Nothing Like Snow To Help An Indie Novelist

Today is a great day to write. I’m a teacher by trade, and also an independent novelist, but sometimes my job makes me so tired that I have days where I don’t have time (or am too tired from the job) to crank out any words.  However, this weekend is a Godsend.  School has been

When Life Happens, Change Your Plans

I had big plans for the month of November.  I was going to finish up the current WIP rough draft and then I was going to crank out a 50,000 word satirical novel for the NaNoWriMo. Well…life had other plans. For the past week our water well has been cycling on and off a little

Back to School – Fresh Paint and Fresh Ideas

Monday is the first day of school for my students, but I have been at the school for seven working days.  Thursday and Friday of last week my awesome wife came to my classroom (at my request) and put a fresh coat of paint on my classroom walls.  I asked her if I could pay

Podcast Preview: Why Self Publish?

On the Fridays before our new podcast episode airs, I will be writing a little blog preview of what we will be discussing on the show.  I absolutely love the podcast idea, and it has been so much fun creating them.  The podcasts debut on every other weekend, so hop on over to iTunes and

2 Days Until My Book Releases…Or the World Ends

I received the book back from the proofer (quick job, but thorough) and am finally finished with all the corrections.  Book 3 will hit the Kindle and Nook market on Friday on schedule…unless the world ends. I feel strange since finishing this novel that took about 18 months of my life to complete.  I’m looking

NaNoWriMo Tip #26: Don’t Beat Yourself Up

So here we are, and as I’m reading the blogs and testing the waters, I’m finding several blog posts about people giving up hope of ever reaching 50,000 words by Friday.  Many of the posts opine their sorrow of not finishing, feeling like their writing skills are sub-par, lamenting the coveted goal of winning the

Little Axe Softball Girls 3-Peat at Oklahoma State Championship

Last Friday we all piled on the buses to attend the Oklahoma State High School Softball Championship games held at the Oklahoma Softball Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City.  Many of my students were on the field that day and then the following Saturday.  We all cheered until our throats became hoarse, and our girls