I have had the opportunity to visit, live and work in some of America’s largest cities. I love skyscrapers, my favorites are the Sears Tower and the Renaissance Center (currently renamed as the GM Headquarters). And for some reason I have always been impressed with the heights of these buildings. As a little boy, I [...]

As an author you challenge yourself with telling the perfect story. It’s an epic adventure into your inner most sensibilities, taste, imagination, and experiences. And it doesn’t matter whether your focus is comedy, drama, fantasy, or science-fiction, the story must be crafted according to the publishing industry standards and readers’ expectations. If you are new [...]

I’ve been writing all of my life. Most of us can say the same. If you are like me, you may have struggled in grammar school with creating prepositional phrases, inserting infinitives, and dodging dangling modifiers. My struggles stretched into my collegiate years no matter how much I reviewed some type of manual about styles [...]

Often, we want to put our best face on in front of an audience. We practice our smiles, handshakes, and some even practice some clever and smooth dance moves. Why do we put effort into making sure our public image is polished, eye catching,  and spectacular. Because we have learned or heard from some wise [...]