Katie and I, along with her friends Peter Novak and 50 Shades, will be making several stops on a swing through Pennsylvania, The Pittsburgh area will include stops at Clairton, the iconic Blue Flame Restaurant on Route 51, and the Jefferson Hills Library. Drop me a note for specifics.
UPCOMING EVEMTS
We are busy planning for our book tour. Highlights will include a Reading and Signing at the Blue Flame Restaurant on Route 51 in Jefferson Hills, PA on Saturday, June 8, 2019, and a Reading and Signing at Jefferson Hills Library on Old Clairton Road on Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Hope to see you there.
Get Ready for Katie
If you’re in hte vicinity of Western Pennsylvania,let it be known that Katie is coming, and she’s bringing her friends Three Lives of Peter Novak and 50 Shades of Grades. Times, dates, and locations are still being finalized but keep Saturday June 8 and Tuesday June 11 open.
Katie’s Ladies launched
My newest historical fiction novel, Katie’s Ladies, looks like it will be another hit. The book is a sequel to Three Lives of Peter Novak. The story begins with the death of her business partner. Katie is forced to take over the Clairton Savings and Loan as sole proprietor. The business under her direction continues […]
Katie Has Arrived!
The year is 1919. Men are returning from the “War to End All Wars.” Women are still fighting the war for equality in the voting booths. A handful of Western states allow women the vote; Utah and Wyoming among them. But on a national scale, Suffragettes, as they call themselves, are staging events in hopes […]
Katie is Moving Forward
Three Lives of Peter Novak was so successful, we had to do a sequel. What has happened since we last saw Peter and Katie? Well, they had a couple of kids and the Clairton Savings and Loan business continued to thrive. As we look in on the couple we see happiness, joy and solitude interrupted […]
Katie’s Ladies and Short Report
Three Lives of Peter Novak continues to sell well and get rave reviews. The book is being shopped as a possible movie or TV segment. Fingers crossed. Katie’s Ladies continues to move toward completion. See the updated first 1,000 words in the previous post. Summary: Katie and Albert Lhormor’s business thrives, making Katie one of […]
First 1,000 words – second draft
I often speak on the topic of “Writing for Fun and Profit. One of the most frequent questions asked is “How do you write? Do you outline? Start without stopping? Rewrite? The answer is that i first create a very tough outline with pivot points that roughly correspond with chapters. Then I write and refine […]