About
I write. Writing is a part of me, whether my own projects or work for hire. Elementary school plays and short stories, high school news articles, college papers and stories, investigative court reports, individualized education plans, screenplays, novels, non-fiction--it all demands attention to detail and careful choice of words. The end objective is always the reader - whether to inform, persuade, or evoke an emotional response.
I've been an honorable mention, quarter-finalist, finalist, or runner up eight times - for short stories, books, and screenplays: Saturday Evening Post Great American Fiction Contest, Writer's Digest Short Story Writing Competition, Kindle Book Awards, Amazon Breakout Novel Awards, Writer's Digest International Self-Publishing Book Awards, Sacramento International Film Festival, Emerging Screenwriters, and San Francisco Book Festival (as designer/editor of an art book). As the last award hints, I help other authors from initial comprehensive edits through self-publication.
Featured Work
All for One - Love, War, & Ghosts
Through the nineteen fifties and sixties, they grew up together in a small town that could have been anywhere in the United States. It could have been your town. “All for one, one for all!” was their cry as the three young boys battled with sticks. It became their motto as teens. Janet was always one of the guys. Cathy became a romantic partner.
• July 1, 1970 - The Draft Lottery. “All for one” changed their lives forever.
• July 1, 2022 - Cathy and her husband are content. He’s about to retire. They have their grandchildren for the summer. Life is good.
Then the past shoves its way into the present, bringing fear and uncertainty.
By the end of the deadly month, their lives again change forever.
Other Works
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Tough Times
2021
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Running Away: Maggie's Story
2020
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Peg's Story: Detours
2020
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Alice
2013
Awards and Recognition
- Finalist: Kindle Book Awads: Tough Times
- Finalist: Emerging Screenwriters: Alice
- Screenplay Finalist: Sacramento International Film Festival
- Quarter-Finalist in Amazon Breakout Novel Awards
- Honorable Mention Writer's Digest International Self-Publishing Book Awards: Running Away
- Honorable Mention Writer's Digest Short Story Writing Competition: "Bad Mommy"
- Honorable Mention Saturday Evening Post Great American Fiction Contest: "Maria Angelica's Baby"
- Runner Up: San Francisco Book Festival Photography/Art Category: book I edited and designed: Suzanne Blaney's Impressionism: Inspiration & Evolution
