I had a revelation a few months ago: After years of writing and doubt, I wasn’t going to send a single solitary inquiry to a publisher or literary agent. I…

Synopses, Back cover blurbs, author profiles – these are all SO MUCH HARDER to write than a 90,000 novel. I wrote this back cover blurb for a finished by unpublished novel…

They grow tomatoes out this way, milk and slaughter cows. The first time I looked into a cow’s woeful glassy eyes, looking like they had tears welling up, I thought…

I did some screen printing a few years back and turned this: Into this. I loved Suzi Quattro when I was a kid. She was edgy, a real musician, she…

This is the start of a novel revision, from around 2009… 12 O’clock or thereabouts The sun’s at the top of the world and I’m in the cold-sweat of the…

I just finished writing the first sex scene in my book – that’s right, cold showers for everyone. Actually, there was no sex, just the messy beginnings. And it got me…

I’m currently at the country house writing and hanging out with the dogs while Jeff works 3 jobs in the city to keep us in grass-fed beef and fancy nuts. Love…