For a number of years now, I’ve taken advantage of friends, co-workers, and relatives in an effort to get more eyeballs looking at my novels before I do the final polish and call it done. Some of these people have been helping me for over a dozen novels. I also have new people who… Continue reading Dealing With Critiques
Author: hmelton
Preparing For Africa — In My Pocket
A week from now, I’ll be in the plane, somewhere over the Atlantic. It’s finally getting real. My laptop is whirring away, as I juggle some hard disk space to make a safety full image backup. Of course, I’ll be taking a couple of portable hard drives with me, but it’s best to have lots… Continue reading Preparing For Africa — In My Pocket
Poetic Mystery
I’ve been cleaning up my office for the past few days and I ran across an old, unsolved mystery. In the early 80’s, when my father-in-law died, he left a large quantity of stuff, much of it junk, at his Lubbock, Texas property. There was a house, but there were also many tiny apartments he’d… Continue reading Poetic Mystery