I remember very clearly when science fiction entered my life and sparked my imagination. It was the mid-Fifties, and I got hold of Alfred Bester's "Fondly Fahrenheit." Selected for the Science Fiction Hall of fame, it's the story of the conflicted James Vandeleur and his murderous android who has absorbed its owner's personality - or so it seems. As the viewpoint shifts back and forth between Vandeleur and the android it's hard to tell, but the effect is chilling.

Essentially, when the temperature reaches 91.9 degrees Fahrenheit, the android/Vandeleur malfunctions and young girls get killed. As critics have pointed out, Bester's prose in this story is sometimes corny, but the pace was breathless and compelling. The impact of his tale was immediate and thrilling. It was a story I couldn't forget...a story that told me, "Wow, if this is what it means to be a writer, then I'm in!"

Of course, it took me over 35 years to realize that goal, but "Fondly Fahrenheit" sustained the dream over all that time. I'd like to think that if Alfred Bester were alive today, he'd be immensely proud of his impact of his story upon me and countless other science fiction writers. If you haven't read it, give it a try along with his novel, The Stars My Destination....My latest novel in the Fragger Sparks series is out. It's called The Blood of Fragger Sparks. Give it a try as well.

Hey, it's been a long time since I posted on this blog! My apologies, but I was working on my latest novel in the "Fragger Sparks" series, and now it's done and available in both print and ebook formats. For those of you interested in the writing process, some novels write themselves easily and some write themselves hard. The Blood of Fragger Sparks falls into the latter category. One of the reasons it was difficult was due to the fact that after I wrote the first draft, I found that I had eight different points of view - a recipe for fictional disaster. So, I had to go back through the whole book to cut down the number of POVs and, naturally, that took time. Like all writers (I assume), I cut off the critical part of my brain during first drafts and just let things flow. This time it came back to bite me in the butt! No complaints, however. It was fun and taught me more "tricks" I can use in future books. Anyway, it's good to be back. Hope you also have fun reading this blog (and future ones) and The Blood of Fragger Sparks!

Back again!...It's been two+ years since I posted! My apologies, but I was writing my latest novel in the Fragger Sparks series - The Blood of Fragger Sparks. It's now published and is available in both print format (Amazon, B&N, and Booklocker.com) and, soon, Fictionwise.com, Synergebooks.com, etc. For any fellow writers, you now how time-consuming writing a novel can be. So, I feel like I've come up for air for the first time in 24 months! (That has to be a world record for holding your breath.) I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish everyone the best in 2013!