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When Is Old TOO Old? 1 Aug 2013 | 11:50 pm
We’ve all seen them. The quarterbacks who stayed just a year or two too long in the game. In some cases, we’re talking Hall of Famers. Rather than leave as they peak, they battle it out, bad knees and...
Come On Over And Conversate A Little 27 Jul 2013 | 03:56 am
I read a very interesting post yesterday (“interesting” being defined as “for anyone with enough of a geek/time combination to find a full-length blog on word meanings an enjoyable way to spend a few ...
Why American Companies Are Rapidly Failing 24 Jul 2013 | 07:28 am
I’ve been in a conundrum for several months now. Most of you know I left my “day job” of twenty-three years to pursue writing full-time, not because I was already making enough money from sales to liv...
Social Networks Don’t WORK. Do they? 23 Jul 2013 | 03:21 am
So I hear these questions all the time (blogs asking their readers, friends asking me, my own self asking its internal self) “Does _______ (social network) really do anything for me? I’ve had my opini...
Pawn Stars. You Could Learn A Thing Or Two. 18 Jul 2013 | 07:09 am
When I write fiction, I do a lot of research (even if it’s comparatively easy these days), because I want the things I write about (guns, wars, lingo, cop procedure, CSI, etc.) to be as authentic and ...
Word Usage. What a Hoot! 9 Jul 2013 | 02:28 pm
I was lying in my bed a few minutes ago (it’s three A.M. here in the U.S. Mountain Daylight time zone)—that reminds me of an old George Carlin sketch from his first album The 11 O’clock News, of the s...
Book Awards: Are They Really All That? 7 Jul 2013 | 04:44 am
As independent (more importantly, somewhat—or totally—Unknown) authors, one of the first questions we must always ask ourselves whether it be a blog or an interview or a promo is “does this increase, ...
Would You Pass A Thirsty Child On The Street? 2 Jul 2013 | 08:05 pm
Think about it. For real. A small child is sitting against a building, dying of thirst. Would you walk into the corner market and buy them a cold bottle of clean water or would you walk past as if it ...
A Plug For Wise Bear Books (And Not Because They Gave Me A Nod) 25 Jun 2013 | 07:09 pm
It seems like I blog more than I write my books (which could be a good thing or bad, depending on who you ask). When I began writing this blog there was (of course) a motive to create a dot for myself...
I Admit It: I’m An Abuser. Of Semicolons 18 Jun 2013 | 05:06 am
Actually only by the strictness of grammatical standards. I’m not a contrarion just because I want people to think I’m cool. When I write, it’s not a decision process—its art. I do what comes naturall...
