I wondered if Conan had read Leviticus. Do you remember when Conan was asked what was best in life?His response is pretty well known - "To crush your enemies. See them driven before you. And to hear the lamentations of their women."It doesn't possess...
Last month I asked, "Which is more important to you: story, character, or world building?"I came down on the side of the story. Let's look a little deeper.Many stories purport to be "character-driven." What does that mean? But FirstBefore I answer th...
Which is more important to you: story, character, or world building?I think we can agree that story and character are the primary elements for which we read books. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that while story is not everything, it is the ma...
Do you have a favorite Shakespeare play? There are many that I quite enjoy, including Hamlet, Macbeth, Richard II, and Richard III. If you prefer them in movie form, I suggest Branagh's Hamlet, as well the first three episodes of the Hollow Crown ser...
Dear Friends, Reader, and Others,Of interest this month was an Idaho Supreme Court Opinion which contained some humorous language. I'll get to that shortly. First, if you availed yourself of the opportunity to get one or more of my ebooks for free, p...
Friends, Readers, Countrymen,Lend me your ears. I'm giving away, that's right, giving away free copies of two of my ebooks and offering two others at only 99 cents each. I'll tell you more about that below.If you could choose one experience or moment...
Hello again, Friends, Readers, and Bibliophiles,Let me thank you for your great responses to last month's email. I received only one negative response about my thoughts on anxiety spoilers. It was very entertaining. However, the positive responses we...
My friends and readers,I have two main topics for this newsletter.I'll begin with the topic of Book Rapture.Did you ever notice that there's a point at which you become enthralled with a book?I'm reading one now that has me enraptured. Usually such b...
I've got some good news to share with you--and I don't mean that my next book is almost ready. It's coming along, but it's still a month away from completion. However, you can get 5 autographed books from 5 famous authors -- or at least 4 famous auth...