Posts by George Beckman

We live on 4 acres. Every piece of ground that isn't going up is going down. When we moved here 11 years ago, I wore high-top boots. I was on…

I’ve been thinking about my trilogy. The first book, The Ship from Wolfskill, is out and not setting the world on fire. This begs the question, “Should I publish the…

In college, my friend was a distance runner. He talked about over-distance. The idea seemed to be if you were going to compete in the mile, then run several miles…

I have never been strong, as in able to lift hundreds of pounds over my head. I don't think I am headstrong as in stubborn. I tend to be compliant—a…

Members of the Cast did very well in its first year. Well, according to my metrics, it did well. It sold regularly and received excellent reviews. The Ship from Wolfskill…

I claim to write wholesome books. Members of the Cast certainly meets the standard. No one cusses, has sex, or uses substances. It has been suggested that claiming Clean &…

We love our driveway. However, it is a bad driver magnet. These bad drivers fall into four categories: 1. Some people don’t or can’t read. They drive past “Private Drive”…

Covers can be comforting. As children, we learn the rules of protective covers. My bedroom only had a light switch on the wall. There is a moment when a child…

Members of the Cast had a long and rocky road to publishing. I started the book in the 1970s on a manual typewriter. Then we had kids, and 5 acres,…

(This was written in March of 2013, but I recycle it when income tax irritates me.) I know it has been a while since I have ranted about some inane…

1973 I sensed Ruth was awake, and I listened for a moment. “No dogs are barking.”      She propped herself on one elbow. “Not a sound.”      We lay, listening to the…

Members of the Cast made its debut on March 3, 2021. Like many debuts, March was a good month. But what about March, a year later? I studied my trusty…

Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) lets you upload covers for your book as the second "page" of publishing a book. This is not my first upload of covers, so my “pretend”…

I only claim to partially know what I am doing. I have written other blogs about formatting a book for KDP Print. Here is my best advice, repeated. 1. Make…

I’m putting the finishing touches on The Ship from Wolfskill. I’ve been editing/revising the book, and it’s ready for publication. My wife, Ruth, is one of my final plot readers.…