I like to kid around in most of my posts, but this subject is serious and not to be taken lightly. First, let me give you a little background. Four years ago, while living in the mountains of New Mexico, I came down with the flu. This flu was tough. […]
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Okay all you writer’s out there, here is premise that can lead into a wide array of stories. This is an extremely scary topic – the national debt. If you have never seen it, take time to look at this link: National Debt Clock As a CPA and financial advisor, […]
A man’s home is his castle, so they say. So why is it most castle’ across the world look old, gray and in disrepair? Because remodeling is one big pain in the butt! I have just a small castle, but I dote on it like a great king of old. […]
“I close my eyes. Only for a moment and the moment’s gone. All my dreams, pass before my eyes a curiosity. Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind.” You know this Kansas tune, you sing to it all the time. But how well do the […]
Okay here it goes, you are getting sleepy, sleepier, and you are now asleep. As I count down from three you will feel compelled to tweet, like, follow, or whatever it takes to tell your friends, family and the rest of the world about this blog and my wonderful trilogy. […]
It sounds like the title of a great epic story, but it is in fact a true story of my father’s involvement with the Oklahoma Sooners football team of the 1950’s, the very one that still holds today the longest winning streak of 47 straight games in division I football. […]
My wife and I have an argument. She reads much more than I, so I constantly ask her opinion on stories we read together or on ones that I write. Do readers want a verbose book? I have read some stories where the detail is very, very detailed. I have […]
I wonder if other independent authors ever feel like a stalker when they ask readers for a review. You have to admit it would make a good premise to a book – “Night of the Review Stalker.” Stephen King wrote “Misery” about a psycho nut-job fan. So what would it […]
In my trilogy, “The Chosen One of Allivar” I leave many hints and clues that will only be revealed at the end of the story. This technique is what I look for in stories. I am currently reading George RR Martin’s “Game of Thrones.” I am a slow reader because […]
I admit to being a thinker. I did not have any philosophy courses in college, but I’ve always wondered about how people can justify an action or deny a consequence. In my trilogy “The Chosen One of Allivar” I tried to blend my own thinking into the story. Much of […]