Just about every writer dreams of writing words that will have a lasting effect on civilization. Wouldn’t it be awesome if at least one line from each of your books tended to stay in people’s minds? An avalanche on a snow covered mountain can be triggered by something as quiet as a person’s voice. A…
Momo loves to play hide-and-seek. Can you find him in these pictures taken in various places across North America? Yes, this is a photography book, but I have found it to be so much more than just a book of pretty photographs to look at. In what other ways can this book be used? For…
Are you restrained by bands or by banns? Do you eat at a banquet or a banquette? Is a poet called a bard or a barred? Does a bare or a bear live in the woods? bands, banns, bans Bands are materials used to restrain or confine. The bands around their wrists were not easily broken.…
From abbe to ayes, there are a lot of confusing words that begin with “A.” Below are links to each of my articles that explain the differences between these words. Confusing Words from Abbe to Access – Would a nun live in an abbe or an abbey? Is the mother superior an abbess or an abyss? When…
Do you believe that the name you are given at birth has a lot to do with how you live your life? If you do, what would a child named Don Juan Casanova grow up to be like? How would being blessed (or cursed) with such a name affect his life? Look at what these…
How much of The Redemption of Don Juan Casanova based upon his life experiences? Does he have any more storylines in mind for this character? Out of all the books this author has written, which one is his favorite? Is there a special place he has set aside to write? You used to work in…
When Lloyd was in the first grade, his mother was told by the “experts” that he would never learn to read. The world would have missed out on a great author if they had been right. I am glad these “experts” were wrong. Mr. Lofthouse went on to become an author and a teacher in…
As amazing as this may sound, the democratically managed public schools in the United States have been slowly and steadily improving over the last 114 years [actually longer than that], and they continue to improve in spite of the false claims to the contrary. How much of an improvement am I talking about? In 1900,…
How would you respond if you were framed for crimes you didn’t commit? What if there was no way you could prove your innocence? Ethan Card, a Marine fighting in Vietnam, is about to become a patsy for a cruel, power-hungry rogue CIA agent who only wants to cover up his own crimes. Tuyen, a…
How much of Running with the Enemy is fiction? How much of it really happened? How completely does he develop his characters before writing? When did he first have a desire to write? What advice does he have for writers who are striving to be published? You are a Vietnam veteran, and this book started as a…
