Most authors, I’m sure, check now and then to see what Google is turning up in association with their name.   Some of us have to do that because we’ve fallen onto the black list of such Internet luminaries as the…

My new collection is in stock at the horror mall. Over 120,000 words of fiction … less than twenty bucks. Contains a brand new novella, some rare reprints, and my Bram Stoker winning story, “The Gentle Brush of Wings,” previously…

I turned in the final manuscript for the new collection the other night. It’s in the layout phases now. The book has an introduction by author Brian Hodge - not your usual boy I love this guy intro, but an…

This year - for me - is almost surreal in quality. I have four books due, stories being published, things being considered for further publications - and I find myself nominated for the Bram Stoker Award in three categories. It’s…

It’s my turn in the saddle over at Storytellers Unplugged. My topic? Inspiration, and how you record it when it comes your way…below is a quick excerpt…follow the link at the end to read the full post…

 When Inspiration Strikes It’s…

Over at Storytellers Unplugged, Janet Berliner has taken a heavy deadline and turned it into her gift to us all…she convinced multiple award-winning authors Steve & Melanie Tem to do a joint essay on their writing process, and their upcoming…

I was talking with some other football fans today — actually, they were giving me a bunch of crap about the fact that The San Diego Chargers have never won a Superbowl.  I said I thought a bunch of teams…

I sat and numbly watched my team, the beat and battered San Diego Chargers, lose the AFC Championship yesterday.  Then I watched the Giants end Brett Favre’s amazing run.  Both of these things depress me.  As a young lad, the…

Okay, I’m a proud papa. My step-daughter, Stephanie, has been writing for years now. I suggested a while back that she gather the stories she’d written about Mary Lou, a girl who has dreams and visions that take her into…

I’ve been busy updating the site.  I’ve added pages for my collections “The Subtle Ties That Bind,” “Defining Moments,” and “The Fall of the House of Escher”.  Two of them have free stories available to be read and enjoyed…more will…