A Prompt from My Daughter

A Prompt from My Daughter

My daughter loves animals. Nearly every job idea she has expressed an interest in through the course of her young life has had something to do with studying, caring for or treating animals. She also loves reading and unsurprisingly, those two passions often overlap....
The First No

The First No

I finally received my first rejection yesterday, and it was honestly something of a relief. Obviously, as a writer, you would love for every reaction to your work to be positive, but here at the beginning it is nice to simply know that someone is out there on the...
And So Begin the Queries

And So Begin the Queries

It occurs to me that the date on this post could become embarrassing if no one bites on this book, but for now I’ll stick to my committment to transparency (and set a reminder to delete this if/when it gets sad). This weekend I got five queries out the door to...
All the World’s a Page

All the World’s a Page

I try to avoid using stock images here, and as I’ve relegated most pictures from my acting days to the dusty photo albums of history, I offer an old picture of my son making his directorial debut instead.  I  did a lot of acting when I was younger. There were...
Revised Art for the Stone Gate

Revised Art for the Stone Gate

I asked my talented wife Marie Darling for a slight change to the design for the cover of Through the Stone Gate. As always, she delivered far beyond my expectations. I love this piece. I have no idea if this book will ever get published and even if it does, this...