E-books or print?
As an author and a reader, I love the smell of a new book. I like to hold it, flip the pages, find it face down on my chest after I fall asleep reading. I have never read an e-book. ...

Oops!
I think most of us would agree that technology is a wonderful thing. For aspiring writers trying to land an agent, being able to submit query letters, proposals and manuscripts via e-mail is time saving as well as cost saving. ...

Back in business
Had some technical glitches when switched to the new web site, but now it seems I am back in business. Will get back to my regular blogs ASAP.

My books for sale on Saturday
Yeah, this is a shameless plug. On Saturday in Cuero, I'll be set up at the city-wide garage sale at the park selling copies of my independently published books, A Long Look at Life, Vol. 1, Prose and Poetry, and ...

No news is good news, I guess
Nothing really new to report on the book front. One agency has a proposal and sample chapters. Several other agents have query letters, and I continue to try and find appropriate agents to send letters to. Keep your fingers crossed. ...

Readin' about writin'
My girlfriend's daughter had a fundraiser at school and I bought a couple of magazine subscriptions including one to an old friend, "Writer's Digest." I subscribed to the magazine for several years and leaned heavily on its annual "Writer's Market" ...

Peer Pressure
I was talking last night with a fellow writer about character development for a project she's working on. After the discussion, I came to realize that we, as writers, need each other. We need feedback. We need constructive criticism. We can't ...

Buckle up!
Well, the roller coaster ride that is the book publishing industry is heading up again! In response to a query letter, I got a response from an agent wanting to see a full proposal and sample chapters of my book. ...

Trials and tribulations
After about nine straight days covering two different murder trials, I have to admit I'm glad to be out of the courtroom for awhile. Although I try to maintain my professionalism and distance myself from what I hear in the ...

Murders on my mind
Yesterday, Jan. 27, marked the 17th anniversary of the triple homicides of the Butts family in East Texas that I am writing a book about. Seventeen years! Mackenzie, only two at the time she was drowned in the bathtub, would ...