Thanks to fellow writer and high school teacher Kevin Lucia, I’ll be traveling to Binghamton, New York, October 1 – 3 to be a speaker at...

The German edition of Plague of Darkness, Plage der Finsternis, has hit bookstores across Germany and Austria. This is, in fact, the...

The German edition of Plague of Darkness, Plage der Finsternis, has hit bookstores across Germany and Austria. This is, in fact, the...

I learned from L.L.Soares, who also has a story in this issue, that Shroud Magazine issue #6 has hit the newstands! My short story,...

Sigh… and Yay… life is full of the happy and sad, even if both are the same thing sometimes. Last week, we drive my son Andrew to school,...

I learned from L.L.Soares, who also has a story in this issue, that Shroud Magazine issue #6 has hit the newstands! My short story,...

Sigh… and Yay… life is full of the happy and sad, even if both are the same thing sometimes. Last week, we drive my son Andrew to school,...

Late but hearty congratulations to my son Andrew (and his friend Jon!) for earning his black belt in Kempo Karate last weekend. He’s...

Late but hearty congratulations to my son Andrew (and his friend Jon!) for earning his black belt in Kempo Karate last weekend. He’s...

From my sister Anne Murphy: This September 11th – 13th, 2009 is the MS Challenge Walk, a 50 mile walk through Cape Cod that raises money...

From my sister Anne Murphy: This September 11th – 13th, 2009 is the MS Challenge Walk, a 50 mile walk through Cape Cod that raises money...

On the topic of characters, I’ve been asked a few times where I come up with names. Sometimes it’s whatever pops in my head as I write...

On the topic of characters, I’ve been asked a few times where I come up with names. Sometimes it’s whatever pops in my head as I write...

For a book or story to work, we authors try to create realistic characters. We need to know what they look like, what motivates them. If...

For a book or story to work, we authors try to create realistic characters. We need to know what they look like, what motivates them. If...

My daughter Audrey‘s Mountain Club soccer team, Thunder and Lightening, just finished competing in the Massachusetts Tournament of...

My daughter Audrey‘s Mountain Club soccer team, Thunder and Lightening, just finished competing in the Massachusetts Tournament of...

Two out of Elementary, one to go. 🙂

Two out of Elementary, one to go. 🙂

Decided to set up my old Publisher’s Marketplace account again, as I was researching something. Pretty cool site. It’s how I initially...