving leads to…
You like superheroes, but not really into comic books. They have novels too. Enemies & Allies by science fiction writer Kevin J. Anderson, who also did Star Wars old canon novels, brings this tale of Batman and Superman meeting. Instead of modern day, he is bringing us a sort of DC Comics Elseworld where the…
Arthur C. Clarke is a science fiction master when it comes to creating some incredible novels. His book series, 2001: A Space Odyssey spawned a hit film directed by Stanley Kubrick. This time, I had the privilege of reading Childhood’s End. The book was published in 1953 and spawned a well-received miniseries from the SyFy…
Blake Edwards was a master of comedy and also of drama. He gave us this iconic American film Breakfast At Tiffany’s. Starring the brilliant actress Audrey Hepburn. The movie tells the story of call girl Holly Golightly and her friendship with fellow tenant Paul Varjak. At first, Paul is suspicious of Holly’s sweet nature and adventurous spirit,…
I am proud & excited to announce that a devotional I wrote was recently published on youthministry.com, you can read it by clicking here!
I’m an ISTJ. If you don’t know what that means, it means that, when it comes to my personality type: I’m trustworthy, a thinker, but also compulsive, rule following, and obey the regulations. Spontaneity is not something that comes with being an ISTJ. So one Saturday morning, I am minding my own business reading the…
Yesterday, I was speaking to some friends about books that changed deeply affected our childhood. I cannot speak for my friends, but for me, it was a walk down memory lane. I remember writings from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Anna Sewell, Gilbert Morris, Samuel Clemens, HG Wells, Mary Shelley, and so many other books that…
I loved to read and it is important that everyone should read, whether writer or reader. There is so much great literature out there! If you cannot bring yourself to read, then get an audiobook. Novels, short stories, books, novellas, and others are important to expand our horizons. You saw Part 1! This is Part…
Frank Peretti redefined Christian fiction with his premier novel “This Present Darkness” in 1986. The story was a gamechanger, providing a new standard that brought faith-based fiction into a new era of the latter part of the twenty-first century. In the small town of Ashton, journalist Marshall Hogan begins an investigation of the strange going-on…
Welcome to my blog. I am a freelance writer and aspiring author. This website is designed to bring you my musings, opinions, and commentary in regards to movies, TV, books, music, and even politics. I am a proud patriot of United States of America and I’m not ashamed of that fact. Most importantly, I am…
