The Iliad
This link, http://kottke.org/17/02/map-showing-the-homeland-of-every-character-in-homers-iliad, takes you to a map showing the home of each character in the Iliad. I can remember teaching the Iliad and …
“If the facts don’t fit the theory, change the theory.” —Albert Einstein
Mammoth (left) Gomphothere (right) Facts can be so simple. 250,000 years ago a mammoth died in Mexico. While the bones were still green, someone carved a …
Courage, 30,000 BC: The Boqueirão Refuge at Pedra Furada
The second book in the Pre-Clovis Archaeological Sites in the Americas Series, Toca do Boqueirão da Pedra Furada, Parque Nacional Serra da Capivara in Brazil, …
What’s Important in Writing?
I hear authors talk a lot. Most want to communicate something to some group of readers. Some want fame, fortune, esteem, or any of a …
Email Causes a Welcome Shifting of Gears for the Day
What a delight! My morning began with an email: the proof for Freedom, 250,000 BC: Out From the Shadow of Popocatepetl. I’ll be doing the …
I’m thrilled with the novella cover!
I received my first glimpse of the cover for Freedom, 250,000 BC: Out From the Shadow of Popopcatépetl. It blew my socks off! I’m …
Dedication and Introduction to Freedom, 250,000 BC
I’m excited to share the Dedication and Introduction to Freedom, 250,000 BC: Out From the Shadow of Popocatépetl. It’s my first novella and is due about September …
250,000 BC: From the Shadow of Popocatépetl
So I lied. I didn’t plan to lie. I really thought I wasn’t going to write any books this year—focus only on marketing. Ah, Bobby …
I WRITE FAST?
Numbers of people have been curious about the length of time it takes, or doesn’t take, me to write my novels. My novels average 140,000 …
INTUITION, INSIGHT, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR BOOK SALES
Writers write; authors sell what they write. The two functions involve separate skill sets. I’m working assiduously on my marketing skills. I set aside 2016 …
INTRODUCTION TO THE BLOG AND BLOGGER
The image above initiated this blog. When I first saw the page in print, I stood staring at it, blocking the corridor where the papers …
