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2,700. It doesn’t sound like a lot. Well, if your talking dollars then opinions vary. Not a lot for a car, too much for a hotel room. Not that bad for a trip to some far distant country. Way too much for a trip to St. Louis. But when you’re talking pages, it doesn’t sound…

There were four ways to get to college, as described to me by mother when I was a freshman in high school. 1) You were born rich, filthy rich, and it was paid for by your parents. 2) You got perfect grades from sixth grade to senior year and you got a scholarship. 3) You…

Bruda Korlyn gripped tight to the mast of the tiny sailboat and squeezed his eyes shut. Wave after wave slammed the boat mercilessly as the storm fought to crush his will and break his mind. Seven days of horror at the hands of the sea had brought him to a level of panic he had…

Words, hundreds of thousands of words. I was down on my writing a few months ago. Frustrated with the fact that I had not published yet, despite the fact I am still perfecting my voice and have not submitted in a while. During my frustration I decided to give myself a small reality check. I…

I can’t believe I’m typing again. I get grumpy. Snapping at the kids, snapping at the wife. I roll my eyes at my friends and don’t answer my phone. I get grumpy about 3/4 of the way through the book. OK, that is how it used to be. This time it was a little more…

A man once old me a mother’s job is to teach the child about unconditional love. The father has a more difficult job. Of course, the father loves the child unconditionally, but he must teach the child about conditional love. He must hold the child accountable for his or her actions. If the child doesn’t…

None of it mattered, not the sand storm that raged through the desert around him, not the fact that it all had to happen in the stark daylight instead of the black of night, not the sheer numbers he would face, or the overwhelming odds he stood vying against. The only thing that mattered now…

I want it. I mean I want it. I want it bad. I wake up thinking about it. Thinking, “How do I get there? What do I do today to get myself published and into a thriving career that can propel me through the 26 books I am planning or have written?” It stands before…

For a long time now, Amazon has been the Mecca of all self-publishing authors. I have written in posts past how I feel about the self-publishing industry. I have voiced frustrations about writers publishing sub-par reading material and calling themselves authors. I have been silently shaking my self-righteous fist at the Amazon.com company for aiding…