In the Army I once had a boss who said, “Do not come into my office with problems, come in with solutions.” I learned to bring him several so he had choices.  That’s half of… Read More>>

Tolkien loved ancient literature. He felt it had a texture that I feel he brought to his own work. His lectures on Beowulf were legendary at Oxford capturing the sense and flavor of the Nordic… Read More>>

Teddy Roosevelt was called “Teedy” as a child. He was sickly, scrawny, nearsighted, and pampered by a mostly female household. That was not the life for him and he wanted to change it. He believed… Read More>>

Where do you have your best ideas? In the car? Falling asleep? Watching or reading another author at work? I take notes on Sunday sermons and the margins are full of story notes.                 Do… Read More>>