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#TBT Chatting with Barry Goldwater

[image error]In the early 1990s, I was editor of Arizona Business Magazine. One of my favorite and most memorable assignments from that time was a profile of Senator Barry Goldwater. When I called his assistant to request an interview, she politely informed me the Senator was retired and no longer spoke with the media. I hung up disappointed, but undeterred. We couldn’t publish an issue dedicated to Arizona politics without including the person who epitomized Arizona politics.

So I penned a brief, sincere...

Upcoming 2019 Events with Novelist Jessica McCann

Phoenix Writers Network When: July 18, 2019, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Where: Workuity, 2390 E Camelback Rd., Ste 130, Phoenix, AZ What: 5 Elements of Compelling Novels – Not all fiction is alike; different genres require different focus. Yet, certain elements apply to all writing and, when applied skillfully,...

New Life for a Grand Old Gentleman

One of the reasons I enjoy historical fiction is the genre often takes tired, forgotten history and gives it new life. My latest, non-writing project has done the same. We recently moved my father-in-law out of his home and into a memory care facility. My in-laws had a great deal...

New Life for a Grand Old Gentleman

One of the reasons I enjoy historical fiction is the genre often takes tired, forgotten history and gives it new life. My latest, non-writing project has done the same.

We recently moved my father-in-law out of his home and into a memory care facility. My in-laws had a great deal of lovely antique furniture – the real deal, hand-crafted pieces, made of solid wood. Many of the items had specific memories linked to them by different members of the family. Each of us seemed to want different...

Free Books are Priceless

Authors are often asked for book donations – for charity raffles, libraries, blog giveaways and even random people offering a “free review” in return. Most authors would love to say yes to everyone, but it just isn't possible. The cost of shipping alone is typically more than an author makes...

Free Books are Priceless

[image error]Authors are often asked for book donations – for charity raffles, libraries, blog giveaways and even random people offering a “free review” in return. Most authors would love to say yes to everyone, but it just isn’t possible. The cost of shipping alone is typically more than an author makes when selling a book. I know this, because I am an author.

Authors also are some of the most generous people around. I know this, because I recently asked a bunch of them to send me signed books for a...

Peculiar Savage Beauty Audiobook Giveaway

Grand Prize Package includes Peculiar Savage Beauty audiobook via Audible, custom mug signed by the author, set of notecards and Ken Burns' documentary The Dust Bowl on Blu-Ray Called a “gripping, atmospheric novel” by Publishers Weekly, Peculiar Savage Beauty is the story of a headstrong and fiercely independent young woman...

The Joy of Rereading Books

If you like watching old movies that you love, try rereading an old book that you love. The joy of rediscovery is even better. In this brief video, I talk about why I enjoy rereading books and also share a few titles I plan to dive back into soon. If...

The Joy of Rereading Books

If you like watching old movies that you love, try rereading an old book that you love. The joy of rediscovery is even better.

In this brief video, I talk about why I enjoy rereading books and also share a few titles I plan to dive back into soon.

Peculiar Savage Beauty – Bonus Scenes

Writers compose many sentences, scenes and chapters that their readers never see. It may be lovely prose. Yet, for one reason or another, it simply doesn’t fit in the final work. Each writer handles this differently. Some click delete, and never look back. Others hold on to those snippets in...