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Hi all! I love Valentine's Day. And I love my comic. :) If you have that special someone in your life, love them today in a moral, beautiful and uplifting way! If you don't but want someone like that, ask for the prayers of St. Valentine in this novena. :) \ Meantime, enjoy the day! Oh, someone said I should give our mascot a name. How does the Emerald Empress sound? Take care! Enjoy the day! Wifey and I are going to see O Solo Mio this afternoon! ....and, to keep this a

Hey all! How's everybody been? Well, we had a GREAT Christmas, the comic continues to move forward, I've kept writing, been interviewed a bit, my spelling is still terrible as ever [spellcheck works more than it goofs up with me, I'm happy to say!], I was able to mix business and pleasure when I took a trip to Vancouver B.C. to see family and hit up potential investors in Emerald Productions & Ideas [EPI], and I'm a PhD Candidate at the University of Texas again! Yep, after

Hey, all! So glad you're now getting my posts! Whoo hoo! I'm working hard at a few things right now: 1) My Books. Of all my creative endeavors, I'm most proud of the Young Chesterton Chronicles , and The King's Gambit . I'm hoping & scoping for the VERY long shot of turning the first volume into a movie! Whoo hoo! St. Claire, patron of the Media , pray for me! [can't have too much help, eh?] 2) My comic book company. :) ...everyone has an ambition in life, something they wi

[re-posted from Oct 14th] Hey all! Just checking to see if this blog is FINALLY working! Please like and/or comment a little if you receive this, would you? Yay! Emerald Production's first comic, ExtraOrdinary Heroes #1 has cracked the elusive 10% marker in our fundraiser! As Bruno & Boots said in Go Jump In The Pool by Gordon Korman [it's Canadian thing], "The First Ten Percent is the hardest! " Come by youtube and see the promo video , of go over to Fundmycomic.com an

[this is a re-post from Sept 21st] Hey all! Had a great time at P-Con! ...this was the first [1st] time I'd ever come to a con to sell books , and you know what? I had a ball! :D...I had a bunch of great advice from author Sara Martin on how to set up a table for maximum effect. Included a picture here- whadja think? ...so grateful for Kortnee, one of the dedicated organizers, who let me jump on board even though I'd missed a bunch of deadlines doing my thing over the summe

...[this post was originally made on Sept 14th, before I was able to get it out to my subscribers! ] Hey, all!"Why do you write?"An interviewer asked me that recently, after Where the Red Sands Fly had just come out. My answer? "Why do you breathe?" [smiles] I've been telling stories to myself since I can remember. Some of my happiest memories of the difficult portion of my childhood came from me walking to & from the apartment building I lived in with my mom at 99 Marlee Av

Let me know if this blog post got through? Wix has been a little frustrating to go through... Thank you! J.Mc Nichol

Hey all! Just checking to see if this blog is FINALLY working! Please like and/or comment a little if you receive this, would you? Yay! Emerald Production's first comic, ExtraOrdinary Heroes #1 had cracked the elusive 10% marker in our fundraiser! As Bruno & Boots said in Go Jump In The Pool by Gordon Korman [it's Canadian thing], "The First Ten Percent is the hardest! " Come by youtube and see the promo video , of go over to Fundmycomic.com and check out our fundraiser

Hey all! Had a great time at P-Con! ...this was the first [1st] time I'd ever come to a con to sell books , and you know what? I had a ball! :D ...I had a bunch of great advice from author Sara Martin on how to set up a table for maximum effect. Included a picture here- whadja think? ...so grateful for Kortnee, one of the dedicated organizers, who let me jump on board even though I'd missed a bunch of deadlines doing my thing over the summer as a cordially and well-served