There are years that are great years, years that are bad years, and years that just…are years. 2025 was one of those. I spent a lot of time with the spouse working on a house to sell, and while it … Continue reading →

I’m one of the first out there to note that my writing processes have changed over time, and differ from book to book. While other people have an established process, mine varies over time and type of book. Some of … Continue reading →

Some thoughts about digital personalities in my work (self-indulgent blather about my take on artificial digital beings, as I’ve written them) I’ve been watching the latest AI developments with a somewhat…oh, what word do I want? Not jaded, not cynic...

So far it’s been an open winter. We’ve had some snow, some frozen ground, but now things have warmed up a little bit, thanks to a series of storms brought in by an atmospheric river. We don’t get it nearly … Continue reading →

It’s a labored truism that after you’ve lived a certain number of years, time seems to speed up rather than slow down (mileage varies as to when that happens for each individual). Certainly, autumn seemed to sneak up on us … Continue reading →

Two horse blogs in a row…wow! Not to worry, I’m working on an essay about an Ernest Haycox Western that I hope to get up this week. “Trust” is one of those big buzzwords in horse training. We’re supposed to … Continue reading →

It’s been a little over a month now since that late afternoon when I went to Mocha’s field and discovered…she could barely walk. That moment when it became The Time I Knew Was Coming Far Too Soon. I’ve finally stopped … Continue reading →

Over the past five years, I’ve somewhat evolved a writing process that really worked for me, using Scrivener and Word together. Scrivener was where I put my worldbuilding details. Character notes. Oddball stuff like any weirdnesses about time, includ...

When you commit to owning a horse for their whole life, you know that there’s going to be That Day happening at some point. Sometimes That Day is a day early, sometimes it’s a day late. And sometimes That Day … Continue reading →

CHANGING COVERS One of the reasons I like being self-published is the ability to look at things I’ve put out there and say “well, that didn’t work. The foundation of the story is good, but it’s not resonating with readers…let’s … Continue reading →