One of my readers, Colin Mobey, who goes by Mobewan posited a thought that we indie writers think about all the time: guilt about sacrificing family time for writing. This is a difficult problem which I completely understand because I have four awesome kids and a wife who loves me very much and who isContinue reading “5 Ways to Balance Writing With Life and Not Feel Guilty”
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Removing Delusions: Positive Character Role Models
As a writer with children I am always thinking about the characters I create in my novels and how they might be seen by young children or teens. My books are written with adults in mind, but it seems that more and more teens are reading my them, especially the books that are adventure storiesContinue reading “Removing Delusions: Positive Character Role Models”
Virtual Book Tour: An Interview With Author Jaimie Hope
Recently I agreed to participate in virtual book tours, both promoting indie authors and hopefully using the network to get the word out about my own projects. I recently was introduced to Jaimie Hope, an author with a very unique and interesting personal story as well as a knack for writing children’s books that reachContinue reading “Virtual Book Tour: An Interview With Author Jaimie Hope”
Book Release Party: The Lost Crew
As a writer, it is always important to surround yourself with other writers. However, my good friend Ryan McKinley wasn’t writing much at all when I met him almost 10 years ago, but that has changed dramatically since 2007. My other good friend Jerry Bennett wasn’t a full time artist when I met him almostContinue reading “Book Release Party: The Lost Crew”
An Interview With Best Selling Author Jonathan Gunson
This week I caught up with author Jonathan Gunson, creator of the best selling book The Merlin Mystery. He has also written a fantastic book about how to virally market a book to an audience and to the publishing industry. I want to thank him for taking the time to answer my questions. 1. HowContinue reading “An Interview With Best Selling Author Jonathan Gunson”
A to Z Challenge: April Fools Day Fail
Yesterday was a day without most of my children. My oldest child, Conner was off at a boy scout camp out in southern Oklahoma. My middle daughter Leigha (pictured above) was at a friends house all day and my youngest daughter Meagan was with her Grammy all day and since they arrived from their tripContinue reading “A to Z Challenge: April Fools Day Fail”
Kid Diplomacy: What We Can All Learn
Something happened to my son at school that made me think about the way that adults and for that matter even nations treat each other and what we can all learn from children. My son had a falling out with his best friend at school Friday. Something happened on the playground, then words were exchanged,Continue reading “Kid Diplomacy: What We Can All Learn”
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