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, […]
Realistic words from John Steinbeck.
“I am so lazy and the thing ahead is so very difficult.” – John Steinbeck, while writing The Grapes of Wrath
Sweet Sixteen
August is a milestone month for me. It was August 1998 when I packed up and moved from the bay area of California to the Washington DC area. I’ve now […]
The Proof is in the Proof
I’ve been bad about posting here, but things are getting exciting as we are so close to being ready to publish The South Coast! The print proof came in this […]
Final stages!
It’s been (quite) a while since my last posting, but while I was in a holding pattern for the book to get back from editing I was busy working on […]