I learned this week that I have 3 bulging disks and a pinched nerve in my neck, the cause of all my summer neck pains. I’ll be going to a surgeon in 3 weeks to learn what the next step is. I’m worried about surgery and mobility. This wasn’t how I expected to spend the [...]

I’m holding a contest over at my website to guess as close as possible the date and time when I will finish reading all 140+ books by Erle Stanley Gardner.
Over the past 2 years, I’ve been wending my way through his 600 short stories, 140 books and the countless articles Gardner has written, in [...]

So, this is my last Friday of summer break. Next Tuesday, I’ll be heading back to the hallowed halls for training and in a little over a week, new students will be coming in. This summer seems to have flown. I can’t believe that it’s over already. Sigh.
Since the date for school has crept onto [...]

For the past two months, I’ve been suffering from a major pain in the neck, literally! Currently I have pain whenever I turn to the left and a limited range of motion on that side. Apparently, a muscle in my upper back has knotted up and hampers movement on that side. I’ve seen doctors [...]

Wow, all the Borders are closing or have closed as you read this. It’s hard to know what the impact will be to bookselling and reading overall from this. It’s like taking the center out of the watermelon and wondering what’s going to happen to the rind. Obviously Barnes and Noble is still around, and [...]

I was painting the bathroom (which will be the topic of another blog altogether) when “Baby You’re a Rich Man” started playing on my iPod. While painting takes a toll on the muscles, it doesn’t take much of a toll on the mind. I let my mind wander and realized that this was the very [...]

To kick-off the holiday weekend, we’ve started on 4 (yes, you read correctly) — 4 home projects. Ugh. However, this is the time of year that we have the time and the money to do these things. I’ve been out of school for 3 weeks now, and things are getting under control around the house. [...]

I’m exercising some different muscles this summer. In addition to the biography that I’m working on, I’m taking the time to work on some fiction as well. I’m finishing up the 3rd US Grant mystery, which will be available as an eBook. The book was never released from Silver Dagger, due to issues with that [...]

Well, I’ve read 7 more Erle Stanley Gardner books since last week. I’m on a pace to be done with all the books before the end of summer. Additionally, I’m trying to read some self-published contest entries as well. And squeeze in some pleasure reading as well.
I’ve always been a huge reader, partly just [...]

Well, it’s official. School is over until mid-August for me. I’m very glad to have the free time and to have some time to write and market. I’m still working on the Gardner biography, but it’s moving along well, and I’m happy with the progress lately. It’s moving along now at a good pace, and [...]