L.A.’s Blog
How to pronounce the words and names of Conquerors of K’Tara
No words needed, except to say I did something a little different today, while taking a break from the editing and worrying about my soon-to-be 16 yo. daughter who is now in quarantine. I did ask her if she'd be okay with me posting this given the bad news, and said,...
A note of thanks to my readers and followers
This morning, when I woke up--or was it just before I woke up?--a thought came to me. It said, "Boy, you might disappoint a lot of people this year." Why did that unpleasant thought pop into my mind? Because although I wanted to publish Eruption first by December of...
Italian translator chosen/Traduttore italiano scelto!
I am very excited today because after reviewing the translations of Chapter 1 of Forebodings from 12 Italian applicants, I have finally chosen the person who will translate not only Forebodings, but also the Ronin shorts into Italian. But, I could not have done this...
A note about social responsibility
To all those who follow me and live in places where the economy is re-opening little by little. This is not a post about my stories, but a note I felt obligated to write because my conscience (which I know exists in others as well, even if they express it in a...
What News?
With the pandemic and quarantine, one might think that things would have slowed, even for authors. And I know they have slowed some other authors' book launches given that publishers have had to close shop. Fortunately, the writing has not been affected much, if at...
During a short break from writing.
This afternoon, I decided to take a thirty-minute break from writing to take photos of my fish. I like to do that once in a while, to record their growth and the changes they undergo as they age. How do you like these? Here, below, are the Golden nugget, the Red...

