In the past, I have shared a series of stories from my days publishing small town newspapers, from a job I had selling cars, about my time in the Army, and some tales of the offbeat adventures and misadventures I’ve gotten into in a series called Nick Happens. Now, I thought I would share some […]
In the past, I have shared a series of stories from my days publishing small town newspapers, from a job I had selling cars, about my time in the Army, and some tales of the offbeat adventures and misadventures I’ve gotten into in a series called Nick Happens. Now, I thought I would share some […]
The monsoon season has definitely kicked in here in the White Mountains of Arizona. We have been getting some rain almost every day, sometimes just a quick shower and other times a borderline deluge. It’s enough that we haven’t had to water Terry’s outdoor plants or the clover I planted, and everything is looking nice […]
I’ve been busy working on my new book, The Forgotten Years, every day, and yesterday I printed out the first seven chapters for Terry to edit and proofread. When she was finished with them, I made her suggested corrections, then sent the chapters off to Judy and Roberta for them to have a go at […]
In the past, I have shared a series of stories from my days publishing small town newspapers, from a job I had selling cars, about my time in the Army, and some tales of the offbeat adventures and misadventures I’ve gotten into in a series called Nick Happens. Now, I thought I would share some […]
In the past, I have shared a series of stories from my days publishing small town newspapers, from a job I had selling cars, about my time in the Army, and some tales of the offbeat adventures and misadventures I’ve gotten into in a series called Nick Happens. Now, I thought I would share some […]
We were finally getting the monsoon rains that we had been hoping for. Our monsoon season actually started a month ago, but until this week, we’ve only gotten one good rain and a few quick showers. But we’ve had a lot coming down this week, and I’m not going to complain about it at all. […]
Thanks to everybody who sent me emails, texts, and Facebook messages wishing for the best in my outpatient surgical procedure yesterday. It was a simple biopsy, but they had to put me under to do so, and I was surprised at how much it took out of me. Silly me, I thought that I would […]
Well, another one is done! Yesterday afternoon, the e-book of Big Lake Homecoming went live on Amazon. I had hoped to have it out before now, but one of my proofreaders, Roberta, has been out of commission for a while. The book came in at just over 75,000 words, not counting front matter and the […]
I had just dropped off a fare at a business on Speedway Boulevard near the University of Arizona when the dispatcher called to ask my location. I told him, and he said to go to a nearby Burger King to pick up a “fat girl with a bad attitude.” “Say again?” I asked him. He […]
I have been busy getting things done for the release of my latest book, Big Lake Homecoming. After Terry edited and proofread the last chapters, I sent them off to Judy and Roberta to go through. I got Judy’s back and made her suggested corrections, and now I am waiting for Roberta’s. I hope to […]
Thank you to everybody who has left blog comments, Facebook comments, or sent me messages hoping Terry’s father is doing okay after his bad fall a few days ago. When we got the news, Terry immediately packed a bag with a few things and went down to their home near Apache Junction to be there […]
I spent most of the day yesterday working on my next book, Big Lake Homecoming. I only managed to get a couple of thousand words in because, for some reason, after I dictated them into the Plaud device and transferred it to my phone, I couldn’t get it to generate the text from the audio. […]
As I wrote in yesterday’s blog, I was a bit nervous about speaking at the Arizona Professional Writers Conference because I had not done a speaking engagement in years. But as soon as we got to the meeting room at the Museum of the West in Scottsdale, I relaxed. The group of authors and writers […]
Today is a special day in our family because it’s our daughter Tiffany’s birthday. My gosh, the years have gone by fast! I can still remember the day she was born and what a tiny pink bundle she was. When the nurse put her in my arms, I was so overcome with emotion that I […]
We haven’t had a lot going on in the last few days worth sharing with you, so today I’ll bring you up to date on our week so far. I spent most of Monday adding a bunch of new subscribers to my free author’s newsletter, all of whom signed up as part of the promotion […]
Welcome to a new feature of the blog we are going to try out for a while and see how it goes. In an effort to introduce my readers to other authors and their work, every week I will be running an Author Spotlight, sharing information about an author, their work, and how they go […]
The weather was perfect for doing some yard work yesterday, somewhere in the mid-70s with lots of blue sky overhead. We were waiting for a day like that and took advantage of it. I started out by picking up the “deposits” that Alli leaves for me to discover in the backyard. Not the most pleasant […]
Yesterday was another busy day for us, but we got a lot accomplished. Terry is still suffering with red, itchy eyes and sneezing from her allergies, but she doesn’t let anything slow her down. On Monday, she put a turkey breast in a marinade for 24 hours, and yesterday she fired up our Pit Boss […]
My new book, Debt Collector, went live on Amazon yesterday evening. I uploaded the book at 7:08, and in just over an hour it was available to download or to read on Kindle Unlimited. This is my 62nd book, and the 14th in my John Lee Quarrels series about a small town cop in the […]