The battles in the Indie Wars just keep on a’comin’. I wrote this post on Wednesday evening, November 16th, intending to publish it on Thursday: The time has come to announce the official publication date of Pilot Error, and I … Continue reading →
In the Blogbook section of this site, I’ve likened blogging to having a shadow. Although at the time I thought about the popular 1927 song, “Me and My Shadow,” the lyrics don’t fit very well . . . Me and … Continue reading →
Okay, so if you’ve visited my blog in the past and peeked into the Writer’s Desk Logbook, you probably have read all you care to know about my struggles in the Query Wars and the recent departure from the front … Continue reading →
When I first began the task of writing a novel, I didn’t think much about the kind of ending I wanted. A tragedy would be too depressing. Fairy tales didn’t interest me. Somewhere in between those extremes lay a far … Continue reading →
(Source photo for header image taken by Matt H. Wade. If you’re looking at the fighter pilot header, click the post title.) An Obituary printed in the London Times: Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common … Continue reading →
Credit for source photo used in the header: AP Photo/Ward Howes. (If you are looking at the Home Page fighter pilot header, click on the post title.) (Photo credit: posted to Flickr by jeggernot here) As you might imagine, the … Continue reading →
Well, it’s official, as if I have finally seen the worm. (Image credit to pullyourownstrings.com) My loss of faith in Apple as a corporation began when I bought an Apple TV2 so that I could stream Netflix programming. As chronicled … Continue reading →
Credit for source photo used in the header: AP Photo/Ward Howes. (If you are looking at the Home Page fighter pilot header, click on the post title.) The annual air races in Reno, NV, can be thought of as NASCAR … Continue reading →
I’ve read that proofreading a manuscript is best done with a printed copy rather than on a computer screen. The reason has to do with the way in which the eye-brain connection handles the task of processing the words, and … Continue reading →
During my 20-year USAF career, the threat of a “RIF” ebbed and flowed with America’s need to use its military power as an instrument of national policy and influence events within the international arena. It might come as no surprise … Continue reading →
