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To Live or Not to Live

To Live or Not to Live

  Not Feeling Too Well 🙁   We had several chicks arrive today. They’re barely three days old and already I can tell the timid from the bold, the strong...

To Live or Not to Live

  Not Feeling Too Well 🙁   We had several chicks arrive today. They’re barely three days old and already I can tell the timid from the bold, the strong...

Getting Kicked Out of the Story

Getting Kicked Out of the Story

I’ve been practicing a new technique that I learned from my friend, Harvey Stanbrough. If you are a writer, Harvey’s website is full of excellent material he’s written and collected...

Getting Kicked Out of the Story

I’ve been practicing a new technique that I learned from my friend, Harvey Stanbrough. If you are a writer, Harvey’s website is full of excellent material he’s written and collected...

Different Strokes

Different Strokes

Writing mysteries comes easily to me since most of my adult life has been spent unraveling true to life mysteries as an officer in a large metropolitan police force. Solving...

Different Strokes

Writing mysteries comes easily to me since most of my adult life has been spent unraveling true to life mysteries as an officer in a large metropolitan police force. Solving...

The Spotlight Effect

The Spotlight Effect

Being a writer isn’t easy. Most of us use our computer to write our great American novel. The trouble is, there are so many distractions on the internet today that...

The Spotlight Effect

Being a writer isn’t easy. Most of us use our computer to write our great American novel. The trouble is, there are so many distractions on the internet today that...

Writing for an Audience of One

Writing for an Audience of One

If we are lucky, there comes a time in a writer’s life when we realize that, although we love our readers, we can no longer write simply to try to...

Writing for an Audience of One

If we are lucky, there comes a time in a writer’s life when we realize that, although we love our readers, we can no longer write simply to try to...

Coming Out Of Hibernation

Coming Out Of Hibernation

One truism I’ve found as a writer is it’s easier to let life get in the way of writing than to let writing get in the way of life. I’ve...

Coming Out Of Hibernation

One truism I’ve found as a writer is it’s easier to let life get in the way of writing than to let writing get in the way of life. I’ve...