I was talking to one of my brothers and his family recently and learned that his baby daughter’s first words were “Alexa-stop!” While working at Intel, I learned a lot about AI (artificial intelligence) and how computers were able to learn and do many tasks better than humans. When I

While it feels a little strange announcing a new series before you’ve had the chance to finish reading The Grave Kingdom, well…book one is already available for pre-order, so I’ve decide to spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, and tell you all what is coming next! I

Just found out that school is cancelled for the next three weeks for my kids. Maybe more. Does it feel like every day the world rattles and what was normal isn’t anymore? In 1989, I was working at a retail job when the Loma Prieta earthquake struck during the middle

Not many people know the story of how I became a full-time author. It’s a story about setting goals, failing, trying again, trying new things, failing again, sticking with it. It’s full of twists and turns, a lot like my novels. For years I have wanted to tell the story,

Thank you for stopping by. I wanted to share some news first of all. The last short story I’ve written about Ankarette from the Kingfountain series will be coming out in a stand-alone Kindle version. She’s one of my all-time favorite characters and a fan favorite as well. In fact,

You know, short stories have been on my brain recently. I invited my bud Charlie Holmberg here to blog about them a few months ago. I also finished reading, for the first time, Stephen King’s memoir “On Writing” and he had some really practical advice to new writers about starting