A TWIST AND A BRICK WALL
An editor is one of the best and biggest choices you will make in your writing, at least if you plan to publish. They cost money. Sometimes lots of money. […]
1,460 Days
Today is my last day of having a three-year old. Just about this time tomorrow my son will officially be four years old. I look through the photographs of […]
Writing in a Vacuum
It’s late 2015 and I released my second novel, Ballyvaughan, several months ago. I’m well on my way to finishing my third novel and it has been so much better […]
Taking My Wins Where I Can
I read this article on the Washington Post about humble bragging and how it can make people not like you. You know, those people who say things on Facebook like: […]
Ballyvaughan – Chapter 1
Eddie’s back was against the light green cement block wall. His Glock 19 nine-millimeter pistol was in his hand and aimed towards the ground. He felt his cell phone vibrate […]
A Trip to Ballyvaughan
Late last week my second novel quietly became available on Amazon.com. By the end of this week it should be available at all other online booksellers, and by special order […]
Sacred Pages
It was fourth grade and I’d finally made it to one of ‘those’ teachers classes. Every school has one or two. The teacher everyone can’t wait to get. They’re almost […]
One is the loneliest number
My name is John and I self-publish. That’s how it feels sometimes. Like I’m in a 12-step program for recovering authors who just ‘think’ they are published when all […]
Ballyvaughan
Writing the second novel about Eddie Holland was an adventure that took me from Austin to Ireland, unfortunately only in words. The manuscript is with my editor now and I’m […]
Writers Write
When I designed the cover for my first book, The South Coast, in 2013, I had never designed a book cover before. I’d designed annual reports, websites, CD cover art, […]