Books
A parable (Shawshank Redemption meets Book of Job)
Chief Finn is back, in his most suspenseful thriller yet!
A sequel to the blockbuster Barry Award-nominated thriller Steel Fear
Blog
The Start of Something Big
This is a book Ana and I have been dreaming of writing for 17 years. It is our love letter to the world.
Bio
What I Do
I have a passion for great writing. Excellence is one of my most cherished core values.
The exquisite beauty of a powerful idea expressed in words, whether through a single sentence or a 700-page novel, is something that has stirred my soul since as long as I can remember.
So . . . What I do: I search out transformational ideas and stories and bring them to life in words.
P.S. To get monthly updates on my latest books, click here.
P.P.S. To have a peek at my wedding pictures from 8-8-08, click here (and to read our vows, click here).
May I Help You?
7-15-14 | Apparently I’ve been ambling in and out of Amazon’s “Top 100 Most Popular Self-Help Authors” list for the past nine months. I had not really thought of the stuff I write as “self-help,” exactly. Whenever I thought about the term, it would invariably call to mind the wisdom of Steven Wright.
Making Things Happen
7-8-14 | When my older son Nick was a toddler, he used to sit in the kitchen and smash trucks. It went like this:
Bouncebackability
7-1-14 | When you go through something difficult or painful (or both), what’s the story you tell yourself about it?
That Excruciating Joy
6-24-14 | I’ve been chopping down trees again. I should be using an ax — but instead, I’m using my head. Ouch.
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