As a summer vacation trip approaches, there are a million things to do--mostly chores! I plan to be enjoying some time in Montana, the setting for both of my novels. It's been too many years since I've been back to Glacier National Park.  read more »

In publishing, we love the underdog while supporting the big name. How sweet it is, then, to learn that in a world run rampant by authors like Jackie Collins, there's still room for authors like William Paul Young.  read more »

How do we consciously create our own reality?

Authors do it all the time while they're writing short stories and novels. But then reality often gets out of control when the story heads off to "Glimmer Train Magazine" or when a query letter for the novel goes to the 99th agent on the list.  read more »

Congratulations to the BIG WINNERS of the The Sun Singer's Fourth Birthday Party Book Give-Away this morning.

(DRUM ROLL OR OTHER APPROPRIATE RACKET)

First Place: Mary in Tennesee  read more »

Dust off your bad puns and your "groaner" verse, and enter the Oh, no, it's a Limerick challenge. No judges, no rules, no prizes, no deadlines, and probably no point to it other than the fact that the entire world really hates a good Limerick.

Watch your language, guys, this is a family place.  read more »

Journeys, and most especially Homer's Odyssey, have long been viewed as symbolic of our personal journeys towards our highest goals, often spiritual transformation.

Returning home! How deep and sweet the thought is, whether it's from the war, the jail, the business world, or epic battles against our own inner demons.  read more »

While Dublin is the focal point of this unique day, an international moment in honour of one writer, those who love James Joyce's Ulysses can--if they are lucky--attend readings and dramatisations at many bookstores and libraries from the book the Modern Library considers the most important work of literature in the 20th century.  read more »

"Daniel possesses secret powers. Powers that have helped him survive. And from the day his parents were murdered, Daniel has used his unique gifts to hunt down their assassin. But his true mission is to protect us all." --from the publisher.  read more »

Called a comedy of manners by the Chicago Tribune, The Great Man by Kate Christensen is now available in paperback.  read more »