I must decide which manuscript to create next while fine-tuning my synopsis and query letter for Doheny Drive: Three Boys and The Girl. Here are the options I’m considering: 1. Write Book 2 of my thriller series, McCloud. Book 1 is titled Eagle Bay, a psychological thriller set on the Oregon Coast. 2. Write Book […]
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Hallelujah! My novel, Doheny Drive: Three Boys and The Girl, is completed! C’est fini! ¡Esta terminado! È finitu! This is the story of four best friends whose interconnected journey begins in 1972 and passes through decades of enduring camaraderie, loves lost and rediscovered, and the inevitable trials and tribulations of lives worth living. Ultimately, it is a love
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An insanely busy December preceded an insanely busy January. The family Christmas gathering in Sedona was extraordinary and everything we hoped for, but it ranks as the second-best highlight of our time together, eclipsed by news that our oldest daughter and her husband are expecting their first child. I’ve been known to say the most
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Season’s Greetings and Merry Christmas! My wife and I are preparing for glorious visits with our three children, their spouses, and our wonderful granddaughter, Princess Charlotte! It will be beyond challenging to get much writing done over the next week, which means I’ll have to hit it hard upon our return from Sedona, Arizona, where
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My wife and I spent Thanksgiving dinner in our backyard on a beautiful Arizona day, just the two of us. She insisted on making a full turkey, dressing, potatoes and gravy fest. It tasted incredible, and we ate like kings and queens for the next three days. Our children are scattered all across the country
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Another stellar road trip for my wife and me to visit our precious granddaughter, Charlotte, and her amazing parents in Orange County. The main event was a beautiful baptism ceremony attended by family and friends from both sides of Charlotte’s family tree. On the day of the celebration, we met with a few of my
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My wife and I no longer travel by air due to myriad challenges I won’t bore you with. But we love road-tripping in the Western US, particularly from our home in Arizona to Orange County or Austin, Texas. The big draw in the OC is the indomitable Charlotte, our granddaughter, for whom I do not
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Blackstone Country Club invited me to be the guest speaker for their Ladies Luncheon, and I was privileged to interact with thirty-five classy and interesting women at the event. I read two very different chapters from my memoir, Stand Up – one that triggered stronger emotions than I anticipated and one that had the audience
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I am one of ten children raised by an amazing woman. Mom would have been 95 years old this week; she left us five years ago. One of my siblings told me Mom hoped to move to Paris for a while around age 20, but Dad spotted her on the stage before a Christmas production in
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I write my books while constantly editing previous chapters—it’s what works for me. Doheny Drive will be my fourth book and very different from the others. Of course, the final version will differ in ways unknown, but I’m hoping you get a strong sense of place and time and are intrigued by how I set
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