Books
The Problem with “Show Don’t Tell.”
Over the past eleven years of writing novels, I’ve learned a lot and work continuously on honing the craft. I especially appreciate the improvements I’ve made by attending weekly meetings with the Berkeley Writer’s Circle. The most frustrating law of the literary world for me, going hand-in-hand with the deep “point of view” rule I…
Read MoreSensationalized Terrorism?
The word “terrorism” conjures up mixed emotion. On the one hand, anyone dreaming up dropping bombs or shooting down masses of innocent people anywhere certainly is a terrorist act. Yet, isn’t this what happens with war? To me, the word is an oxymoron, it has lost any meaning or fear tactic associated with it. I…
Read MoreSilicon Valley and Spies
This is a social media design I created for the sequel to Masks of Morality. The second book in my Silicon Valley Trilogy, Monster Behind the Masks, drills down to the dark money in politics that’s hidden in so many business deals across the high-tech sector. Business deals within the venture capitalist and CEO’s selling…
Read MorePicasso and my Plot
What to my novels have in common with Pablo Picasso? Read the sequel to Masks of Morality to find out! I like to think of the sequel, Monster Behind the Masks, as the “rickety bridge” to the grand finale of this planned trilogy. The plot drills down to the dark money in politics: but I…
Read MoreGun Violence linked to America’s Wars
Isn’t this what I’ve been saying all along? Of special note cited within this piece: “American students have much in common with victims of drone warfare.” 18+ years of nonstop wars for profit are taking a toll on American youth. Until we take guns and war OUT of our central economic impetus, it will not…
Read MoreWhy I Write: A Glimpse into My Life
“Scratch a writer and you’ll find a walker.”~ Tegan Bennett I have a confession to make. Sometimes, when I write, I cry. Not out of sadness but a deep passion. I have this strong desire to make a difference and a belief that words can change the world. During my book signing at Barnes &…
Read MoreKey Chains as a Keepsake!
I ordered these adorable key chains through Etsy, Dawn Judd Creations. As you can see, they feature tiny replicas of my book cover designs with charms reflecting my Masks Series Theme. They are for my upcoming book signing (Barnes & Noble El Cerrito from 4 pm to 6 pm) I LOVE them! I only ordered…
Read MoreBarnes & Noble Booksigning!
May 11, 2019 4 pm to 6 pm6050 El Cerrito PlazaEl Cerrito, CA 94530 Remember back in 2017 when I blogged about the amazing book signing party a good friend of mine hosted at her house? It was just after the release of my debut novel, Masks of Morality. More of a casual book launch…
Read MoreReality TV Masquerades as American Politics
The Money Monster … … Is foremost the corporate media. Big brother does not watch us by his choice. We watch him by ours … “When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as a perpetual round of entertainments, when serious public conversation becomes a form of baby-talk, when, in short, a…
Read MoreUS Foreign Policy: Another Inconvenient Truth?
The political discord between sustaining practices contributing to global warming as well as sustaining meaninglessly over-bloated military spending hold an uncanny resemblance. Several false axioms have percolated through American culture for decades upon decades, becoming second nature to many of us. Our nation has been in the grip of a set of ideas that may…
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