So, now I’m an Internationally Best-Selling Author
Well, at least in Australia and Canada. I have to admit, it's pretty cool to look at my listing on Amazon and see "#1 Bestseller" by an image of my book.
I am working on the new novel, I swear
Just broke 200 pages on it...getting closer to the end of the first draft. But, like I've said before, my research leads me down some odd side-streets. Like this one. You can apparently download full copies of old pulp magazines…
A tough day
My dear high-school girlfriend, Sandy Whye, was my first fan and biggest supporter. We were just broken kids, and our love was unable to overcome the wounds we carried with us into that relationship. But the fondness and love remained,…
I call myself a “Storyteller” for a reason
Re-titling my webpage as "Roy M. Griffis - Storyteller" wasn't done lightly. But I felt honesty demanded it. Novelist" or "Artist" seemed kind of pretentious, like business resumes proclaiming "Thought-leader". See, I have all kinds of ideas. Some work…
Departures and new realities
My mother passed away at 1240 am on Friday, April 25. It was a mercy, as she had been struggling with dementia for years and had barely been able to recognize anyone in the final months. Physically, she had been…
Treasure is where you look for it
...and what is important to you. Alisa and I finally have been able start the leveling process on "back 40" of the historic home we've been working on for 2 years. There is a pond out back...likely dug…
There is so much crap out there…
...that I think it's important to praise excellence. To spread the word about creative achievement. In a word, we must Pimp the good stuff, my people! But I digress. My wife is likely fighting the Wuhan Virus. So we have…
The face of the furry demon…
...when you realize that anything you've mailed from your home office in the last 20 years probably had cat hair stuck to it somewhere.
Muscle memory can be a bitch…
As a fiction writer, I end up reading a lot of non-fiction. Some of it is pure research (see my By the Hands of Men series for novels that required a wide variety of source material to make the story…
Plus a Bonus Personal Demon
Lovely way to start the year: Got my writing desk set up, the office cleaned, and then ran across a couple of really nice 5 star reviews for By the Hands of Men: "Absolutely incredible! "I have always been…