“Koller mixes history with current events in this crackling good thriller that’s surely Hollywood-bound!” ~ Ed Addeo, 2016 Chaucer Award Winning Author
Today was the 50th Super Bowl, pitting the Denver Broncos against the Carolina Panthers. My friends and I in the San Francisco area watched all fours hours, including the halftime show and award ceremony. To help pass the time, we played “The Big Game Bingo” using the television commercials as squares. I got a couple of BINGOs before the third quarter ended and scored a crisp $2-bill for each win. Making the game even more enjoyable was the great food and drink prepared by the hostess. Continue reading
This is the second installment of my (read: your/our) journey to pen the great American novel (or even the great American memoir/short story/how-to/self help, et al). The first step in that journey is to realize: IT DON’T GET DONE JUST STANDIN’ THERE LOOKIN’ AT IT.
But that’s just the first step. It’s like realizing that you’re not going to lose weight until you start eating right and exercising. Continue reading
The real “social media” at work.
“DISCOVERABILITY” – the bane of all Indie writers. If you are (or were) like me, you spent a lot of time thinking, planning, plotting about how to get “discovered”. On the one hand, it looks so easy. I mean, if 50 Shades of Grey can do it, so can you. Right?
Ummm …. NO! Continue reading
Got to tell you … no matter what else happened in 2014, that I could fill my car with gas that cost $1.75 per gallon (OK, OK …I had some “cents-off coupons”, but still …) qualifies it as a great year, no matter what else happened.
But I jest … sort of.
We all have our own definition of “success”. Since this is a blog about writing, I want to focus on that. But first, allow me to put into perspective the really important things in life: Continue reading
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