by Site Administrator | Aug 21, 2017 | Author's Comments, Informational
A Summer of War and its Aftermath: Over the summer, I read through four very thick, Pulitzer Prize-winning books regarding World War II, the reasons for it, and the impacts from it. There were a lot of causes for the war, a lot more than I suspected, and these...
by Site Administrator | Aug 19, 2017 | Author's Comments, Informational
A season of inspiration (Part 3): As affirming as all of the points of interest and inspiring places we visited this summer were the people we spent time with. There was our immediate family, wonderful visits with relatives, and great times spent with friends....
by Site Administrator | Aug 17, 2017 | Author's Comments, Informational, Writing Process
A Season of Inspiration (Part 1): Growing up, the last gasp of a dying summer happened when I returned to school and was asked to describe “what you did over the break.” As an adult, I still find myself doing the same thing. Some years, especially when the kids...
by JTL | Mar 30, 2017 | Author's Comments, Informational
PUBLISHING DIARY: Oops! I started writing a new book! Okay, probably not a common complaint for most people. I get it, but yep, it’s happened! I started, as stated in my last blog, using a new (to me) editor called Scrivener with the intention of rewriting a...
by JTL | Mar 30, 2016 | Author's Comments, Informational, Writing Updates
In … through … and beyond! – It’s probably one of the better quotes from a movie called “The Black Hole,” which while it has its flaws, is still a move I like. The experience for me is strange, though, the amazing moment when you...
by JTL | Feb 20, 2016 | Author's Comments, Informational
One thing you may not appreciate in the artistry of someone who draws “cartoon animal pictures” is exactly how much detail a really good picture requires. Take a look at the details of key areas of the cover to the new book, Trials of the Teldear. Artist...