The Editing Begins
I’ve received my first edits back from my amazing editor. Now the real work begins! Dark Paradise begins being reborn today.
I’ve received my first edits back from my amazing editor. Now the real work begins! Dark Paradise begins being reborn today.
Book Commercial for Boise Montague Mysteries On President’s Day 2023 we shot a book commercial for my Boise Montague mysteries. I had decided to create a commercial months ago, but I could not bring myself to shoot the darned thing. I wrote the commercial, wrote the shooting schedule, storyboarded the entire commercial, all 40 seconds…
Springtime makes me think about rebirth, and of the rebirth of my connection to the Virgin Islands through writing and publishing my upcoming book, Dark Paradise. I lived in St. Thomas during my formative years and I often revisit the locales, smells, and sounds of my youth in my mind. But youth has a different outlook…
My first book signing even for Dark Paradise is scheduled for Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at The Comic Bug in Manhattan Beach, California from 5-8pm. Please come out and support my book and this great store! Families and kids welcome. I will be selling and signing copies of the novel. Thanks for the support. Address:…
All good stories have strong characters that are the driving force in the narrative. Without well-rounded characters who possess their own agendas, a story lacks the gravitational pull that pulls the reader in for more. My beta-readers for Dark Paradise all comment on the powerful, independent nature of the book’s female characters. Some men seem…
Gene finished 2nd in the annual competition with a 1,000 pound prize. Gene’s piece told the story of his family’s trip to Peru in 2017. The full story can be seen here: The Spiritual Land of Peru. Special thanks to the.travel.awards judges and a nod to my fellow writers who finished in the top 3:…
Last week I went to Las Vegas for my high school buddy’s 50th. The weekend started off at the MGM, where I crashed in my hotel room after making the drive from LA. After a brief nap, the eight of us joined up at the Rio for a bite to eat at the Voodoo Steakhouse where…