Nearly twenty years ago, upon the release of my first novella (“Miracle on Beale Street,” contained in an anthology entitled Dream Vacation published by Tyndale House Publishers), part of my celebration was to call the circulation desk of the…
Marketing seems like a big scary world to a lot of us authors. Writing is the easy part. Once we get published the real hard work starts. Where does one even begin? My publisher provided lots of ideas, but I still had to be creative. The world of…
Hometown Reads is all about community, and it’s one of my big things too. I’m one of those folks who sees something missing, and jumps in to fill the gap. I built a great thriving local writer’s group here in Sacramento with more than forty…
I’ve been on three book tours in the past decade (two for my short-story collection, Forgetting English, and one for my novel, My Last Continent), and I’ve enjoyed every exhausting moment. For me, book tour events have included readings…
What does it mean to live a life of virtue, to understand diversity, and to be committed to community service? What does it mean to step out of yourself and help make the lives of others a little bit easier? The Good Eggs is a trilogy of…