There is a temporary hiatus on work on The Desert Spear these days, as I am once again editing The Painted Man. As I think I mentioned in my last post, I received line edits from both my US and UK editors on the same day, and of course, their edits are completely different. Somehow, […]
Welcome Olivia!
My sister Maritza gave birth on Monday to my first niece, the beautiful Olivia Zoraida Torres, after a whopping 29 minutes in the delivery room. Dani and I went to visit the little bundle of joy yesterday, and took a few pictures. I held little Olivia for about an hour while she slept peacefully. Even […]
The Walk-Away
In negotiations, one of the most difficult things to do is the walk-away. When you tell the seller their price is too high, and you turn to go. Even if you REALLY want what they’re selling, you need to be prepared to turn your back on it and walk off, or you run the risk […]
Old School
So. With the baby coming, I am feeling a lot of pressure to finish this second book on time, so I will essentially have two in the can during the panicked period of diapers and late night feedings. Even if the UK goes ahead with their plan to print in August, I will still be […]
Classic Peephole
Just FYI, I have spent much of my holiday vacation working diligently to migrate articles from my old blog to the new site. You can now see posts dating back as far as 2004 in the archives. I encourage any and all new readers to check them out. The old site will no longer be […]