National & Regional Award Winning Thrillers. National Publishers Freedom Award for BEST NEW FICTION in the USA & Canada from a small press. Also an Amazon #1 Best-Selling author.
I never expected to witness the sentencing of an illegal immigrant for killing a fourteen-old girl, Christy Pena, within six miles of my home. But a few days ago I supported a friend at the Salinas, California courthouse. She was a long-time neighbor of the Piña family and vowed to make a statement before the killer was sent to prison.
Continue reading “Anger, Grace and Integrity While Sentencing a Killer”
Since we were children we have been taught how to stay safe. “Don’t touch the hot stove. Don’t date a guy that mistreats you. Never text and drive at the same time. Beware of internet scams.” But here is my warning that you’ve probably never heard. Con-men and women are always likable — until they screw you. Just like the one that went after one of my relatives.
Continue reading “Joy and Pain of a Romance Scam”
Earlier this year I reported a huge security lapse at an entertainment event that more than 50,000 people annually attend.
Continue reading “I can now share this blog without risking the safety of others”
Many people living in California think it is paradise despite drought, flash floods, mudslides, windstorms, earthquakes, and wildfires.
Continue reading “Every Paradise Has Thorns”
Yes! I returned to the author stage on Mothers Day. I answered questions from avid readers and offered advice to writers working on their first novel. It was engaging, enthusiastic and… poignant.
Continue reading “On Stage Again”
Grasping for help easily happens to authors pushing to get their work globally discovered by readers.
Continue reading “I was seduced”
Because I might appear in written or broadcast interviews later this year, I want to share with you why I think I have something to add about North Korea becoming a nuclear-missile power.
Continue reading “Ed Mitchell vs nuclear proliferation in North Korea”
My first adventure thriller took 14 years from concept, through learning how to write well as I typed each chapter, until I conducted my first book launch inside the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas, California. Now, it takes me 18 months to birth a book from initial concept until delivering it to the publisher or printing house.
Continue reading “Why Birth a Book”
LAUGH, LEARN, CRY AND SUCCEED is what “All Subjects” is “All About”.
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THE DIRTY TRUTH ABOUT BEING AN AUTHOR
Continue reading “Humorous Experiences”