Do readers like the characters you create? Do they have redeeming qualities even if they do terrible things? Do readers “bond” with your characters? Are they sympathetic or pathetic? What makes a “likable” character? Today, I am reposting commentary from author and writing coach Marylee MacDonald. In her always enlightening …
Ah, Political Correctness. Will it EVER end? Probably not. We live in an era of relentless hypersensitivity where the habitually offended reign. The latest controversy deals with the classic 1944 song entitled “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” I must have heard that song more than a thousand times growing up in …
I lived in Europe for four years in the 1960s while serving with the U.S. Army Security Agency in Germany. Since then, I have returned multiple times and have watched the Europe I once knew change in ways that would have been unimaginable just a decade ago. Today, I am posting …
Friends and followers. This is well worth the read, which is why I am posting on my blog today. Rabbi Dov Fischer makes good sense. Who is Rabbi Dov Fischer? Rabbi Dov Fischer is an attorney and adjunct professor of law, a Senior Rabbinic Fellow at the Coalition for Jewish Values, …
It’s been a few months since Book Three (The Lost Years of Billy Battles) in the Finding Billy Battles Trilogy was published, so I want to remind my followers to check out the book if you haven’t already. I would also appreciate it if you would write a review on …
Now that Judge Brett Kavanaugh has survived three days and almost 30 hours of examination and cross-examination by the 21-member Senate Judicial Committee it is only a matter of time before he is confirmed as the newest Supreme Court justice. As someone who watched the ENTIRE three-days of the hearings, …
The first day of confirmation hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s Supreme Court pick, could just as well have been held in a bar instead of the U.S. Senate. It was a raucous affair with people yelling, holding up placards, and a succession of Democrat senators (in a carefully …
Join me tomorrow for the 2nd annual San Diego Festival of Books where I, along with other authors will be signing books, talking about writing, and generally schmoozing with readers, (and one another). Most of all, browse the author booths in Authors’ Alley, attend the book and author sessions, visit …
The Lost Years of Billy Battles (Book Three in the award-winning Finding Billy Battles Trilogy) is now available on Amazon. About The Lost Years of Billy Battles: The year is 1914 and the world is in turmoil. In Europe, the Great War is raging. In Asia, fierce insurgencies are in progress …
For a limited time, I am offering The Improbable Journeys of Billy Battles, Book Two in the Finding Billy Battles Trilogy, for the special price of $1.99. You can’t beat the price! So pick up a copy today! Awards Winner, 2018 Book Excellence Award, Action/Adventure category Grand Prize Winner, 2017 …