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I’m going to be completely honest here: revising the novel has been slow going. I got home around October 19th, flew out again 10 days later, and finally exhaled on November 3rd knowing [...]

My sweetie and I took the weekend off and headed to D.C. for a whirlwind tour of college buddies, monuments, and…a carousel ride. I couldn’t help but wonder what monuments to the wars [...]

With Gary Gutting’s recent New York Times article about “The Real Humanities Crisis” in mind, I’m feeling even more bolstered as I compose this post recommending 4 books [...]

Tuesday, December 10th is Read Tuesday, a way to celebrate books and give the gift of reading this holiday season. All participating authors have agreed to lower the cost of their books through [...]

The Flashes of War holiday sale is on for five more days – $1 off the cover price plus free gift wrapping. This is a great gift for under $20 and has an immediate financial impact on The [...]

  In support of the “buy local” and Small Business Saturday shopping movements, I’m offering a sale on Flashes of War through my website for the next week. By using the Buy [...]

Just a few of the family members I’m thankful for today… There is quite honestly so much to be thankful for, I often find it difficult to pin down a central focus for blog posts such [...]

Sometimes, creative play takes the form of mixing up your routines. While I tend to spend Mondays volunteering with Carolina Mountain Club, this week, I framed my time with trail crew [...]

I’ve been a bit impatient with myself lately. Three weeks of getting up at 6am five mornings a week (ok, a slept in until 7am a few times) to work on the novel. No email. No Internet. [...]

Readers: There is a discount offered at the end of this blog post! What makes a popular book club pick? By now, everyone knows that the Oprah seal of approval will skyrocket any author’s [...]