A float has to float
Attempting to improve my ability to craft dialogue, I find myself listening to people more and more, eavesdropping on conversations, and carefully noting a person’s choice of words. Today, I…
Difficult to defend Dan
Dan Brown seems to be taking a lot of abuse lately. When you sell almost 100 million books, you make yourself a target. After all, success breeds envy, jealousy, stupidity,…
First peek at UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO’s cover
I got my first peek at the proposed cover art for Unexpectedly, Milo today, and I think I love it. There are tweaks that I think need to be made,…
High expectations
I was reading through my contract for Unexpectedly, Milo, preparing to sign, when I came across the section entitled Description of the Work. It provides a basic summary of the…
Ice cream connoisseur
You know your wife takes her ice cream seriously when she requires five minutes of online research before deciding upon a flavor. Before leaving the house, I had to commit…
Upcoming appearances
Just a reminder of upcoming appearances for anyone interested: On Monday, September 21, I will be at the Westport, CT, public library with author Margot Berwin to discuss our debut…
In the presence of Nicholson Baker
On Friday night, I went to RJ Julia Booksellers to listen to Nicholson Baker, one of my favorite authors, speak about his new book, The Anthologist. Baker became one of…
Must listen
I have always recommended the RadioLab podcast to all of my friends, but I cannot recommend this week’s episode on Parasites (yes, parasites) highly enough. Turn off the television tonight…
“Something Missing” – the audio book
I just spent the last three minutes listening to a sample of the audio version of Something Missing, which was released by Recorded Books last week. I love it. The…
Stupid, annoying plot
I often lament the importance placed on the plot in the current literary environment. As a writer who does not have a plot in mind when he begins a book,…
