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One reason I’ve felt a little edgy about all the book tour events as more and more are scheduled, is that I’ve been too busy to enjoy the moment. What have I been busy doing? Earning [...]

For weeks, months it seems, so many elements of the book tour felt up in the air. I have been fortunate enough to hire two kind, connected, literary professionals (both based in Portland, Oregon) [...]

Spring has finally sprung in the Black Mountains and, that fast, we’re all hearts-thumping, boots pounding, ready-to-hit the trails. Not that I haven’t hiked in snow, for instance, [...]

I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about aspirations, or, what I consider to be a mindset that involves a balance between goal-setting and honest intentions. An aspiration is [...]

The first draft of The Longest Day of the Year has officially been sitting in the drawer for one month. Well…I should clarify. I pulled one copy out of the drawer and mailed it to a grad [...]

Readers, please note: The Goodreads Giveaway for Flashes of War has officially begun. Enter to win one of two free, advance copies! Now through April 27th. In high school, I had an English [...]

“The Next Big Thing” is a blog hop where writers around the world share what they’re working on by responding to ten questions. Thanks to author Abigail DeWitt, who invited me [...]

Last night, the Loyola University Maryland Spring Book Launch in Baltimore kicked off, in celebration of Apprentice House’s 10 authors being published this year. I decided not to fly up for [...]

Sometimes, a person says something and it hits you over the head because it feels instantly true, although perhaps you have never put words to it yourself. This afternoon, while listening to an [...]

An unanticipated side-effect of forcing myself to put the novel in a drawer for a month is that I’m freed up no only to read more, but to promote my business. In other words, I’m [...]