Category Archives: General Thoughts

All That & I Am a Trivia Question Too

Posted on November 2, 2012 by

Tweet In addition to the honor of having my article published in this month’s edition of Georgia Magazine, I have also have the distinction of being a trivia question in their publication. On page 42D, in their trivia contest, I … Continue reading →

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Read My Georgia Mag Article Online

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

Tweet As I told you earlier, I have an article in the November issue of Georgia Magazine. The print edition has arrived in half a million homes around the state of Georgia and now the online edition is available. Read … Continue reading →

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Georgia Magazine Article

Posted on October 28, 2012 by

Tweet Elbert Country Stores, an article I wrote, is in the November issue of Georgia Magazine, the publication for the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation. I am quite happy to have my work in this widely read publication. Covering all the … Continue reading →

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MWSA – Positively Pittsburgh Interview

Posted on September 28, 2012 by

Tweet The afternoon at the Military Writers Society of America annual conference was really rewarding. I was able to register after lunch time and meet a few of the members I have gotten to know online. Then at 3:00 I … Continue reading →

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Who Needs Literature?

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

Tweet “I don’t read,” the statement by itself might not have been so bad had he not been thrusting his chest out and saying it so proudly. Sadly, I was not shocked by this… I had heard it before. So … Continue reading →

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Power of Professional Reviews

Posted on July 5, 2012 by

Tweet I talked in an earlier piece about the power of feedback from readers. While reader feedback is often positive and can infuse a writer with boundless energy; “professional” reviews often do the opposite. Almost every actor is asked at … Continue reading →

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Warlord of Mars – John Carter

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

Tweet I just finished reading the third installment of the John Carter of Mars series, “Warlord of Mars.” It is likely the most action packed and fast moving of the first three books. Edgar Rice Burroughs provides some interesting veiled … Continue reading →

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Edgar Rice Burroughs – Gods of Mars

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

Tweet I just finished reading the second book in the John Carter of Mars series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It was first published as a serial in All-Story magazine in 1913 and later put into book form in 1918. Gods … Continue reading →

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John Carter of Mars

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

Tweet I went to see the best movie that nobody else watched this past weekend. John Carter (the “of Mars” part was unadvisedly dropped from the title) is a 250 million dollar movie that grossed only 30 million on its … Continue reading →

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Enemies Foreign and Domestic Free eBook 4 Days

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

Tweet For the next couple of days, you have a great opportunity to pick up a free digital copy of Matthew Bracken’s first book, “Enemies Foreign and Domestic.” Bracken in an effort to expand his reader base and send a … Continue reading →

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