August 2011 Blog Posts (235)

Recently, I posted this one-line quote on my social media accounts, "If you're going to write, do it with your heart, not with your head." Almost immediately, I saw it gathering attention and it really made me stop and think about what I was saying.  The answer is that I listened to my inner voice.



Now, for some that might sound a bit corny, or even conceded. But truthfully, that is really how I write and am learning to live my life. Our actions and reactions should reflect what…

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Hey, how is this Saturday treating you? Plenty going on here, not just on the blog, but The G-ZONE and Trestle Press. Check below for the many titles that were just released in the last 10 days. “Second Hand Bookstore” just happens to be one of them. This story is not just fun, but I am going to say a little bit of sunshine in your reading week. It is short, sweet(in a good way), and right on the mark. Michelle Vasquez is a very good blogger, an exceptional one I would say, and her…

M.E. Patterson will be touring with…

I have a few points to make in this post on not just this story but on this series Mark Miller has decided to call “ONE”. I applaud the man for laying himself out there. Basically to set the tone for this series, he has totally laid himself emotionally naked for us to ponder and reflect on our own experiences and dealings with loved ones. This series is not about telling anyone how to worship or live, not to get up on a podium and preach any type or reference any religion or thought process,…

David Hoof will be releasing a series of novels in different genres through Trestle Press, the first one, ”Sharpshooter”, will be released the end of August 2011, with the others to follow soon after. Here is the synopsis: 

“The Holloway family began grabbing up land and making serious enemies in Montana even before the Battle of Little Bighorn, but there was no payback until Senate candidate Jeb Holloway was found dead in his pickup in a lonely draw on his ranch. Using a Sharps…

This week, my landlord, after starting 15 months ago, finally completes putting in my central air conditioning...right in time for the cool down. Sigh! Today, I hop in my transporter, pick up author Jerry Hooten, and we're off to Cabo San Lucas where we partake in margaritas in the El Squid Roe bar. It's where i snapped his picture for this week's…

Joan Meijer has an amazing depth and breadth of work; put her name in the Amazon Toolbar and watch it go crazy. She has written and will continue to write in a variety of genres and tackle difficult subjects. I had a ton of fun with her on this project; she is a great researcher and commands an amazing knowledge of what she writes about. This time she wanted to tackle something on First Responders. Joan puts in plenty of Firefighters, Police officers, and EMTs in our digital short story. She…

If you haven’t read an Andrew Gross novel or just not gotten to this one yet, put it on your list of novels to read or get it in your hands a.s.a.p.; this novel rocks. It is a story that was actually based on real life circumstances of the author and he used it in ways that will have you gripped to the pages, whether they are virtual on the e-reader or just the plain paper. The way he was able to constantly ramp up the tension and move the story forward so quickly is just flat out fun and…

I am really enjoying Mark Miller’s versatility as an author. True, I have worked with him on a collaboration, ”A Prince in Trenton, Seriously?”  part of The Author’s Lab/Collaboration Series,  read his Empyrical Tales novels, and also his first installment of his brand new series “One”, “Meant To Be”, which I will post on tomorrow . My point in dropping all these titles is simple: Mark Miller is a talented author who is covering a lot of territory and doing it well; it is almost as if he is…

This is the complete list of stories and flashes included in the book, along with Loglines. The eBook will be released mid-September.

Acting in a Coffin - A director plays a prank that backfires on a movie set.

The Wallflower - A woman compares herself to one who is the life of the party.

Pupule - A neighborhood gets a lesson in humility from a crazy old Hawaiian man.

To Soar - What a bird drops.

Out of Body - A man is shot and his brain goes…

I think one of the biggest worries for a new or seasoned author is that others will enjoy your book as much as you enjoyed writing it.  At least this was one of the many feelings I encountered, in addition to nervousness of course.  Imagine how excited I was when the reviews came in and they were great.  This is my first fiction book.  My first book was non-fiction.  I decided to switch it up and it turned out to be great. To get a copy of my book, Simply Complicated, go to…

Griots (gree-oohs), my latest book, is a dream come true. A collaborative effort between me and Charles R. Saunders (author of Imaro and creator of Sword and Soul), Griots is an anthology of sword and soul stories written by 14 different authors with illustrations by 14 different artists. Its purpose is to define what Sword and Soul is and present its various interpretations.…