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SHELF LIFE: Scaredy Cat

People ask me what scares me, what my deepest fears are, and what sends me into a panic. Austin Powers says he fears only two things: nuclear weapons and carnies. I’m different. Pretty much everything frightens me. I think people are usually […]

A Little Something For The Weekend

Today is an interesting day if you’re English.  It’s Saint Crispin’s Day which means an English person can give a French person the two fingers.  Sorry French people, it’s a Henry V thing.  Please don’t take it personally, especially French publishers.  Would […]

SHELF LIFE: No Sex Please

Lately I’ve been commended on the level of sex in my books—namely that I keep it clean.  So clean in fact, that NO SHOW on a couple of occasions has been tagged as Christian fiction by some Christian reading groups.  This label […]

HUMP DAY: It’s A Small Matter

As the western philosopher, Dirty Harry, in his treatise, Magnum Force, once said, “A man has to know his limitations.”  And from time to time, I’m reminded of my limitations, especially when it comes to my height.  I’m a sturdy 5’–4½”, which […]

Hump Day: Gristle

The other week I took Julie to task over her werewolf tendencies when it comes to meat. In a gesture of fairness, I suppose I should share something about me and meat issues. I don’t do gristle. I’m sorry–I just can’t eat […]

SHELF LIFE: Hidden Agendas

Writer, Draven Ames has been asking writers about their biggest aha moments in their careers.  My biggest writing revelation was about the hidden agendas in my books.  The agendas were so hidden, I didn’t even see them until they were pointed out […]