Clear and Present Danger?
Great title, eh? I listened to Mary Higgins Clark speak one day and she said a title must invite the reader into the book. It seems so obvious now, but when I was a newbie writer, I didn’t know this, nor did I focus on it. As my wife and psychologist will tell you, I […]
Did You Set Up The Health App on your iPhone?
We have so many things on our phones, we often don’t focus on them. iPhones come with an App that is easily ignored but can save your life. The Health App is loaded on your iPhone when you buy it. I know I didn’t even notice it until I started researching information for this book. […]
Free Preparation & Survival Checklists, Apps and more
At reader’s requests, I’ve pulled all the checklists from The Procrastinator’s Survival Guide and put them into a flipbook. Also, are links to all gear, free Survival Apps and useful web pages such as homefacts, FEMA flood zones, etc. The checklists follow an order of preparation, from the first one which is quite simple about […]
Idea Is Not Story
I often see writers who are concerned about someone stealing their idea. The problem with that is that every idea has been done. I know there’s always someone who thinks they have a truly original idea that has never been thought of in the history of mankind, but sorry, it has been. The key is […]
How Many Phone #s Do You Know?
Like, really know? I remember when we had letters at the start of phone numbers in New York City, but we also used tin cans and string to call each other. But, seriously. If you had to use someone else’s cell phone, or, God Forbid, yes they do exist, a pay phone, to call, and […]
Deb’s Flying Phobia
Bob: I vaguely remember this. Deb: I got a flying phobia. Well, that and a snake phobia and for the life of me, I’ll never understand why I didn’t write ‘Snakes on a Plane’, first. Before I met Bob, I’d write the first chapter of a book every night instead of reading. I still have […]
On Temper Tantrums & Standing Firm
This is a guest post by my wife, who is much smarter. Deb: I’ve decided that everything is about age. Bob and I got a puppy from the pound cause day-to-day life has been so boring of late. We named her Scout and handed her to our ten-year-old dog, Gus, as if we were giving […]
Writers and Their Better Halves– Don’t Do This
Writers tend to be insecure people. Don’t believe me? I don’t think you do. Why not? Seriously? Geez. But we can learn to be better. The two videos in this post are prime examples of what NOT to do. The first illustrates an important rule: What not to gift your better half! The second is […]
A Procrastinator and Believer in Making Luck Backwards
Foreword by Bob’s Wife to The Procastinator’s Survival Guide: Deb: If you’re like me, you don’t buy books about surviving things. Why? Probably because you think that you won’t survive them anyway, so why bother? We can call it procrastination but sometimes it’s easier to think of it as something which we’d rather not think […]
Procrastinator’s Survival Guide is #1
new title in Safety and First Aid on Amazon. More importantly, we’ve realized Nova isn’t a good name and having “NO” in a dog’s name isn’t a good idea. So the young beastly girl is Scout. Feels right. She’s currently under my desk nibbling on a bone. She and Cool Gus have their moments. Some […]
The Procastinator’s Survival Guide (and a new member of the household)
The Guide is my latest book, pulling together all my knowledge and experience on preparation and survival. I wrote it because my survey of what’s out there in terms of survival manuals is that they tend to go from zero to sixty with nothing in between. ie from normal living to trying to start a […]
2019 The Year of the Dog
Of course, Cool Gus believes every year is the year of the dog. And who am I to disagree? For 2019 I spent a large chunk of December revising all my various survival guides into one book and it’s live today: The Procrastinator’s Survival Guide. It covers both preparation and actions to take in various […]