Category Archives: SOMETHING MISSING

May 20, 2013

“Book club date night” is probably not the most romantic way to spend an evening with your wife

Since publishing my first novel in 2009, I’ve visited with more than one hundred book clubs throughout Connecticut and beyond, oftentimes in person and many times via conference call, Skype or a similar platform. I’ve video chatted with books clubs … Continue reading →

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March 15, 2013

Aimee Mann’s theory on creativity matches my own perfectly.

On a recent podcast, musician Aimee Mann said, “Being stuck in one place and bored out of your mind is the key to creativity.” I couldn’t agree more. My writing career only began because I was bored out of my … 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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July 27, 2012

Writing and recording forgeries

Def Leppard, a band that provided much of the soundtrack of my youth, is re-recording its backlist in an effort to regain financial control of their music. With newly recorded “forgeries” of “Pour Some Sugar on Me” and “Rock of … 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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March 30, 2012

MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND: An audio preview

The first two chapters of the audio version of MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND are available for preview here. The book is narrated by Matthew Brown, which seems apropos considering my UK pseudonym is Matthew Green. I was initially worried … Continue reading →

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March 16, 2012

SOMETHING MISSING: Asian style

The Korean and Chinese editions of my first novel, SOMETHING MISSING, arrived yesterday. Three years after it first published, the book is still exciting me.   

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January 21, 2012

The many covers of SOMETHING MISSING

By reader request, the following are the various covers of my first novel, SOMETHING MISSING. The book’s foreign rights were also purchased in Russia and two other countries, but I have yet to see the cover art for these yet. … Continue reading →

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