The Writing Bug
If you have visited this page before you can see I tried to do some editing and made a mess of the hyperlinks. Repairs are underway!
Check out my work on Amazon.com. Kindle is Amazon's device for reading books electronically, but you can now download books directly to your computer -- you will not need the Kindle. You can order Words to Write By, Searching for Secrets, and Secrets of the Gap. I will slowly add more fiction -- including some not published in traditional book form. Just search for my name.
If you've been bitten by the writing bug, you probably put your enthusiasm into more than one kind of writing. I do -- fiction, nonfiction, poetry, essays. There are pros and cons to this infectious condition.
On the positive side, there's always something to do if you have a pen in your hand. Sometimes you don't need one; you can just let your imagination run rampant. You'll eventually need a pen or keyboard, of course. Ideas that enter your brain can seep out.
On the negative side, there's always something to do if you have a pen in your hand (or not). Your mind never stops.
You can write for yourself, share ideas with your writing group, or badger your family and friends with your newest creations. However, if you want to make a living with your writing, you need to let people "in the business" see your work. In today's world, that generally means more than sending query letters to publishers and agents. You need a web presence. Or, a lot of writers believe they do, and I've joined that club.
Check out samples of my fiction and nonfiction. Take a look at some of the local and family histories I write, and have a laugh at some humorous essays.
