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It’s been a whirlwind 10 days. First, driving 900 miles north for the summer at Interlochen. Second, directing the Writer’s Retreat (joyful, fulfilling, and…busy). Third, [...]

Being “artistic director” of a retreat sure is fun. The way I see it, if I do my job right all winter and spring, by the time June rolls around I can spend most of the retreat running [...]

I’m dispatching this week as Artistic Director for the annual Interlochen College of Creative Arts Writer’s Retreat. It’s 5 days on a beautiful campus between two lakes with 4 [...]

When started to pack for 8 weeks in Interlochen, Michigan and its surrounding cities, the first thing I reached for was my books. I’m taking far more than I can finish in two months, but [...]

This weekend I got my first real taste of “book tour living.” The whirlwind kicked off with a fundraiser for Carolina Mountains Literary Festival in Burnsville. This event included [...]

When I was writing Flashes of War, I didn’t read any fiction about Iraq and Afghanistan. But I immersed myself fully in many skillfully researched nonfiction books about war, the military, [...]

It’s dawning on me how difficult this is going to be. With two hometown readings complete and one to go, I’d be lying if I didn’t tell you that I fear “it’s all [...]

Flashes of War is officially launched and I know now that there is nothing better than a home town audience. These 45+ smiling faces belong to people I know and love…many of whom had never heard [...]

Guess what? In 2016, I adapted some of this info to create a more compelling resource for my readers. It’s now in a free PDF format titled How to Have Conversations You Care About. Download [...]