I might be a fool, but I’ve always sided with John Locke rather than Thomas Hobbes on the question of whether man is basically good or bad. I believe human nature is good because we need each other to survive and that necessitates cooperation and compromise. Whether that understandi

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Persistence pays off! I’ve just received a glowing notice from the online Midwest Book Review for Gothic Spring. I couldn’t be more tickled about this. Truly, the Midwest Book Review is the gold standard for authors trying to reach an audience.                   

Last week I received a positive review of my novel “Gothic Spring” and forwarded it to my publisher, expecting to be congratulated. Instead, I received a cautious reply, reminding me that not all reviews will be so glowing. So much depends upon a reviewer’s personal likes and

Dear Friends, below is a review I just received from Mid West Book Review for Gothic Spring.  This is a company librarians frequently use to make their library acquisitions.  It is the major reviewer for small and midsized indie presses.  I am honored to have my book selected for r

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Only 3 days left to read the first installment of the novelette, Marie Eau-Claire. It’s a free and you won’t want to miss the surprising ending.  Find it at: http://TheColorLens.com

On Tuesday, Maurice Sendak died from a stroke at the age of 83. I wrote a blog about him earlier after reading an article that reported he was unhappy and found life meaningless. Understandably, he was depressed, having lost his partner of many years, but that had been a while earlie

WHEN WORDS FAIL Samuel Beckett, the author of “Waiting for Godot,” felt that language was too confining to express thought:            “It is to be hoped the time will come, thank God, in some circles it already has, when language is best used when it is most efficient

Elizabeth Silver just published a strong, knowing review of Gothic Spring:                                    A maiden aunt, a new Vicar with a book and secrets, and a curious, precocious young lady.  Gothic Spring will grab you from page one….