When I began my novel writing adventure my instinct was to sit down in front of my MacBook and begin typing in Microsoft Word. But when I thought about all of the other documents that support a writing project of... Continue Reading →
I wrote the following short story a few months after my grandmother (Ama), Mary D. Rakowski, passed away after a battle with esophageal cancer. Her effect on my life was more profound than any other person I have known, and... Continue Reading →
The good nuns of St. John the Baptist Academy and Bishop Ludden High School taught me that before you write a single word on the page you must construct an outline. Indeed this advice has served me well through decades... Continue Reading →
Back in 1989 I started writing a novel on a very early version of a portable computer. Not knowing much about computers at the time, I didn't give a thought to the safety of my scribbling. You can probably imagine what... Continue Reading →