Category Archives: UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO

April 14, 2013

Booktopia blurs the lines between author and reader.

Booktopia is a series of literary retreats organized by Ann Kingman and Michael Kindness, host of the podcast Books on the Nightstand. For the past three years, my wife and I have been coming to Vermont in April to attend … Continue reading →

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January 27, 2013

Amazon’s new policy on book reviews did not impact me thanks to the quality of my friends and family.

You may have heard that Amazon has a new policy when it comes to online book reviews. From a piece in The New York Times: Giving raves to family members is no longer acceptable. Neither is writers’ reviewing other writers. … Continue reading →

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January 6, 2013

I never know what I’m actually writing about

Long after I finished writing my first novel, SOMETHING MISSING, I discovered, only after my wife and therapist pointed it out to me, that I had written a book about my battles with post traumatic stress disorder, my hatred toward … Continue reading →

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October 21, 2012

Never doubt a librarian

Apologies to the Denver Public Library for the previous post today. A librarian kindly explained the purpose of the stamp placed upon my orphaned book: The stamp is a quick way to let people know not to return it to … Continue reading →

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October 21, 2012

An old friend returns

Last night I signed a copy of my second novel, UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO, which the reader purchased at a garage sale in California. The book had originally been purchased for the Denver public library but is now stamped with the words … Continue reading →

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June 14, 2012

I can play favorites with my children but not my books

Yesterday a reader in Australia who has now read all three of my novels asked which is my favorite. It’s a question that I’ve heard authors asked many times before, and I’ve heard many of them give an answer. I … Continue reading →

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January 20, 2012

In the company of greatness

My last name may have caused a kerfuffle in the UK, but it always places me in good company on the bookshelf, as one kind reader pointed out to me today:

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January 4, 2012

The music of UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO

My guest post on The Undercover Soundtrack is up today. The Undercover Soundtrack is a blog that invites authors to share the music behind the novels that they write.  In some cases, it’s the music that an author may listen … Continue reading →

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November 20, 2011

MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND: Foreign news

Two exciting pieces of foreign news related to my upcoming MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND: 1.  The UK audio rights to the book have been purchased by WF Howes, an audio and large print publisher based in Leicestershire, England.  Since … Continue reading →

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July 27, 2011

M-I-L-O

My daughter noticed my books for the first time today.  They are stacked on the cluttered bookshelf near where I write, and as I was giving her a hug, she looked over my shoulder and asked, “What’s that?”   I … Continue reading →

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