A cup of coffee on the deck with two cats watching the sun hiding behind a foggy shroud was my silent time this morning. One of the benefits of being unsupervised is the freedom to enjoy the peace and solitude of a new day. I listened for the still, small voice of God but only […]
Category: Author Thoughts
083125 – Author Thoughts – The PTSD Connection When writing Book #4 – Dead Thoughts – I completed a great deal of PTSD research and uncovered a treatment called Imagery Rehearsal Therapy (IRT). According to Dr. Barry Krakow and Antonio Zadra, IRT is a cognitive therapy approach that has been used for the last twenty […]
Author Thoughts Tangled Up In Dreams – 082625 As I began to pull thoughts together after only a single cup of Café Verona, one of my favorite Bob Dylan songs hit my mind’s ear – “Tangled Up in Blue.” That one will be toward the back of the rack, but once it’s in your head…sorry […]
Lost I’m writing today, as in most days, highly focused and dialed into a storyline…and, oh look, a squirrel. Perhaps I’ve confused reaching saturation with being highly focused. I had so many tabs open across the top of my browser that I lost count, but what was the point? It was too damn many to choose […]
As I researched Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the Dreamscape Conspiracy Series, I became convinced that no single definition does complete justice to what AI can be or how it can behave in human hands. Scientific discussions and exploratory investigations span a spectrum ranging from courageous innovations to catastrophic impacts on humanity. Given that I am […]
Author Thoughts – Hey Man! – 081925 I’m unsure how these things happen, but I assure you I attempted to mind my business until it was no longer possible. I concentrated on a glass of dry cabernet when an individual sat next to me…with the appropriate empty chair between us, of course. I knew him […]
Author Thoughts Today – Why Fight It – 081825 I learned a new word this weekend – Eremitism – The act of gradually fading from the lives of others, not out of malice but a desire for solitude or peace. I get that, and I appreciate the need for it sometimes. Now that I’m unsupervised, I […]
Two New Reviews on Amazon of “Untethered” – 081425 Erin Holder 5.0 out of 5 stars A great late night read. Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2025 Verified Purchase Now here’s one I really liked. I loved the concept for this book. Most of Wise’s books leave me a little unsatisfied. Never quite […]
Author Thoughts – GriefShare – 081425 We finished week 2 of 13 weeks of GriefShare this evening. As a facilitator, I always want to see signs of progress with our participants. It may be selfish of me to want to see an impact each week, but that’s not always the case. The program is 13 […]
Author Thoughts Today – Resurfacing – 081325 What does an author do when an established character gets blindsided by a new character in the story? Not just a new character, but one created by the originally established character. Maybe nepotism works both ways. AIMEE has been my favorite since Zackery gave her a name. Zack […]