Dear Friends of James T. Hogg: If you have subscribed to my website, it is likely that you have read my first novel, Faythe of North Hinkapee. I thank you for giving me that chance as a first-time author. To repay that favor, I will introduce you to James T. Hogg and give you some […]
Okay so here I am starting over – a year older – somewhat poorer and (I hope) much wiser. I had a great book. I knew that for sure. But I needed to market it properly this time around. So here is the game plan: First – it is now only one book. Not […]
Faythe of North Hinkapee is a saga. And it hits the following themes: Historical fiction set in Colonial Times A young woman protagonist who triumphs against adversity Women being the key players – protagonists, ruthless enemies, close friends with deep inter-woman bonds and relationships – and all having travails and triumphs against ruthless men […]
You probably know by now that I love Ken Follett’s writings more than anything, and I have tried to emulate him in what I have written so far. But I have to wonder about Mr. Zafon as a special inspiration. Unlike Ken Follett – and me, so far – every paragraph of Zafon’s books are […]
As you know, I am a first time (published) fiction author, and this book took a lot of time – and incredible effort – to raise back up the creative writing skills that smoldered when I was a school-age kid. In my youth, I was really good at making up stories and writing them. My […]
I thought my audience was supposed to be a type of person, such as: Women Men Kids Adults Older people Younger people Historical fiction aficionados Yada yada yada But being honest that isn’t it at all. Instead, I have concluded that my audience is people who love to get sucked into page-turning […]
After thinking about it, I am becoming The World’s (Second) Most Interesting Man. I didn’t plan it that way, but that is what seems to be happening. And the more things I start to do, the more it gives rise to still more things. I have so many hobbies and things going on now […]
So where did James Tobias Hogg come from? Here is the background: To start out, I don’t really like my (real) name that much. There is nothing wrong with it, but it just isn’t that interesting a name. If only I could be James Bond, and say when people asked my name: “The […]
I apologize if I sound like kind of, well, a bit of a jerk, but I guess sometimes that is what I am. Here goes….. It was about twenty years ago – probably around the year 2000. I had just read a fiction book that was a Best Seller. I don’t remember the […]