A Little Mo' Joe A little writerly discussion

[I posted this on my Amazon author page and thought, why not here, too?] For a number of years, the idea of taking my set of knowledge into another time has intrigued me. How would I survive? What could I make?  For example, I wondered, if I went back 500 years could I produce an [...]

After THE KING OF SILK was published in ebook form last February I contacted the customer service manager at the Lubbock, Texas Barnes and Noble. In lieu of a traditional book signing, I thought maybe a Nook promotion might be in order. Timing (mine) didn’t favor it, so I waited until the trad...

How do you plan to be at the right place at the right time? This past Friday and Saturday, my wife and I attended the Frontiers in Writing conference in Amarillo, our fifth consecutive. It’s a great event, where writers of all stripes gather to hear presentations, talk shop, and make connectio...

Headed Home The wind still howled as we left for home, and the lake, placid when we arrived, roiled under its assault. Across the surface of the water, water spray danced instead of dust devils, and real dust devils met the water’s edge and slowly disappeared over the whitecaps. But the beauty...

Dawn at Pyramid On a cool morning with just a hint of light showing in the east, I drive down the lake, find a spot to get off the road, and leave the car to head for the shore line. It’s quiet out here this time of day. In the spring, they say migratory birds [...]