New book in October. Opioid addiction as a backdrop.
My new thriller, Down To The Last Mark, comes out October 15th. The victim, is a singer, who has given her entire life over to opioids....


Up, up and look.
Okay, so this is my last blog post on Alaska. I promise. When you find a location so beautiful, one post doesn't quite do it. I'm talking...


Sometimes, you just have to stand back in awe.
I finally made it to Alaska. My route was a cruise. Just returned. There are a few times when, even as a writer, you're lost for words on...
Yes, I stepped in it.
I remember - many years ago - while in my early days of carrying a microphone and notepad, I was working a story on a farm. I was in the...
An open letter of thank you to Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods will never read this, but I wanted to try to put into words my sincere thank you. It was 1997 and Tiger Woods was about to...
Take-aways from a great writers conference
I had the pleasure to attend one of the best writing conferences in the U.S. Sleuth Fest, in south Florida. If you want to improve your...
Much ado about everything
While on the job one morning, I was faced with the need to do several tasks. All of them needed almost immediate attention. In all, there...
Goals and resolutions for 2018
Okay, so I went back and looked at my goals one year ago at this time. I - did - finish my book. It is called Down To The Last Mark and...
National novel writing month
I've written before about starting a book, however, this month there is a special attention to writing a novel. For National Novel...