HIROSHIMA BOY gets some love in April 2019. Here are all the nominees in a photo taken by Peter Rozovsky. Allison Gaylin was the winner that night, but I honestly think we all looked and felt like winners....

(April 2019) Ta da! Here’s the Edgar dress sans shoes, pedicure, makeup and pink hair. I’m leaving for NYC today; the awards dinner is tomorrow. I was fighting a bit of a dry cough a week earlier, but I think I’m good to go. Life, including writing, is full...

(October 2017) WRITING WEDNESDAY: Self-editing 101. I write fast; therefore, I make my share of mistakes. The more ambitious the topic, the more opportunities to go down the wrong path, make syntax errors, etc. Sometimes elements of your personality come out in writing. If you tend to be long-winded...

(May 2017) WRITING WEDNESDAY: Not-yet-published writers often have online discussions about literary agents, but no one mentions the need for literary managers. What’s the difference? Agents will negotiate your book deals and make sure that you are financially compensated, but managers will look at the breadth of your writing...

Tulo was able to experience the Sierra Nevadas earlier this year....

(May 2018) WRITING WEDNESDAY: Another birthday came and went, and I’m obsessed with blogs and books about how to get your financial state in order for retirement. The good news about writing is that even though it’s not usually lucrative, it’s something you can do when you’re older ....

I heard that Stephen King’s dog sat at his feet when he wrote, but Tulo likes to sit on the stairs and soak in the sun. I respect him wanting to do his own thing....

(August 2017) WRITING WEDNESDAY: If you have a pencil and paper, you can write. But we’ve made it much more complicated — with laptop computers, Microsoft Word, Scrivener, etc. For the past few weeks, I was having major problems with my laptop. The start-up disc kept filling up and...

“So what kind of adventure are we embarking on now?” He loves to travel....

This was back in March 2017, but I just love this blooming cherry blossom trees in Pasadena’s Central Park. Tulo loves them, too.  ...