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I don’t know what it feels like in other people’s brains, but I have a switch in mine. When I am working on serious issues, focused on life and living, and not writing; that switch is hard off. Sometimes I feel like I have to hold it down so I can concentrate on things that…

Writing is a labor of love, a chance to share the best of my imagination and make one of my stories come to life. I love rough drafting the story, getting to flesh out ideas, build up characters, direct the action, and get surprised by the people I created. So many parts of writing are…

I am excited to get The Hunter in print so people can read it. As I am getting it ready for the final read throughs before formatting, I am wondering if I can reduce the number of pages from 530 to less with some formatting tricks. I do not want to reduce the readability factor,…

Sometimes as I read the news, look over my life, and let my mind unfocus, I dream about the dragons and what they would make of our world. Would they be wowed by technology? Curious about horses? Would the elephant or blue whale be a provoking challenge? What would they think of modern governments and…

To all moms everywhere, this day is for you. A special day to celebrate all that you do. The shopping, cooking, working day through, Nobody does as much as you. We count on your time, your energy, and health. the running and worrying are immeasurably felt. Our recognition, wonder, and love are all there, I…

Depending on where you are and your view of the natural world, you might have noticed the changing leaves. Here where I live the leaves are popping out wearing new growth green. In other places they are changing to brown, yellows and reds, falling from the trees getting things ready for winter. No matter where…

Differences are highlighted in my stories, differences in humans and differences in dragons. I focus on one couple at a time and show how two people share their differences and become stronger. Being different is not wrong. That is a strong message, one I had to learn in my own life many different times. Not…