I’m Home and Settling In

Finally … my Web site and blog are together. I love the Revolution Pro Business theme and the gorgeous header designed by the talented artist, Aundrea Hernandez (who also created the cover for Dream or Destiny). I’m still working to get everything right. I lost my blogroll in the transfer so will have to re-create it. … Read more

Temporary Quarters

Well … kouji wished me only one hiccup in updating my blog and Web site. Though I have been delayed in finishing the project because I’ve been under the weather, everything had been going smoothly. I got everything pretty much the way I want it on my test site, but when I tried to transfer to … Read more

New Novel Released: Dream or Destiny

Finally, my new novel, Dream or Destiny, has been released as an e-book. When you order an e-book from GASLight Publishing, LLC, you receive a zip file that contains four e-book formats: PDF (which you can read in Adobe Acrobat), HTML (which you can read in your Web browser, whether or not you are connected … Read more

Update

I hope to unveil the new design soon.  I haven’t been able to work as much as I would like because I’ve been under the weather. The delay isn’t because of any problems with the redesign … and it’s not because I’m creating an absolute masterpiece. 🙂

Change is afoot …

I’m making changes to my blog.If anything looks strange or something doesn’t work in the next few days, it will be a temporary situation. The new and improved blog should be unveiled later this week.

Great Editing Blog: The Blood-Red Pencil

I’ve recently joined a great new editing blog: The Blood-Red Pencil. A dozen professional editors “take the mystery out of of book manuscript revision.” My first post on the blog, Ten Tips for Self-Editing, appeared today. I encourage you to subscribe so you don’t miss any of the great editing advice.

Thanks to August Commenters

August brought more comments from fewer commenters than July: more than 400 comments from 100 commenters. I appreciate each and every comment, though I prefer to respond to people rather than keywords as I explained in my last post about comments. Thanks to these great folks who visited and commented in August! Top Contributor (24 … Read more

Comment Spam, Do Follow, Keyword Names, and You

I’m pleased with the number of insightful comments this blog gets, and I appreciate comments from diverse readers from around the world. As my comment policy specifies, first-time comments are moderated; after the first comment is approved, future comments from that person are not subject to moderation. In theory, at least. Recently Akismet, which generally does … Read more

Labor Day

Labor Day, the first Monday is September, is set aside to honor American workers. Although it was started by the labor movement for union workers, I think all workers—blue collar, white collar, professional, union or non-union—deserve recognition … and a day of rest. Enjoy your holiday, fellow workers.