On Writing—Going Long, Going Short

On Writing—Going Long, Going Short

Recently I had a discussion with a friend who is also a writer. He writes essays and one-act plays. We discussed our writing styles. He’s a good writer, quite witty with a very interesting background.  I suggested that he try his hand at an autobiographical novel. His...
Dogs vs. Aliens Available Now!

Dogs vs. Aliens Available Now!

As the summer ended I finished writing my third book, Dogs vs. Aliens. I wrote the book with fifth graders from the Morse Memorial School in Brooks, Maine. The book was a project that I undertook as a volunteer to help the children with developing both their reading...
Dogs vs. Aliens coming this Fall

Dogs vs. Aliens coming this Fall

Dogs vs. Aliens is a novella  I wrote as a volunteer with the 2017-2018 fifth graders at Morse Memorial Elementary School in Brooks, ME. The book was a platform for teaching the children structure, plot, and character development in a long fiction piece. It was an...