Really, my distractions determine what type of day it will be, plus what research remains to be done. Assuming my research is finished and my distractions are minimal, if any, my writing pattern goes something like this when writing a novel: Before ever getting to the computer, my first draft of a novel is always [CONTINUE READING]
Jan 052011
Many people ask me why I wrote my book, Sitting on Cold Porcelain. It actually got placed on my “to do” list when my children were growing up in Philadelphia, PA. I was inspired by humor writers’ like Erma Bombeck. In Aunt Erma’s Cope Book, Erma pointed out the fact that TV and children dominated [CONTINUE READING]
Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. Don’t forget to tell us the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from…that way people can have some great book recommendations if they [CONTINUE READING]
Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this remarkable book about the man who rose from nothing to create the modern presidency. Beloved and hated, venerated and reviled, Andrew Jackson was an orphan who fought his way to the pinnacle of power, bending the nation to [CONTINUE READING]
