It’s not just about writing the book.   Let’s be honest. In order to get your name out into the world and the bookish community, and find...

We get requests from people who have self-published their books, who express an interest in House of Honor republishing it. I have yet to...

When it comes to marketing your books there’s a variety of things folks will tell you are ‘musts’. You have what I think of as...

We live in a world where glitter and rhinestones have replaced many moral values. Can we still believe in the principles of family, work...

During the numerous Covid lockdowns, I started writing my teddy bear stories to cheer up my friends in Texas. This was solely needed when...

Writers draw their inspiration from a variety of sources, it could be from something they’ve read, something they’ve seen, perhaps even...

That is the question that I get most often about my books, whether it’s at a book signing event, a festival or fair, or even at my...

With the upcoming release of my debut novel Gwen , I wanted to take a moment to be vulnerable. Fiction is born from non-fiction, there’s...

I read in an author’s group that writers should keep their political endorsements secret lest they offend potential readers. I don’t...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year—book signing season. At first glance, that may sound strange coming from me. Like many authors I...

When we invest in something it’s normal to expect a positive return on investment. I once owned stock in Pepsi, Disney, and Wal-Mart and...

An author’s life revolves around words. They can burn with anger or swaddle with compassion—they are the writer’s tools to evoke emotion....

I often wonder if writing is a type of mental illness. I hear voices in my head that tell me to write things. I have waking visions—or...

“You only learn to be a better writer by actually writing.” ~Doris Lessing   I think every writer has entertained the fantasy of...

Some of the best road trip decisions I’ve ever made have been to drive past the fast-food chain stores and pull into a somewhat well-worn...

“I would say to get the character in your mind. Once he is in your mind, and he is right, and he’s true, then he does the work himself....

“To will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.” The author wasn’t talking about writing, but he could...

What role should profanity play in fiction writing? You can find an “expert” to share whatever opinion you hold. Should you search for...

"In life, there is nothing more common than talent and intelligence. What is missing is passion, persistence, commitment, and...

Just recently, I’ve heard a lot about the progression of Artificial Intelligence, and it seems that it has apparently progressed to such...