Cover Reveal
As promised, here is the illustrated cover for the second book in my Bobby Ether series, Bobby Ether and the Temple of Eternity. I hope you like it. I am also going to post the first chapter soon. Based upon the response and interest from my readers, I may go ahead...
Cover Reveal & Book Two Release
I am pleased to announce that the illustrated cover for my second book, Bobby Ether and the Temple of Eternity, is now complete. I will be revealing it on this site in the next few days after coordinating with a couple of host sites that have offered to help with a...
Am I a Writer?
Upon having an idea for a book or short story, one of the first questions many people ask themselves is: am I really a writer? They may have a plot, or perhaps a character begging to be brought to life, but they also often have a day job, a wife/husband, kids,...
Camp Harmony Carnival
Two days ago, my busy summer of vacations, travel, and volunteering drew to a close with the last day of Camp Harmony. I've been involved with this summer camp program for homeless kids for the past fifteen years. The people and the program are both very dear to me,...
Advice to Beginning Writers
Yesterday, I came across a forum on Goodreads.com about writing advice for beginning writers. While already full of helpful suggestions from other authors, I decided to offer a few recommendations of my own—mainly as a means to crystalizing my own thoughts...
Poem #3 – What Makes Me a Leader
Here is the third and final poem I wrote at Camp Paintrock in Wyoming while participating in the 'Poetic Justice' poetry session with the C5LA students. As with the first poem 'What Made Me,' this last poem was also a topic chosen by the students. I wrote it as more...
The Valley
Here is the second poem I wrote while at Camp Paintrock in Wyoming. As you can imagine, the country is quite spectacular there. The embedded picture simply can't do it justice. I imagine my poem can't either, but you can't blame a guy for trying. The Valley Green so...
Camp Poetry
A few days ago, I returned from a weeklong trip to Wyoming where I spent time with the wonderful staff and students of the C5LA program. Part of my purpose in going was to teach my first ever writing class and help introduce the basics of creative writing to the...
Connecting with Kids
A few months ago I wrote an article about Camp Harmony, a wonderful program that provides summer and winter camp programs for homeless kids throughout Los Angeles. A few days from now, I will head to Wyoming to participate in another program dear to me called C5LA....
Back Cover Text & Illustrated Cover
I am pleased to present to you here, for the first time anywhere, the currently slated back cover text for my next book, Bobby Ether and the Temple of Eternity. Note – the cover illustration is also in the works. Currently, the design is in the sketch phase, but...