It’s been a few days and my biography is out for the world to read. I admit that the last few weeks have been very difficult emotionally. It became hard to concentrate on anything else except the book. Now that it is out, I feel a sense of relief, but also a little bit of fear. How will the book be received? Writing it for a small number of close people is scary, because there is a closeness to those people and having them learn a deep dark secret can…
Read MoreI always write what I have experienced or what I have researched. I have a number of working titles that I am building stories around, but always enjoy hearing from other authors and readers… and ESPECIALLY MY FANS!
Read MoreI was taking a break from writing this week after spending a lot of time on the update of my autobiography. I needed to decompress a bit and spent a little more time reading than writing. I came across Veronica Stiles, another writer and while reading a couple of blog posts, I saw one that caught my eye about character development – https://veronicastiles.com/developing-characters/. As I read through her blog post, I formulated a few opinions… WHAT? OPINIONS?… Yes, I have them. While I will agree character development is important in…
Read MoreI have been considering a re-release of my first book. The autobiography that I wrote a few years ago was originally written with a purpose and profit was not on the agenda. Since then I have written a lot – well over 40 pieces and after some gentle pushing from friends, I am close to a decision. I spent the weekend reading through the first release and it obviously brought up some very difficult memories. As I read through it, I thought about what to add and what to clarify.…
Read Moredecisions… Decisions… DECISIONS. The thoughts of the last few days have created a quandary for me. I released a new book that has gotten some very nice reviews so far, which is obviously rare for the genre I write about. What’s strange this one is that it brings me to a crossroads. I started writing because I needed a release and it was very therapeutic. It eventually became a drug and very addictive, but more for the motivating stories that popped into my head and less about the sexual gratification.…
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