It’s been a while since I’ve written anything here; on Feb. 11 to be exact when I posted about a few love songs for Valentine’s Day. For those who are concerned or curious, I have been writing. Just not here. I’m a contributor on Medium, where I’ve had about five posts in recent weeks. I […]
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, here are a few love songs that I have enjoyed through the years. The Bee Gees’s last Top 10 hit in the U.S. was “One” in 1989, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard chart. The song was written by the Gibbs brothers, one of the greatest songwriting teams in […]
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame recently announced the nominees for the 2022 class. Now fans can vote for their favorite five artists for inclusion in the hallowed hall. This year’s nominees include Fela Kuti, Dolly Parton, Carly Simon, Lionel Richie, Judas Priest, A Tribe Called Quest, Dionne Warwick, Pat Benatar, Eminem, Rage Against The Machine, New York Dolls, Kate Bush, MC5, Eurythmics, DEVO, Duran Duran, and Beck. According to […]
I’m back to writing again on a daily basis. Since my last post, I’ve written more than 15,000 words on my next novel. I guess you could say I got back in the groove. I’ve always said and advised others that the best way to write a novel (or nonfiction) is to do it on […]
Last November I had an ill-fated experience with National Novel Writing Month, throwing up my hands and giving up after a week or so. I only wrote about 5,500 words that had little direction, almost reading like a stream of consciousness. I opened the file again this morning and began reading and revising. It wasn’t […]
At my age, I’m not one who wishes my life away, but I must admit that I’m glad 2021 is behind me. It wasn’t a particularly bad eight months of the year for me as a writer because I had two novels published — Make Room for Family on February 1 and Reunion of Familiar Strangers on […]
I gave it a shot but I couldn’t complete the National Novel Writing Month, better known as NaNoWriMo, challenge in November. I only wrote for about a week, knocking out only 5,000 or so words, before throwing up my hands and giving up. I kept thinking I would get back into it after a day […]
It’s been two months since the release of my last novel, Reunion of Familiar Strangers, the fifth book in the John Ross Boomer Lit series. Now it’s time to move on after spending time promoting the book, and frankly, taking a breather from writing. For those who follow this blog, you may have noticed this […]
The fifth book in my John Ross Boomer Lit series, Reunion of Familiar Strangers, hits the online bookstores today. The e-version of the novel has been available on preorder from Amazon since Aug. 27. It should now be in both e-book and print if everything goes as planned from Wings ePress. And with the book being […]
My wife and I fulfilled a “bucket list” trip earlier this month when we traveled to idyllic Mackinac Island to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. Overlooking the bay The 4.35 square mile island is located on Lake Huron, between Michigan’s upper and lower peninsulas. The islet is listed as a National Historic Landmark. Mackinac Island […]
