For the longest time, I've avoided talking about my books, interviewing authors, writing about what I read. It's time...
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Don’t Swing at a Pitch in the Dirt
This blog spawns from a series of discussions I had over the past few months with newbie writers. None had published...
Thoughts on Buying Books
If you are not a writer or an aspirating writer, this post will likely bore you. It's about buying books for signing...
Paying Homage to Anne Lamott’s Shitty First Drafts
Anne Lamott will forever by memorialized (even though she is very much alive) for coining the phrase, “shitty first...
Casting Call for Mad Max Continues
I indulged in a fantasy when I cast Mad Max’s character. I chose Jamie Lee Curtis or Mary Steenburgen for Max. There...
Bookselling
Many readers of this blog are also writers. And like my fellow writers, friends recommend books on how I can be a...
Tweets, Blogs and Videos
I've been reading a lot lately about using social media to create brand awareness. As writers, we are the brand. And...
A literary week and then some
Last week was dominated -- happily (yes, I know it's a adverb!) -- by things literary.The first event of the week was...
Promoting Your Book
I was multitasking this morning -- reading my favorite blogs and listening to the Today show with half an ear.The...
Alternative Publishing
I went to a discussion on Monday on the pros and cons of self publishing, sponsored by the Valley Writers Chapter of...