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  • So pleased!

    In preparation for shipping Suzie’s Nightmare around to different agents, I decided to give it to a few friends and get them to read it over. Get their impressions of the plot, the characters, the storyline. In his book On Writing, Stephen King sends out his burgeoning manuscripts to numerous fellow writers and readers he…


  • Spring Cleaning & Information Overload

    Went through and spruced up the tags for some of my older posts. Made things a bit more organized and hopefully made things a bit easier to find around here. Added a tag cloud over on the right for easy browsing and also added a Contact Form up top for folks that want to contact…


  • Picking Up with Suzie Again

    Actually forced myself to pick up Suzie’s sequel again and start working on it. Unfortunately this update is over several days time, not in one sitting like I’d like. But it’s being worked on, and that’s definitely a step forward in the right direction. Project: Sequel to Suzie’s Nightmare Deadline: End of 2011 (Preferably much…


  • Dixie Alley hammered by more than 150 tornadoes

    Only now starting to see how bad the tornadoes were here in the Southeast last night. Around this time of year, it’s incredible how many tornadoes come sweeping through. Although Atlanta is *usually* lucky enough not to be in direct line, the tornado that came through here a few years back was bad enough to…


  • Embedded by Dan Abnett

    Military Science Fiction was the first genre I categorized this book when I read over the summary and signed up for the giveaway. I wasn’t quite sure what I was expecting since I’ve never really read much on the genre. But I’m always willing to try new books, even if I’m a bit uncertain at…