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In our culture, we are taught to be self-effacing. However, in this Chatty Blog, I'm bragging a bit. Members of the Cast (MOTC) was published two years and one day…

On social media, writers lament bad reviews of their books. Some are upset by a family member who doesn't like their book. Others are bothered by a beta reader suggesting…

I watch the news. Apparently, TikTok is evil, and China is eagerly combing over my posts, looking for juicy information. I pity the poor drone who reads my posts, as…

Members of the Cast is a successful book. It is almost two years old, and I have enjoyed book sales being reported. I fear that after one year and nine months,…

I went to a K-8 elementary school surrounded by orange groves. My mother would trot down to the parent-teacher conference with hope in her heart. I wasn't a bad kid…

One of my favorite lines from the original Star Trek is when Doc leans toward Kirk and remarks, “He talks a lot, but he doesn’t say much.” Today’s Chatty Blog…

I was thinking about book sales. December 2022 was interesting. December 1, three sales; December 14-18, sales, and December 31, one sale. This might be an anomaly, but it made…

In the blog article, AudioBook 1, I explained how I chose Findaway Voices to source a narrator for Members of the Cast. This article discusses cost. Each narrator shows a…

I have published two novels, and have two more in the works. I like each book, but Members of the Cast is dearest to me. Margo struggles through her junior…

I have been vacuuming as we prepare for the house to fill up with family. No one in this house takes baths. The grandkids have outgrown baths with yellow ducks…

For 30+ years, I wrote computer code rather than writing books. I don't regret much in this life, but I can't help but wonder where my writing might have gone…

When I was teaching, I often said, "Nobody listens to me around here." My 6th graders were to answer, "Whaaaaat?" in a dull tone. If some poor kid was slow…

Getting ready for the time change was easy at our house. The bedroom clock switched to Standard Time three weeks early. I didn't ask it to do this. It just…

A feral black cat was hanging around the red barn. I don't know why we call it the red barn because the front is not red, but I digress. I…

We recently prepared the parsonage for our new minister. As I put up a new light fixture in the kitchen, the question arose, "How many Methodists does it take to…