I'm not one who typically enters writing contests. I hate being judged and I don't deal well with rejection. I had the same problems when...

Ladies and Gentlemen, this Saturday we celebrate the launch of a unique writing project that all began with a few friends on Instagram...

After spending a week in the hometown of the Exploration Channel -- San Deigo, CA -- I am happy to be home and it was an adventure...

I'm just getting home from WriterCon 2022 - four days of writing, networking, and learning. My cup runneth over. I haven't been this...

WriterCon is an annual writer's conference right here in my hometown of Oklahoma City. I started going a half-dozen years ago when I was...

Three years ago, I had my first chance to visit San Diego - it was my first trip to Cali ever, so I was super excited - but quickly...

I swore I wasn't going to do it. I wasn't going to join TikTok. Wasn't going to participate. Wasn't going to watch. Meanwhile, TikTok was...

"Tell you what I do like though. A killer. A dyed-in-the-wool killer. Cold blooded, clean, methodical and thorough." - Zorg, The Fifth...

Recently, I met with my writing partner - aka former college professor and very good friend - to do our Sunday critique meeting and I was...

Where's my tribe? When I asked for help before, you all answered in droves. I need you again! We are trying to get to 50 reviews on...

I've been so lucky to have another article featured in this week's Red Sneaker Writer's Newsletter! Check it out: This time the...

...and there's Hell to pay! It's finally here! The Monk's Grimoire will be officially published on March 1st! You can pre-order now (and...

I was delighted to sit down with Al Cooley of the Ghosts in the Valley podcast recently. We had a great visit about safety, emergency...

Recently, I met a fellow Oklahoma author on-line who writes books very much like my own. Through Facebook Messenger, John Vandeventer and...

I am super excited to be the guest on the latest episode of the MisFit Nation podcast. Host Rich LeMonica is a fellow Emergency Manager,...

I know! I know! I know! The Monk's Grimoire is coming! No. I don't have a date. Yes. I'm excited, too! What's the hold up? Well, that's...

It's taken me a week to be able to sit down and write this blog post, mostly because I still can't believe it is real. Someone, pinch me!...

This is probably not the first opportunity you've had to question the five-star review system that Amazon and others seem so dependent...

A little over a month ago, I started a little home renovation project. I entered this enterprise dubious because we have a history of...

Once upon a time, when I was working as a safety consultant, I was doing an inspection at a nursing home in a very rural community. It...