This September will mark the eighth year that we have had a student-led creative writing club on the campus of my university. The Rough Writers have become a home for many would-be writers who never had the courage to share what they have written, or to dream of writing something in a genre they enjoy. … More What Readers Want
Celeste and I officially completed the first draft of Salome’s Charger on Sunday. Yay! Woot! I find more joy and satisfaction out of the initial development of a story than anytime else. Well, let me correct that. I get more joy and satisfaction out of people reading my story than any other time. That, ladies and … More Now Comes the Hard Part
Last Friday was fun. I love giving stuff away. But wait! There’s more! This Friday (July 10), I will have another drawing, this time for an autographed copy of If Tomorrow Comes, my most famoustest book. I came out with the original of this in 2000, it went out of print, and I relaunched an … More Another Giveaway This Friday
Congratulations to Idelys Jepson, who is the winner of an autographed copy of Not My Son, Lord, the true story of my son’s auto accident and subsequent traumatic brain injury. Idelys, I will be in contact with you via email to get a mailing address. If you missed out, don’t cry. I will be drawing … More And We Have a Winner!
Just a quick reminder here that we are in the very first throes of 60 Days of Giveaways. Our very first drawing, for the autographed copy of Not My Son, Lord, will be tomorrow. Other books will be given away every Friday after that until September 1. If you’re interested, just drop me an email … More First Drawing Is Tomorrow
Over the years, I have talked to many writing students and would-be writing students about the joys and challenges of writing. When students ask me what I enjoy most about writing, I tell them that I love creating characters and world that didn’t exist before I created them. The more time you spend on them, … More Falling in Love…Again
Before the launch of Salome’s Charger on Sept. 1, fellow author Céleste and I decided it would be a good idea to introduce the two main characters in our story. Stephanie Sloane is the proprietor of Spero, an antique store in downtown Dallas. Ezra Huddleston is investigative reporter for the Dallas Daily. GR: Maybe I … More Meet Ezra Huddleston and Stevie Sloane
Heya gang! Wednesday marks the first day of July, which also marks the first day of our 60 Days of Giveaways. But I can’t wait to announce our first Giveaway. On Friday, July 3, I will do a drawing for an autographed copy of Not My Son, Lord. Not My Son is the true story … More Giveaway #1: “Not My Son, Lord”
One of the best things my father ever did was to do nothing. I grew up one of those kids who was always asking questions. Instead of continually answering, “Why can some birds fly and others can’t?” and “Why don’t earthworms have a face?” he invested in a set of encyclopedias. This was long before … More Searching for [Your Own] Answers
Well, technically, I think it’s already summer, but you get the idea. Talking about our new book (see the last entry) and posting a countdown to its launch got me thinking how long it’s been since I gave this site a facelift. It’s my plan to feature my books at the top of the pages … More Spring Cleaning
