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30/04/2026

March 30th Another successful year in Venice. The Venice Writers’ Festival and Book Fair took place on 26-28 March, the last weekend of the month. There were several changes in…

30 April

2026 Venice Writers’ Festival “Meet Our Distinguished Panel Members”

“The Foreword” Thursday, March 26th, 5:30 -8:00 p.m. at The Collectors Gallery in Venice. Sponsored and moderated by Michael Rank and Aimee Odette of The Island Bookshop Join us for…

28 April

2026 Venice Writers’ Festival and Book Fair

An important month ahead as the 2026 Venice Writers’ Festival and Book Fair is in final planning. I am a member of the planning committee, and in the last 30…

18 February

Welcome to 2026

Welcome to 2026, and I hope the new year is wonderful for you all. The tale of the Mackenzie family continues with the latest (nearly complete) novel, “Advance the Line.” …

01 January

Book Sale and Signing in Punta Gorda, Florida

I just wanted to provide a short note to announce the “Fall Arts and Crafts Show” on Sunday, 15 September 2024. Once again, we’ll be at the Charlotte Harbor Events…

02 September

Media Treatment: “These Sacred Lands”

I gave it a lot of thought. The story of the Mackenzies encompasses Joshua, Shadow Hawk, and Tremaine, as well as several supporting characters. So, with the help of a…

17 August

Anecdotal Stories Latest Event

Over the past weekend, the Local Ladies Social Network (LLSN) sponsored the Southwest Florida Arts and Crafts Show at the Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center in Punta Gorda, Florida.…

30 July

What is a Treatment?

A film “treatment” (or film script treatment) is a multi-page, detailed synopsis of your film or visual project. It contains the key elements of your film, such as essential scenes,…

10 July

My Current Research Study

I’ve expressed my thoughts (and techniques) on research before. You can find them in this blog section, the video blog on this website, and on YouTube. However, my current research…

26 June

The Mackenzie story and part of the “I am a Soldier”

Research, research, research! We’re off and running on the next novel in the Mackenzie story and part of the “I am a Soldier, First and Always” series. There were several…