People often comment that I'm so far "out there." They are amazed at the Photoblog, the UntangledUp blog and other sites I run, and wonder why I am so transparent and visible. Well, the simple answer is this: I have to be, in order to get feedback. I get great ideas from feedback on my blogs and I meet many wonderful people. You may be one of them. That said, it takes an awful lot of time to maintain all the online sites and projects.

But through it all, this core blog of mine, the "Author's Blog" rarely gets updated. And many of you have asked "Why not?"

The answer is simple: Things have been a'rumblin'. I've been so busy writing and going in so many directions that there just hasn't been time to sit and try to put it all together here.

Ever had bad gas? It just kinda roils around in your intestines, hurting you on one bend (end?) or another and giving you that overall crampy feeling ... right? Well, that's where I've been for a while. I have two books to publish in 2007, and they've been churning around in my guts for the better part of a year.

Now, they're being written. And like gas, they're really coming out when I least expect it, and raising quite a ruckus. Stay tuned to my website and watch as I'm previewing some of the latest.

And please, ALWAYS comment when you see/read something you like, or something you don't like. I'm always holding back, not knowing how far to push things. Stephen King could get away with it, I can't. Not yet. But give it time ...