Mark Twain once said, “Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn’t.” Like most people, I tend to remember things that strike me as funny or interesting. A few elements in my novel Chez Stinky are based on places that exist or real experiences I’ve […]
Postal Social Hour in Alpine Grove
One of the things readers of my book Chez Stinky often find amusing is the depiction of rural, small town life. The little hamlet of Alpine Grove that I’ve created in my novels is based to some degree on my life here in northern Idaho. Where I live, if you want to see pretty much […]
The Cats of Chez Stinky
Cats play pivotal roles in Chez Stinky, which is a romantic comedy about a woman who inherits a house that comes with a number of furry occupants: four dogs and five cats. First off, the main character is named Kat, which is short for Katherine and not related to the fact she owns a cat. […]
The Art of Wag is Available and On Sale
I am pleased to report that the third Alpine Grove romantic comedy, The Art of Wag is now available in Kindle and print. Better yet, it’s on sale! The Kindle version of the Art of Wag is only 99 cents through Saturday October 18th. Sunday, I’ll raise the price back up to normal, but for now […]
Writing Dogs in Fiction
Because my Alpine Grove romantic comedy novels feature animals, particularly dogs, the editor of the Small Publishers Artists and Writers Network (SPAWN) newsletter, Sandy Murphy, asked me to write about the topic recently. Because her questions were great, I suggested we do a Q&A. So here are my answers to her questions. Are the dogs […]
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