“Sir.” Patrolman Juma landed his Coba on the cliff face beside Captain Tian. “This section has been searched.” Captain Tian shifted his weight to look at Juma. “And?” “Nothing, sir. Some gazelles here and there, but no sign of the Maaoteo.” The Captain took a deep breath and exhaled as he looked […]
My Alter-Ego: The MUSE…
It’s been a loooooonnnggg winter, but I’m happy to report I’m out of the snow plow and back at my desk. Episode Two; Drop of Water is almost ready to go to my editor and I’m aiming for a July release date. I can’t wait to share it with you, it was so fun to […]
Cosmic Twist of Fate?
Hello everyone! I just wanted to pop in real quick and share something cool with you. I’ve been an avid supporter of the Standing Rock Water Protectors practically since day one. For sure since the first day I read about it online. So much so, that I have blown up my personal Facebook page with […]
Aerial Battle…
I don’t know about you guys but I’m so anxious to share the next episode that it’s driving me crazy that it isn’t time yet! So, I thought I’d share another excerpt just for the fun of it… With two fistfuls of coarse brown hair, Jakin held tight to the Ba’at’s neck while Mita […]
There’s more to writing than…writing.
I just spent two hours watching a webinar about book reviews. Not writing them…getting them. This is just one of the many things about being a writer they don’t warn you about. Even though I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember, it’s only in the last two years that I became active […]
The best laid plans of writers and muses…
Did I say two weeks to finish? What WAS I thinking? I DID achieve that 40,000 word goal…only to realize it brought me just past the halfway point of the story. There’s just too many fun things to do in Tav’res! So, I’m back to work at one of my two seasonal jobs: driving a […]
Summer Doldrums…
With only a couple weeks left of my summer break (aka: writing time) I’m working furiously to finish the first draft of Drop of Water on time. Our heroes have left Arh’et and are well on their way to Peli Haven where culture shock will challenge even the most open-minded among them. Along the way, […]
Malakai’s Gift
Welcome to the July chapter of the Story-time Blog Hop. We have twelve new short speculative fiction tales from authors all around the world. My contribution, Malakai’s Gift, is a first draft scene excerpt from my current work-in-progress; Drop of Water; Episode Two in the Quest of the Guardians series. In their on-going quest to […]
Independence Day
It’s the 4th of July, Independence Day here in the USA, and I’m surprised to report, it’s quiet here in the neighborhood. I live in one of those mini-communities commonly known as a trailer park. I hate that term because it conjures up images of dumpy trailer houses and fifth generation welfare-rats; which seems to […]
Camp NanoWrimo
It’s that time of year again, when writers roll up their sleeves and settle in for a month of serious writing. We set lofty word-count goals, gather our notes, clear our calendars, and pull up our chairs; certain that we have a best seller banging around in our heads and Camp NanoWrimo is just the […]