How many times have you thought or said something along the line of, “I can’t control how I feel. The fear, sadness, anger (or insert your own emotion here) is just too strong.” Because you didn’t know you have the power to control and change how you feel, you have allowed those negative feelings to…
All stories start from some spark of inspiration. Sometimes this flash is so fast, we don’t quite grasp it and have to spend time searching and cultivating to understand it better. Others, it’s a beam of light that we see so clearly, it’s just a matter of making the time to build around it. For…
My background is in science and technology so I have an interest in many things that come from the science and tech world. One of the topics that intrigued me was artificial intelligence. Recently we have seen IBM’s Watson win at Jeopardy and Google’s Deep Mind defeat the world Go champion. There are also products…
In Woodland, California, there is a historic Victorian manse called The Gable Mansion. Built for two brothers, pioneer ranchers Amos and Harvey Gable of the post-Civil War era, it is arguably the greatest example of Victorian architecture in America. It was part of my evil writing plan to plant my hero, Byron, and his heroine,…
Hello everyone! I’ve been asked to write about the story behind the story, so here goes. First, please allow me a little background. Little Girl Gone is the second in the Claire Conover mysteries, and is the sequel to Little Lamb Lost. Claire is a child welfare social worker in Birmingham, Alabama. In Little Lamb…
The Story Behind the Book 