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Midnight Splash in the Hands of Beta Readers
There's been an exciting development in the journey of my debut novel's publication. Yesterday, after a few days of looking for the right people, I passed my book on to a group of beta readers. These are people who read my book with a reader's eye. The read as a...
I’m on Substack
I’d like to give you a short reminder. At the end of last year I took part in a “fresh start” seminar for my writing. I did a deeper dive with the the seminar’s host and came up with a list of things I could do to further my writing. Expanding my social media reach,...
College Journey: Application Season
Our life is being taken over by our senior son’s college application process. I don’t remember much about my own over 20 years ago, but for some reason I feel like it wasn’t this involved. Times change. His school started getting them familiar with the process late...
Family Fun
It’s already October! The days and weeks or September seem to have flown by – so much I can’t seem too keep up. Thankfully, some processes can be automated, but there are others that just can’t. One of those is spending time with friends and family and making...
Happy Holidays!
Happy holidays! September and October seem to be when the world starts looking forward to various fall and winter holidays. First up is Halloween. While it’s not really my favorite holiday, it marks the beginning of the many holidays to come. It also marks the...
Character Takeover: Jay Valentine, IV
I honestly don’t know what to write about. Turner’s the writer. He always edits my “What I Did Last Summer” essays. Turner has been my best friend since we were born. We have the same birthday and our parents are best friends, too. I don’t know what I’d do without...