A writer, too, needs an audience, a reader to build his words into imaginary worlds. However, a writer can't paste pages of his novel up on a wall in the hope someone will come along and go from page to page reading them. For a writer to receive validation he needs to be published. But in seeking publication, he is not simply competing with someone across the street or down the corner, he is competing with the whole damn country, perhaps the world, and whether he gets published or not often depends less upon the skill of the writer than upon the caprice of an editor or an agent. Or whether he has a name like Paris Hilton.

      While I have five published Elderhostel® Mysteries and a published non-fiction book, Easy Reading Writing, the dynamics of the publishing world changed a few years back, and many mid-list authors hit a brick wall.

      Well, along came Create Space and Podiobooks.com. This intersection is my street corner. Create Space is a subsidiary of Amazon.com and allows my books to be printed as trade paperbacks, the quality of which surprised and pleased me. The only problem, I had to do everything myself, setup, editing, cover design, but the on upside, I controlled everything. The books are then available on Creat Space and Amazon. Podiobooks.com, allows to record and upload my books and gives them space where they are easily available downloading to computer or iPod. And since I recorded for Podiobooks, I made them available to order on CDs myself. So, while I might not make a lot money at it, if you read or listen to my novels, and you enjoy them , your collaboration with me in completing this novel will validate my writing. It's my belief you'll have a fun time doing so. Welcome to Sidewalk Books.

      And thank you for visiting my web site.