Where do you get your ideas?
I am often asked where I get the inspiration and ideas for my stories, especially considering that I’m fortunate enough to have so many ideas from which to choose. A…
An analysis of humor that will make you a funnier person
This is supposedly a TED Talk about the anatomy of a New Yorker cartoon, but it is also a dissertation on the nature of humor and what makes things funny.…
In 2014, I will wear a flesh-colored speedo in front of an audience of readers and talk about my books. Here’s why.
Sometime in the fall of 2014, I will be seated onstage with international bestselling author Sarah McCoy, speaking to an audience of readers and booksellers about books and writing, and…
No kisses for Mommy
I whispered to my daughter, "Go kiss Mommy on the cheek. It'll make her so happy." My daughter's response: "She's already happy." This may be true, but it was beside…
Unfair assumption #12: People who purchase and use amateur fireworks lack intelligence and do not value their fingers appropriately.
People who purchase and use amateur fireworks lack intelligence and do not value their fingers appropriately. This unfair assumption may have more to do with my fear of exploding objects,…
Resolution update: June 2013
In an effort to hold myself accountable, I post the progress of my yearly goals at the end of each month on this blog. The following are the results through…
13 things that make me happy
Former acquisitions editor Jennifer Pooley wrote a post on her blog entitled “13 things that make me happy.” Nothing on her list actually makes me happy (#1 comes the closest,…
First marks
My son, Charlie, made his first marks on paper while waiting for our meals at a local restaurant. Perhaps this is just the beginning. Maybe he will be following in…
Sperm, sticks and downright douchebaggery
TIME recently posted a piece entitled A Dozen Random Goods & Services Selling Unusually Well Right Now. A few were particularly notable to me. American SpermIn Canada, Australia, the United…
Father-son discussion
I’m sure that we will have some serious and unpleasant discussions in the future, but the conversations that my son and I have today aren’t too bad, especially when only…
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