Interview with J Scott Savage

OK, A big, huge apology to J Scott Savage, Author of Farworld: Water Keep for not getting these posted sooner. My bad. These are the questions I asked him about his books and writing and he returned with some great answers. Check at the bottom of the post for the...

BIAM news

Well, I haven’t been very active in my writing the first half of the month–my excuse is the nearly two-week visit by my older sister and her family. They live in Mexico and I haven’t seen them since last July. I have completed 7110 words and managed...

Tristi’s BIAM Challenge

So my friend Tristi Pinkston has many blogs. I don’t know how she manages to keep up with them all, and her kids, and her writing, etc, etc, but she’s amazing (and she’s a dang awesome writer too). Anyway, on her blog Tristi’s Challenges,...

The Lure of a New Notebook

I’ve been having a great time at the UAEMT conference in St. George this weekend as I’ve learned plenty about all kinds of subjects from ambulance safety to triaging at multiple casualty incidents to hands-on experience in a mock disaster at Tuacahn High School—which...

Finding the Right Fit

Saturday I went to Provo to meet with my new critique group. Now, I’ve belonged to a casual critique group online. We trade manuscripts, first chapters for contests, cover letters and queries, but I’ve never been part of a regular critique group that meets...