Another year's end is approaching at neck-breaking pace. Instead of sunscreen we put on before heading out the door, it's sweater weather all over again, even in Southern California. Fortunately, some great news have just come along to warm my days, and I'm thrilled to share them with you … [Read more...]
So Many Stories . . .
In 2008 when I started writing my book Once upon a Mulberry Field, a big concern I had was the size of it---how much material to include in it. From what I was able to gather at the time, the ideal length of a book should be anywhere between 60,000 and 90,000 words, which roughly translates into 200 … [Read more...]
Readers’ Favorite Book Award
I'm thrilled to share the good news with you: Once upon a Mulberry Field has just won the Bronze Medal for Cultural Fiction in the Readers' Favorite 2015 International Book Award. In their own words, "Readers' Favorite is the fastest growing book review and award contest site on the Internet. We … [Read more...]
New Book Award
Just a short post to share the latest good news with my friends and supporters. Yesterday I got word that Once Upon a Mulberry Field had been named the Gold Medal Winner (for Historical Literature Fiction -- Contemporary) in the 2014 Global Ebook Awards. This is one of the biggest eBook … [Read more...]
Encouraging News: Book Award
It's pretty obvious: Writing is a lonely pursuit. One holes up in one's "office" (any place conducive to a self-hypnotized state) for hours on end, hoping to sweat out precious words onto blank pages. Day in and day out. Rain or shine. Inspired or not. But always consumed by a desire to project … [Read more...]
Book Award
It's a wonderful feeling to receive positive feedback on something you have poured yourself into for years, even when recognition wasn't what motivated you in the first place. I was the lucky recipient of such good news when I got notification last week that my six-year labor of love, Once upon a … [Read more...]