When you are reading or writing a story, what comes before the story? Well, if you’re a plotter, you might answer “an outline,” which is a rather literal interpretation of that question.  Or “character development” or “theme” or what have you.  But no, that’s not where I’m headed. When you are reading or writing a […]

I’ve been studying books this summer.  Books, short stories, even movies.  Let me tell you, the more I work on this the more I think that it’s the way to go.   So stop reading this stupid blog and go study a book! How should I study it, you ask, because you’re smart and you

Mr. Hightower snorted.  “At any rate, it’s only you, dear Rachael, that we need, not these others. They can go.” Returning home again after the terrible events at Xanadu House, Rachael Baptiste has learned not to trust humans…because they might be part of the Lighthouse Parents, a hostile group out to arrest and destroy the Exotics.

Mr. Hightower snorted.  “At any rate, it’s only you, dear Rachael, that we need, not these others. They can go.” Returning home again after the terrible events at Xanadu House, Rachael Baptiste has learned not to trust humans…because they might be part of the Lighthouse Parents, a hostile group out to arrest and destroy the Exotics.

Mr. Hightower snorted.  “At any rate, it’s only you, dear Rachael, that we need, not these others. They can go.” Returning home again after the terrible events at Xanadu House, Rachael Baptiste has learned not to trust humans…because they might be part of the Lighthouse Parents, a hostile group out to arrest and destroy the

I am so running behind this week, so I’m ripping off my newsletter article for my own blog.  I have copyright.  Stop looking at me…if you’d sign up for the newsletter, I’d feel so embarrassed about putting the same stuff in two different places that I’d never do it again.  Really. Okay, not really. —

When everyone else looks at “The Mirror of the World Without You,” they see art–art that removes them from reality.  When Thomas looks at it, he sees technology…and danger to the artist behind it.  He offers Maxine a sweet deal to come and work for his VR company, but she refuses–she’d been used before.  But

Now availabe at B&N, Amazon, Smashwords, Apple, Kobo, Powell’s and more.   When everyone else looks at “The Mirror of the World Without You,” they see art–art that removes them from reality.  When Thomas looks at it, he sees technology…and danger to the artist behind it.  He offers Maxine a sweet deal to come and work for his VR company,

…or why we quote anything, really. Dave Hill has this site, Wish I’d Said That (WIST), in which he collects quotes, so I should be really consulting him on this.  Dave, why do you quote things?  How do you choose the things you quote? But I have this feeling that he’d say something direct and

“Oracle of Strangers” is available at  B&N, Amazon, Smashwords, Apple, Kobo, Powell’s and more. Didi can find anything she wants…except friendship.  Wherever she goes, strangers tell her how to locate anything, from the perfect pair of jeans to carrying out the perfect crime.  But love?  Friendship?  Her power can’t seem to handle things that most people find easy. When her