A valuable lesson

So I'm working on a novella where the worldbuilding involves a complex system of barter. My main character is told, “People who don’t haggle might come off like a sucker. No one respects a sucker.” I don't know about you, but I hate haggling. I want the price to be the price, and to pay … Continue reading A valuable lesson

Night Owl Or Early Bird

So are you a late night person, or an early riser? I often wonder how much of this propensity is nature, and how much nurture. I remember being the first one to pop out of bed early in the morning ever since I was a little kid. Nowadays, it's a real struggle when I travel … Continue reading Night Owl Or Early Bird

Habits – Breaking or Making

Wouldn't it be great if building the habits you wanted was as easy as brushing your teeth? I can't imagine going to bed without doing it, and in fact I'd get out of bed and do it if I forgot. Because, yuck. But other things I'd like to do just sail past, and before I … Continue reading Habits – Breaking or Making

A PsyCop 9 Cutting Room Floor Snippet

Progress Report I'm pleased to update that I'm working on my first content edit of PsyCop 9: Agent Bayne and I'm still on track for a January release. I haven't decided yet whether to run a preorder; I know lots of folks like the convenience but I hear so many horror stories about preorders gone … Continue reading A PsyCop 9 Cutting Room Floor Snippet

Mechanical Issues

I have an appointment at the car dealership today, and I just had the random passing thought, What if I accidentally showed up in my bathing suit? Because usually when I go somewhere in the middle of the day, it's the pool. Then I thought, And what if my mechanic is wearing this thing I … Continue reading Mechanical Issues

All Hail the Space Bar

So I was futzing around with Adobe Bridge today. It's the least glamorous of all the Creative Suite, basically a way to view and organize files. But many years ago I realized it had some secret powers I could use to optimize my day job workflow. Back then I had a bunch of scanned documents … Continue reading All Hail the Space Bar

What would you do for $100?

I was flailing around in the pool today at water aerobics. I don't teach anymore...I'm enjoying myself as a participant again. (This is a very good thing.) Anyway, I was tooling along when I realized I could go a little harder. And then I thought, "What if we were all wearing heart rate monitors and … Continue reading What would you do for $100?

Bestselling Tee of the Week 10/30-11/6

One of my PsyCop tees was my top selling Tee on Amazon this week, hooray! I have a fun story to go with it. I was shuttling to the airport after GRL and was sitting with someone I'd met in passing the night before, so he asked me about what I wrote. When I told … Continue reading Bestselling Tee of the Week 10/30-11/6