Based upon King’s estimation, I’m a huge success!
Stephen King, in ON WRITING, writes: If you expect to succeed as a writer, rudeness should be the second to least of your concerns. The least of all: polite society…
Nonconforming, subversive wife
My wife is much less of a conformist than people think, and sometimes she can be downright subversive. The only real difference between her and me is that she manages…
Realities of a book tour and some recommended reads
I’ve been writing some guest posts on other blogs around the Web in case you are interested in reading. For the Water Street Books blog, I wrote a three part…
Contest runner-up #1
Some of the entries in my recent “Write my author bio” contest were exceptionally well done but did not really qualify as true author bios in my mind. But they…
When imaginary friends become real
When I was a child, I had an imaginary friend named Johnson Johnson. My mother said that I probably derived the name from Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder (since renamed…
Not right. Not cool.
I have never liked the expression "creative juices." And the idea of "creative juices flowing" is even worse. I can’t explain it. It’s a gut thing.
And the winner is…
After much deliberation and careful consideration of all ten entries in my “Write me a new author biography” contest, I have chosen a winner. Doing so was not easy. I…
Love ‘em as a Patriot, but as an analyst…
Is it me, or is Tedy Bruschi starting to sound like a jackass? I like an opinionated host, but this is not analysis. This sounds like your average Patriots fan,…
New business plan for English majors everywhere (myself included)
From Ellen Stuart’s blog Smells Like Squandered Youth comes this idea, which I am fully prepared to co-opt, borrow or steal as the need requires. She proposes the following business…
Foolish guarantee
I was watching a home improvement show yesterday. The designer and contractor were explaining to a homeowner that granite was an excellent choice for a kitchen countertop because “it will…
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