Recognitions is the first of a trilogy and also my first novel. I’ve had three books previously published, but they were non-fiction and short stories. Writing (and publishing!) a novel feels very different, in that it is something that’s created entirely from the author’s imagination and they have no idea how it will be accepted,…
A lunch date with a friend about two years ago birthed the idea for my latest novel, THE SILVER LOCKET. Patty and I had known each other for about five years and shared a number of common interests but it wasn’t until that particular lunch date that Patty confided her story to me. Growing up…
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…
As a young child, I didn’t believe God existed. I had prayed and prayed for God to stop my torment, but He didn’t. As I grew, I kept hearing, “Jesus loves the little children…” So I figured that if God does love kids, he surely hates me. And, He must hate me because I am…
I couldn’t tell you exactly why, but I’ve been intrigued by stories of religious persecution since I was a teenager. I won’t argue with you if you come back and tell me that it’s morbid, but I’m encouraged by accounts of people who remain faithful in the face of intense opposition. I think for a…
No matter what kind of change you want to make in your life, WAKING UP HAPPY: A HANDBOOK OF CHANGE WITH MEMOIRS OF RECOVERY AND HOPE holds the keys. As inspirational as it is practical, this first-of-a-kind handbook focuses on the positive steps of recovery and change. Powerful, absorbing, and beautifully written, WAKING UP HAPPY…
Guest Post: “Confessions of a Broken Man” © Joseph Schneller 2011 Your Average Joe: Unplugged In the fall of 2008, I left my job in the hope of something new, something better, something far less stressful than operating a quick-service restaurant. More than anything, I left in the hope of a professional writing career. I’d…
The inspiration to compose “Goddess Mother Speaks” came to me as a direct insight and message from the Goddess Mother. As a spiritual Guru, I spend much time communing with the God Force through meditation and contemplation. Over the years of development, I began to develop an attunement to certain higher frequencies such as the…
I was inspired to record my story based on my experiences in surviving domestic violence. Due to the violence in my home I suffered extensive damage stemming from the emotional, physical and mental abuse I endured. My story began innocently as I was looking for love and married someone who, unknown to me, had a…
One Holy Night started out as a short story back in the late 1980s. I was working with another author to develop a book of short stories that revolved around Christmas, each with a different theme, and all within a larger story that tied them together. I was assigned to write a miracle story, and…
The Story Behind the Book 