The Modern Writer
The Modern Writer must be more than a wordsmith. She must understand marketing, social media, and design. There are many software options...
A Child's Treasure
Like most writers, I love to read. My love of books started at an early age, although I can't tell you my first favorites. Pippi...
Murder at the Mansion
I've noticed authors of cozy mysteries tend to begin multiple series, and man of these series contain between ten and fifteen books....
The Silk Roads: A New World History
I've been talking about this books for weeks on Facebook; it's about time I wrote a review. Usually I read three to five non-fiction...
Gimme a Break
How did August sneak up on me? May was two weeks ago, it seems. But, alas, it is, in fact, August 1. For the past 11 years, I have...
Another Flashback
Earlier this year, I wrote a blog addressing one of the major issues I've encountered with book series that add a prequel to the series....
Intellectual Integrity
It's not rare that I start a book and don't finish it. That happens frequently, actually. I'll take five books out of the library and...
Jumping Frogs and Pudd'n Heads
We all have read either Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer in high school. Some of us might even say we suffered through them, although in my...
The End of a Tale
A story of a terrorized country, corrupt governments, poverty, immigration, love, and justice. America in 2017? No, it's A Tale of Two...
Feel the Burn
One of my favorite books is Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. The futuristic dystopian novel features firefighters who burn books in a...
