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Writer’s Logjam

We’ve all heard of Writer’s Block – where a person has a hard time getting their writing started. I just went through a session of Writer’s Logjam. I am beginning the next book, which is set in the Janus Unfolding world. I had a dozen or so ideas and they all wanted to be first in line, sort of like logs floating down the river and getting jammed together. I broke through the logjam and am in the third chapter.

Author – System Upgrade!

Chanticleer Author’s Conference 2016 like other CACs was very focused on helping independent authors be successful.  I’m in the process of putting the good ideas I received to work:

Book Covers – I went to Jeff Brown Graphics and asked Jeff to create new covers. Jeff is very creative and great to work with. They’re shown here and also make a fine new header image for the website.
Perfect the product – I asked Sara Stamey, award winning author of The Ariadne Connection and Islands for editor...

Author – System Upgrade!

Chanticleer Author’s Conference 2016 like other CACs was very focused on helping independent authors be successful. I’m in the process of putting the good ideas I received to work:

Book Covers – Mine were pretty but didn’t say much about what the book was about. So I went to Jeff Brown Graphics and asked Jeff to create new covers. Jeff is very creative and great to work with. They’re shown here and also make a fine new header image for the website.
Perfect the product – I asked Sara Stamey,...

I’m In King County Library

This is from an email that I just received from my good friend, Jerry:

I did send a request to the King County Library with a note that you are a local author and receiving the Cygnus Award and they should stock some of your books. I see that they have ordered 8 copies of Janus Unfolding (Not sure if it is 1 or 2)?? And 6 copies of Emergence.

Thanks, Jerry!!

Attending Chanticleer Author’s Conference and Book Fair

I will be attending the Chanticleer Author’s Conference April 29 – May 1. It is at the Bellwether Hotel in Bellingham, Washington. At the awards event on the night of April 30, I will receive the Cygnus award for Janus Unfolding: Emergence. Attending authors can present their books for sale during the conference and at the book fair open to the public on May 1. The book sales are managed by the staff of Village Books of Bellingham. I will have all three books of the Janus Unfolding available...

Emergence wins Cygnus Award for Speculative Fiction

Emergence, Janus Unfolding

Janus Unfolding: Emergence has won the Cygnus First Place Award for Speculative Fiction. This is one of Chanticleer’s most competitive writing competitions. It’swonderful to get this recognition.

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Emergence wins Cygnus First Place Award for Speculative Fiction

I’ve been notified that Janus Unfolding: Emergence has won the Cygnus First Place Award for Speculative Fiction. This is one of Chanticleer’s most competitive writing competitions. It’swonderful to get this recognition.

The Carter Kovak mysteries

I’ve begun writing the first novel in the Carter Kovak mystery series. Carter and his wife Natalie areformer intelligence agency employees. Carter worked for an agency that doesn’t exist anymore, he laughs and says, “…actually, it didn’t exist while I was working there….” Natalie worked for the FBI as a person who could find the answer to any questionand provide the analysesneeded to support the field agents. They met while working on a case together. I’m very excited about what these two wil...

Third book draft complete; Second book in paperback

The first draft of thethird book in the Janus Unfolding series, Inheritance is completed and in editing.

The second book in the series, Emergence is now available in paperback.

There is a hint of another book in the wings.Early thoughts about the bookare that itwill be very different from the Janus Unfolding series, but have an intriguing connection toit.

Whew! That took a while.

I found out what was stopping me. Toward the end of the third book in the series, I began to add chapters that if they have any place it would be in another book. Once I gained that perspective, I was able to see how to bring book three to a successful conclusion. I’m writing it now. Soon to be able to say, the first draft of this one is done.