Writing Fortress
The historical fiction I’m currently writing required extensive research on castles. And it struck me—somewhere between the first and second drafts—that the act of writing a novel shares many similarities with the parts of a castle. The MOAT is a writer’s...Word Spangled Banner
O say can you read by the computer’s LCD what so proudly we wrote during our last creative gleaming, whose broad themes and trite tropes shows the protag’s deep need, o’ver the keyboard we typed, with much symbolic meaning. And the misspellings red...Perspectives in Reading
Each reader brings his or her unique perspective to a novel! Professors even discuss the impact and implications of these viewpoints in literature classes. Different cultures, education levels, interests, and experiences all influence the ways a reader understands a...The Shape of Crazy
Writing, by its very nature, requires a bit—OK, a whole universe of Crazy! And, yes, Crazy is capitalized because it’s an entity—without form or substance—yet decidedly a force. In fact, all creative tasks are imbued with Crazy. Crazy takes many forms, many shapes....Greek Geekery
You did it! You opened Pandora’s Box! You told EVERYONE you were writing a book! Now, how will you lord over your manuscript while Mounting the Olympian task? Which of the 13 Greek Gods most resemble your writing world ? Zeus King of the Gods You plan on...
Review excerpt from SHADE TREE BOOK REVIEWS: recommend Merkabah as a must read, especially for the para-normal, ancient history, thriller seeker, audience, and anyone who wants a novel that seems to turn the pages for you as you dive between the covers and into the thick of the story with Daphne and S.J.
Review excerpt from SHADE TREE BOOK REVIEWS: As with any great first novel in a series, it left me panting and begging for more. The second novel in the series, The Merkabah Deception utilized The Recruit as a diving platform to send me deep into the muck and mire of the ancient gods and demons ongoing battle of the spiritual world.
Review excerpt from SHADE TREE BOOK REVIEWS: The story between Daphne, the introverted doctoral candidate/college professor, and S. J., the demi-god/Nephilim heats to a boil as the “Watchers” seem to become more involved in the love affair between a human and a Watcher. This is only the sideline to the action-filled storyline as Daphne’s powers as a Merkabah continue to increase and she continues to fight the demons that are co-habiting earth with us mere earthlings.
