After my regular morning routine of feeding Alli and Declan the porch cat, posting the blog to Facebook, and answering emails, I spent some time making corrections to several chapters of my new Tinder Street book that Roberta had finished proofreading. It always amazes me that no matter how many sets of eyes look at […]
In an effort to introduce my readers to other authors and their work, every week I will run an Author Spotlight, sharing information about an author, their work, and how they go about writing their books. Ben Rehder’s love of the outdoors has influenced much of his writing, including his Blanco County comic mysteries revolving […]
After taking Ally out for her morning potty break and ball chasing, Terry and I had mixed berries for breakfast yesterday morning. Both of us had a lot to get done, and once we finished eating, we set to it. Terry’s day was going to be devoted to doing laundry, getting our end of month […]
After a light breakfast of berries and cream along with half a bagel yesterday morning, Terry guided me as I backed the tractor off the flatbed trailer. I had left it on overnight after getting back from the dealership for its 50-hour service. After parking the trailer, I spent a couple of hours on the […]
It always amazes me that even with all of our multiple steps in editing and proofreading a manuscript, things somehow still manage to slip past us. Four different readers pointed out a couple of typos in my new John Lee Quarrels mystery, Jackpot, and I was able to correct them and upload the revised version. […]
A few days ago, Travis and Geli came over and helped me get the mid-mount mower out from under my Kubota tractor and the brush hog mower attached to the three-point hitch on the back of the tractor. Getting everything lined up for the three hitch connections was a challenge, and then, as always, hooking […]
Note: Several readers who have entered this week’s drawing have reported that they are getting e-mail notices every time somebody else enters. At the bottom of the drawing page, just above the Submit Comment tab, there is a box that they apparently checked that says Notify Me Of New Comments. If this happens to you, you should […]
In response to questions about my writing, I posted a blog titled A Day In The Life a while back describing a typical day in my life as an author. That blog led to other questions about the process that goes into it all, getting a book from concept to finished and available for my […]
Definition of potpourri – 1: a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent. 2: a miscellaneous collection. The second definition above pretty much describes today’s blog, a collection of miscellaneous thoughts and info that I’m sharing because I really don’t have anything else to talk […]
As a former newspaperman and an independent book author and self-publisher, I hate typos. But I’ve also been at this game long enough to know that they are a part of life, and no matter how carefully you watch for them, they slip in. I have at least three or four proofreaders for every book […]
Before I do anything today, I want to wish my buddy Greg White a very happy birthday. Why do I think this picture of myself and Greg should be captioned, “What, me worry?” I wish we could be there to spend the day with you, buddy. We are sure looking forward to you and Jan […]