You surely recall Gandalf saying these words as Minas Tirith was about to come under siege by the forces of Sauron, “Prepare for Battle.” When I began writing the siege of Masara in the third book of my trilogy, Last Stand of the Living, I wanted to exceed the battle […]
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For those that may not know, I am a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) and an author. Until I become widely known for creating great stories, I will remain an accountant. In 2000 I began a journey of writing an epic fantasy tale. Not just any tale, but one that had […]
November is my anniversary month. On the 21st, I will officially have been married for 32 years. Yes, 32 years, 11,680 days, or 280,320 hours, and 1 trillion seconds. I prepared a speech for Toastmasters in October titled: The Female Code, to which I received zero female votes for best […]
As we near the winter months I recall having (emphasis on had) friends who would golf year round. This means golfing on rock hard frozen ground. Do you how bad it hurts when you dig your iron into the ground and it doesn’t budge? This is when you learn about […]
As a man I am always amazed at what women find so important about anniversaries. This month I celebrate my 32nd. Supposedly an anniversary is a day of remembrance of the wedding ceremony and of the love we felt at that very moment. That day was the day I placed […]
Although Halloween is officially over, I had to write this blog post before the thought left my mind forever. The thought was planted in my mind by remembering Young Frankenstein and all the hub bub about the “50 Shades of Grey” mania. I’m just trying to capitalize on all the […]
Last night while my wife and daughter entertained trick or treater’s, I watched a little of the old time horror stories on AMC. Unfortunately for me I was suffering from a massive sinus infection and felt like the BLOB. I did enjoy watching a bit of the Son of Frankenstein […]
Thanks to fellow author Victoria Grefer for posing a question she receives from readers asking her about her stories. Where did your idea come from? Well here it goes. I had already decided to write a story inspired by my love of all things JRR Tolkien and specifically the Lord […]
I read a tweet on the dreaded question we authors are asked, what is your story about? Well since I have three stories, it first is a trilogy and second it is a mythology. If you do not understand the concept of a mythology, then refer to Greek and Roman […]
When I wrote my final book of the trilogy The Chosen One of Allivar – Last Stand of the Living, I wanted to write the largest battle scene possible. Since my story has to do with mortal and immortals, there are two battles taking place. The one we can see […]