The quiet of the coming dawn is when I start the day. If I'm feeling motivated, I'll walk in the dark, headphones tight in my ears, a playlist filtering another idea into my brain. The initial nuggets of a novel percolate in the wee hours as music swirls plots and characters into a near-viable storyline, literary fiction mixed with enough upmarket, new adult, family saga and the hint of sci-fi to make it difficult to pigeonhole what I write into a single genre. I investigate love and death, disabilities and sexuality, religion and baseball; living outside the box sums up all I believe. Drop the Gauntlet was published in 2009 with FEP International and 2011's The War On Emily Dickinson was my first independently published novel. September Story was a semi-finalist in the 2009 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards and will be published in 2012. Faith weaves through all the words, writing emerging from grace. I tell a lot of tales because life is short and there's not much time. A current list of my manuscripts; excerpts are available for those in bold type . Drop the Gauntlet - published by FEP International January 2009 Cherry Blossoms Over the Rainbow The Bubble Torture Through the Glass Detours Aset the Shining Sun September Story - to be published in 2012 The Road Home - sequel to Detours New Year's Eve Alvin's Farm - published on Smashwords (ebook) December 2011; book 1 of the Alvin's Farm series Belated The Thorn and the Rose - published on Smashwords (ebook) January 2012; book 2 of the Alvin's Farm series The War On Emily Dickinson - published on Smashwords (ebook) and Lulu (print) July 2011 Oklahoma A Scent Of Heaven The Blog Has No Title Memories Of Home - to be published in 2012; book 3 in the Alvin's Farm series A Right Turn At Jesus - published on Smashwords (ebook) August 2011 Two Dans A Cornflower Snow The Farm At Sam and Jenny's - book 4 in the Alvin's Farm series Another Life Of Matthew Sagan Hand In Hand Where Is Fielder Walsh? The Colours Of Planes An Innate Sense Of Recognition - book 5 in the Alvin's Farm series Almost Flying Blind The Wherewithal Of Her Heart The Timeless Nature Of Patience - book 6 in the Alvin's Farm series A Slider, Tumbling - published on Smashwords (ebook) in October 2011 In The Blue A Crack In The Wall Some Happy Endings Captured Words And Deeds A Normal Life South Downs Beautiful Animals Penny Angel For God And Country |