“Worst Advice I’ve Heard from a Speaker”
This was what someone posted on a conference twitter thread that I recently spoke at. Of course, the speaker was moi. Making friends and sowing happiness wherever I go. The advice was to query every agent who attended the conference whether the attendee met the agent or not and say they had met. Of course, […]
When Empathy Ruled: Candy Bombers
Beginning today in 1948, the Berlin Airlift is a unique moment in history. When victors went to extraordinary lengths to extend a lifeline to a conquered people who were part of a regime that had committed the greatest atrocities in modern history. I know there were geopolitical maneuverings driving the Berlin Airlift, but it was […]
New York Minute Publication Day and a free book
Live today on all eBook platforms, in print and audiobook, New York Minute, introducing my newest and most intriguing character, Will Kane. While it’s technically book 10 in the Green Beret series, it stands on its own as a precursor to that series and is set in 1977. Kane is a West Point grad, Special […]
Survival 5: Levels of Emergencies to Prepare for and Important Survival Definitions
DEFINITIONS There are so many variables when we consider the possible disasters, emergencies, accidents, etcetera that we could face both on a day to day basis and long term. To ensure we’re on the same page, let’s agree on some definitions. Three Levels of Emergencies. I’m going to define three types of survival situations/emergencies and […]
I Am Mother
I watched this movie last night and was impressed. The premise has been done– apocalyptic event, human embryos stores for survival, one brought to life. The first interesting line was the robot raising the child telling her the reason there is only one human is because “mothers have to learn”. We don’t really know what […]
Survival 4: Why You Need A Preparation & Survival Manual–What Exactly is Procrastination?
Because we know we need to do something, but we’re not sure what, and there’s just so much other stuff to do in day-to-day living we never get around to that something that could save our lives and the lives of the people we love. 80% of Americans live in a county that has been […]
The Top 10 War Movies, picked by a veteran
Ah, when men were men and the sheep ran scared! Esquire ran a “10 Manliest War Movies” which I thought was a bit lacking; but it was by a movie critic not a veteran, so forgiveness. I wouldn’t even put The Green Berets in the top 25, and I’m a former Green Beret. Also, maybe […]
Us– and the genius of Jordan Peele
From the title, which could be Us, as in all of us, or US, as in the country, everything in this brilliant movie by Jordan Peele resonates with deeper meaning. When we watched Key and Peele we were always impressed not only with the insightful humor, but the excellent production of the skits. Both of […]
Every Author is Different based on the Three P’s
Product, Platform, Promotion. We all rate differently on those three, therefore any writing advice we get has to be factored through our own personal situation. One size does not fit all. I call my book on writing a Toolkit because I don’t believe there are any fixed rules in writing. When we go to a […]
Survival 3: Do You Have ICE On Your Phone?
Make sure everyone has an ICE (in case of emergency) phone number on their cell phone. Android users running 7.0 or higher can program emergency information and contact details through the emergency call screen when the device is locked. On the iPhone go to your Health App, which looks like this: Launch the Health app […]
Deadwood does it right
As I started watching the Deadwood movie it was more than a bit depressing. This was for personal reasons. Personally, it reminded me of binging the entire series with our youngest son during the last time we saw him. Also, many of the characters looked so old. Too old for just ten years to have […]