Two weeks
Unless there is another extension, testimony in the murder trial of Kevin Hailey is set to begin Monday, Oct. 26. Two weeks from today. This is the day that many have waited 17 years for. 1992's triple homicide in Atlanta, ...

Facing feedback
Yet another rejection from an agent, but this one came with some advice on how to change/improve my approach to the book I am writing. Usually rejections are form letters, as I've written about here before, but this particular agent ...

Ch-ch-ch-changes
 Jury selection has begun, but the date for testimony to begin in the Kevin Hailey murder trial has now been moved to Oct. 19 in Nacogdoches. Have now turned in my third different vacation request. Sorry boss, but gotta ...

Writing, waiting
Even as I am optimistic about a potential agent's enthusiastic remarks about the sample chapters she read, the waiting is excrutiating. I have learned over the years not to get too high over what I call "nibbles" or too low ...

Watching the cork
Like fishing with a cork on the line. It dips beneath the water, teasing, tantalizing. Can I set the hook? I'm watching the cork. Keep good thoughts I land this one.

And that's the way it is
When I had my own publication in East Texas I did a series of radio commercials promoting it. In one series I "attempted" to imitate famous people including Walter Cronkite who died this weekend. Of course, I was "Walter Long-kite." ...

Marathon man
I've been running this marathon for more than 10 years...17 if you count covering the story as a reporter from day one. The bottom line is, three people are dead. No one has been punished for the murders. A trial ...

Rejection remarks
 Unfortunately for those of us trying to sell a book project, rejection letters are a way of life. As I continue to shop my true crime book on the triple murder in East Texas in 1992, I've certainly gotten ...

Helpful writing site, e-zine
If your writing interest leans toward freelance, self-publishing or e-books, one of the most useful web sites I have come across is writersweekly.com. Angela Hoy's site also offers an extremely informative and useful e-zine that you can access via RSS ...

Older software
I am running into a situation where I need to open some files created with older software that I no longer have. These files are book chapters I previously wrote and now need to revise and/or add to for the ...