Looking for Sparks

When I write, I like to have a few concrete images to provide “spark” for what I am trying to convey. Sometimes, these sparks help me to notice details that I wouldn’t have necessarily written. For example, in The Roaring Redwoods, the RiverWood Lodge and Casino is based on a …

Shade: Respite and Risk

Episode Two of The Roaring Redwoods is out! And I wouldn’t be doing my capitalist, entrepreneur, publishing-is-a-business best if I didn’t tell you to buy it on Amazon, Nook, or Kobo. (You can get a Kindle app for your phone or computer too.) Okay, pitch over, where was I? This …

Episode 1: Escape Plans

Episode One of The Roaring Redwoods is titled Escape Plans and the title is easy to figure out as each character introduced needs to escape, wants to escape or is the one to be escaped from. (If you haven’t read it feel free to pause here and head on over …

Leo Colson Who?

The Roaring Redwoods is published under my pen name Leo Colson. The Colson is obvious isn’t it? C (for Charise) with Olson? I thought so. The Leo is the cool part. So my Grandpa Leo is my dad’s dad. He was a wonderful grandpa to me. He passed in 1991 …

The Roaring Redwoods

The Roaring Redwoods, Episode 1: Escape Plans IS available on Amazon!!! Nook and iBook retailers will come, but I’m like the person showing you the new house before the paint is dry. There are a couple of technical glitches, but it’ll smooth out. I’ll update this post with the specific …