• An Author's Life,  Daily Life

    Coming to a Theater Near You

    There are often times where I’ve sat down in a movie theater to watch a movie adaptation of a previously published novel and thought to myself, “I wonder what it feels like as an author to watch your creation come to life on a big screen?” Perhaps, one day, God willing, I’ll get to find out for myself. But, until then, I will continue to live vicariously through the accomplishment of others. The most recent example is the home video release of “Warm Bodies” by author Isaac Marion. He, like Stephanie Meyer, took an old concept, like zombies, and put his own twist on it to create a fresh and…

  • Agent Search,  Daily Life,  My Children,  My Muse

    Huge Announcement

    I’m going to be a published author. Yep. You read that correctly. I recently accepted an offer of publication by Wandering in the Words Press, an indie publisher. How excited am I, you ask? Let’s review the events of the day in question from the moment I received the news. It went a little something like this: 1)      I screamed 2)      I danced 3)      I sang 4)      I cried 5)      Repeated 1-4 All kidding aside, this is something I’ve worked toward most of my life. Someone once asked me what kind of legacy I wanted to leave for my children. My answer then is the same as it is now:…