17 April 2024

by Rob | Apr 17, 2024 | Random Thoughts, Travel, Writing

I just returned from a trip out to Idaho… and yes… I made my previous post from a hotel room as I drove out there. I went to Idaho for two reasons: (A) to see Shoshone Falls during the Spring thaw and (2) help my writer friend with a couple projects. I was...

5 April 2024

by Rob | Apr 5, 2024 | Random Thoughts, Writing

The past few weeks have been kinda crazy for me. And honestly, as I sit here typing this, I’m having a bit of difficulty picking out a few items to show you just how crazy it’s been. Huh… I wonder if that’s a symptom of the crazy. But I...

20 January 2024

by Rob | Jan 20, 2024 | Random Thoughts, Writing

The last several days have been interesting. I survived Publishing Hell, even though I made a few mistakes along the way, and I get to do it all again as soon as I work up the back cover copy for Hyperion. My Go-To Reader, the amazing Teralyn, says it’s even...

11 January 2024

by Rob | Jan 11, 2024 | Random Thoughts, Writing

4:24pm So, I want to start today’s post with a topic that is near and dear to my heart: keeping your head during a crisis (whether perceived or actual). My grandfather recited the poem If by Rudyard Kipling to me when I was… still in grade school (or...

8 January 2024

by Rob | Jan 8, 2024 | Random Thoughts, Writing

9:23am Today is… interesting. I was so damn tired last night that I only fought it until around 1am or so. I have no idea when I went to sleep… not precisely. And I was awake around 8:16. Slept the whole night through. Considering that I’ve been on...