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WWRD. What Would Raylan Do?

From the C3 writer’s conference Sometimes my mouth gets me in trouble. Maybe I say something because I think it’s funny. And sometimes maybe I shouldn’t. If you’re a guy,…

0 By James|Oct 30, 2016

Mind Like Water (melon)

I know myself pretty well. If you read the back cover of my first book, you’ll discover I’ve put myself on the hook for writing a trilogy. I figured if…

0 By James|Oct 27, 2016

Launch!

Many thanks for your encouragement and support over the past year or so! I’ve worked diligently to bring you a memorable book and an engaging website. It was my intention…

0 By James|Aug 12, 2016

Where do characters come from? The Census Bureau, of course.

She told me her name was Lanae, but that the “n” was silent. Her suitcase was a green plastic bag, and she plopped in down on the bus seat beside…

0 By James|Aug 10, 2016

Writing time. Not excuse time.

If I only had the time in my day… I should write a book about this… Remember when you said you were going to write a book? Did you do…

0 By James|Jun 28, 2016

Hugh Howey? Taking option 2

And I’m not even sure if option 3 is a thing. So, I retired once.  It was more than ten years ago, and I’m still working my butt off. Figuratively,…

0 By James|Jun 25, 2016

Quid Pro Quo

You want to be a writer? You have to give up something. Part of this is, of course, the fact you need time to write.  At this point, if you’re…

0 By James|Mar 19, 2016

Piece of Cake

Measure twice. Cut once. Perfect, right? Not really my style, although sometimes I like to fool myself into thinking so. Even though I don’t follow football as much as 99…

0 By James|Mar 13, 2016

I don’t make mistakes

I guess you have to be careful what you say.  Having a sharp tongue and knowing how to use it is partly inherited and partly practical experience.  Use your words.…

0 By James|Mar 4, 2016

The NOW of Blogging

In my mind, I mapped out a general plan for writing and publishing a book. The new frontier of Amazon and Amazon competitors has allowed and encouraged a whole generation…

0 By James|Mar 2, 2016

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