The difference is that, in the worse case scenario, an actor can find expression in little theater and amateur drama groups that exist all over the county. An unrecognized painter can have a one man show by setting up his canvasses on a sidewalk. A musician can sing and entertain on a street corner. All artists need the collaboration of an audience to interpret the vision of their imagination.

      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.

      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 quality trade paperbacks, quality because the product surprised and pleased me. The only thing was, I had to do everything myself, setup, editing, cover design, but the upside was I controlled everything. The books are then available on Creat Space and Amazon. Podiobooks.com, allows me to upload my recorded books and gives them space where they are easily available downloading to computer or iPod. And since I am recording the books, I make them available on CDs myself. So, while I might not make a lot money at it, if you read or listen to my novels and enjoy them , your collaboration with me in completing this novel will validate my writing. And it's my belief you'll have a fun time doing so.

      Welcome again, and thank you for visiting.