I like to watch anime, but it is rare that I find an anime series that I feel is worth recommending to others. It has to be different somehow.  It has to more than entertain, but make me think. Noragami is an anime series that follows the exploits of the god Yato. Yato is a […]

Really, I love food, but you can never go wrong with a sandwich. It’s one of the few foods that I’ll eat anytime—breakfast, lunch or dinner.  Whenever I go to visit my parents, my mother makes sure to have cold cuts in the fridge, because she knows I’ll get up in the morning and make […]

We are given advice in all aspects of our lives.  Career advice, life advice, marriage advice, writing advice—everyone has an opinion and most are willing to share it.  How much of that advice do you follow?  Any of it worth listening to, or repeating? I have found one piece of advice to be useful in […]

I’ve always liked playing computer games.  Okay, I’ll be more precise:  I’ve always liked playing computer games since the home PC became popular.  I know I’m dating myself, but before that I used to frequent the arcades.  They’re still out there, but arcades were much more popular back in the day before PC’s and game […]

When does the story make up for the writing, or vice versa?  This question comes to my mind sometimes when I am critiquing other writers.  Hopefully, published writing has passed this hurdle in the editing process (but not always).  One author may have an intriguing story line that really piques my interest, but the writing […]

I’ve never done much traveling for work, but two years ago I started a new job where I travel a lot. I’m on the road about 50% of the time, and I’ve had a chance to realize the things I dislike about traveling. Here’s my list of top travel complaints: Rental Cars: People that smoke […]

I’m taking a basic editing course with my wife and some of the material got me wondering about what writing books I have on my shelves.  So I had to go look and have listed them below: The Chicago Manual of Style—14th Edition The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing The Writer’s Handbook—2002 Literature and the […]

Here I am at my latest book signing.  Thanks to everyone who came out to buy a book or talk to me.  Yes, this is my happy face.  Actually, posing for the picture was annoying, but I did smile when people showed up.  Just a note to anyone that sees an author at a bookstore:  […]

I recently attended a local writers meeting and I was asked if I outline.  A few years ago, my answer would have been a definite no.  When I started writing, I had no idea how to go about doing it, so I just wrote.  I definitely started out as a seat-of-the-pants writer.  The story was […]

Stenson Blues, the second book in my Kingdom of Haven series, is now for sale at The Last Word.  The Last Word is a used everything store located in the university area of Charlotte.  Not only do they buy and sell used books, but they also trade movies, games, and music.  Best of all, they are […]