Resolution update: August 2009
I established a list of twelve New Year’s resolutions in January of this year. At the end of each month, I report on my progress as a means of holding…
More attention for “Something Missing”
Newsday is picking up the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's highly favorable review of Something Missing to run on Sunday, September 6! My father-in-law informs me that Newsday has the seventeenth largest…
Unfortunate mistaken identity
I’m standing in line at D’Angelo’s, waiting to place my order. A husband and wife who look remarkably alike are directly in front of me. Both are about five feet…
Does the multiple-author format make more sense?
Last night’s appearance at the Wilton Library was delightful, and many thanks to the staff at the library for putting this event together. I sat on a panel of first-time…
Appearing at the Wilton Library
Tomorrow night, I will sit on a panel of new authors at the Wilton Library in Wilton, CT. If you’d like to attend, you can find details here. Though we…
My bee sting
Since some of you have asked, yes, it’s true. I was stung by a bee on Friday. This tends to be a bigger deal for me than most people since…
Is there value in publishing a first draft?
Print Magazine has a terrific look at the cover art on a handful of books, along with some explanation from the designers. It’s a fascinating look into the world of…
Twitter friends
I recently told someone that over the past several months, I have made several friends through Twitter, even though many of us have never met in person. “Friends through 140…
A change in style
I contacted my editor last week, inquiring about the current view in the publishing world on the number of spaces after a mark of punctuation. Like The Chicago Manual of…
Five year plan?
I played golf last week with a guy who works in the corporate world. He’s got a degree in math and an MBA, but he also has a newborn son…
