Monthly Archives: November 2014

When Creoles met Cajuns (a short palatable history)

I have written a bunch of novels about the Creoles and Cajuns, slaves, and Americans who populated early Louisiana. (See Author Page on Amazon or my website.) This is the outline of my earliest research so I wouldn’t tell folks the … Continue reading

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REGAINING THE RIGHTS TO YOUR BOOKS

I have just regained the rights to my first two novels. Here’s how it worked to get the rights returned to me: My contract with Kensington Publishing specified that the company would hold the rights to my novels for seven years each. … Continue reading

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When the Creative Well Goes Dry

I feel like I’ve been in the desert, at the bottom of an empty well, in … well, you can supply your own metaphor if you’ve ever felt like your creativity has fled. Do not let mixing metaphors hold you … Continue reading

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