Where did I get the inspiration to write When SHMACK Happens? I hit the wall, and I hit it HARD!! My life, my goals, and my next steps were redirected in a span of a few seconds. Prior to impact, I was on target to win that huge race at The Tour of California, and…
Woah! Whoa! The story behind Guardians Inc. is a tale that I don’t really like telling, not because it’s boring, but because every time I’ve tried to tell anyone what the story is about or were I got the inspiration from people tell me that I sound like a crazy person…. Those exact words… Julian,…
I shouldn’t be here. I read the writing advice blogs, the Web sites on how to get published, and none of them came close to my story. So, I want to tell it for those who dream impossible dreams, in the face of giants in the land, and in fear that they may be grasshoppers.…
ABOUT IDENTITY CRISIS Title: Identity Crisis Genre: Detective Author: Jean Hackensmith Publisher: Inkwater Press Language: English Pages: 260 When rumors of how Dan Hamilton actually died reach the Cheyenne Chief of Police, Brian Koski is forced to resign his position as captain of the Sixth Precinct and go into business for himself as a private detective.…
When I was attending the University of Minnesota, a friend of mine loaned me copies of two short story collections: “Like Life” by Lorrie Moore and “The Watch” by Rick Bass. I think I read both books on consecutive nights. I thought they were truly perfect – collections of small, brilliant gems – and I…
Becoming an author was something I always hoped would happen, but I never dreamt of being a fiction writer. Many years ago, when I was an undergraduate at the University of Delaware, I discovered that works of philosophy didn’t have to be strictly boring dissertations, like something Kant or Wittgenstein might write. It was acceptable…
To begin with, I’m the most unlikely person one would expect to write novel and have it published. After spending my whole career in science and medicine, many thought the transition would be almost impossible. With little encouragement, I sat down about eight years ago and began writing fiction. Encouraged by other physicians who became…
When I was in college, I studied history. I had one professor who was a fixture at Dartmouth named Charles Wood. The students called him “Chuckling Charlie Wood” because he had a pleasant nature and was very approachable. I didn’t know it at the time, but he was one of the foremost medieval historians in…
When my dog Bao died, I was devastated. He was all I had in the world, and I loved him so much. In the days after his death, I was very aware of his psychic presence, and I somehow “knew” that he would reincarnate and come back to me. In fact, I felt he was…
The inspiration for A Nation Under Judgment came after I listened to a sermon one evening. The pastor talked about wisdom. The definition he used was very simple: he said wisdom is the ability to see things from God’s point of view. Before hearing that definition I had planned to write a simple little book…
