On September 23, 2014, I published my second novel, Lost Dogs. It has become my most popular book by far, selling thousands of copies, having over a million Kindle pages read, and earning hundreds of ratings. Not bad for a quirky and challenging post-apocalypse book by a no-name, indie author Continue reading “lost dogs” at 10
Follow this link to a podcast I was the guest on, where I discussed creating the characters from Lost Dogs and Stray Cats. The Writing & Editing podcast is hosted by writer/editor Jennia D’Lima, and it runs about 20 minutes. You can listen on Apple, Spotify, and a number of Continue reading creating the characters from “lost dogs” and “stray cats”
I’ve been busy. To coincide with the one-year anniversary of publishing Stray Cats, I’ve just released the Lost Dogs & Stray Cats box set for Kindle. Lost Dogs was my second published novel, telling the story of a German Shepherd named Buddy and his struggle to survive after the end Continue reading 2 new releases!
**MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD** If you’ve read my novel Lost Dogs (and if you haven’t, you can find it here), then you know how the story ends. Months after unearthly beings (Aliens? Angels? Something else?) attack the world and wipe out mankind, the German Shepherd Buddy finally locates the bodies–what’s left Continue reading lost dogs: the alternate ending
Dog lovers love Lost Dogs, my 2014 post-apocalypse novel told from the point of view of a German Shepherd named Buddy. A question readers often ask me is how I came up with the story. One afternoon soon after I finished drafting Dragontamer’s Daughters (which would have been either late Continue reading how i came to find “lost dogs”
I’ve owned many dogs over the years, but none like my latest, Sheba, who is a Kangal, a shepherd breed originating from Turkey. For thousands of years, Kangals have been used to guard goats and sheep, but it was not until the 1980’s that they arrived in the United States. Continue reading how the kangal got her mask
I thought that 6 years after I published my most popular novel, Lost Dogs (recently revamped with the new, badass cover below), that it would be difficult to revisit that book as I write Stray Cats, its sequel/follow-up. “Difficult” in that it would be hard for me to get back into Continue reading getting “lost” again
Like most other novels, there’s a disclaimer—albeit with a twist—at the beginning of Lost Dogs, my story about two dogs who witness the end of the human world. It goes like this: All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons or dogs, living or dead, Continue reading the “lost dog” we brought home
I’m blessed to live on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, which has a thriving community of authors, musicians, and artists. Recently, I was invited to headline an evening of readings and music that’s held on the third Thursday of the month at a local restaurant, the Commerce Street Creamery & Coffee Shop/Bistro in Continue reading storytelling on a 3rd thursday
In August of last year, we adopted a 150 lb. behemoth of a dog. This, despite the fact that we already had three dogs (and three cats), and we live in a small house. I will be the first to admit that doing so was insane (like, “They-only-allow-you-crayons-to-write-home-with” insane), but Continue reading a tale of two dogs
