Like one great big pinball machine
I liked this advice a lot (via Jason Kottke): Career advice from Charlie Hoehn: “Therein lies the best career advice I could possibly dispense: Just DO things. Chase after the…
Saving the best
My wife and I own a TiVo. There are two television shows that we do not delete in the event that we want to watch them again and again (which…
How Many of Me?
HowManyOfMe.com will tell you how many people in the United States share your name. It will also tell you the name of the most famous person with your last name.…
Milo in Germany
In keeping with the tradition of selling foreign rights only to former enemies of the United States, the first foreign rights for Unexpectedly, Milo sold last week to German publisher…
White, fluffy drama
From The Weather Channel: "Vicious winter storm blasts the Midwest. Parts of the Midwest are being ravaged by a December blizzard while the Northeast looks at a wintry mess." Vicious?…
Tortured soul. Thankfully not me.
I have never been forced to endure this kind of angst in the process of editing my books. It makes writing look yucky. But I give her credit. Amusing and…
Broken eggs are always funny
I went to Kidcity Children’s Museum with my wife and daughter this weekend. It’s a giant indoor play area for kids, with rooms designed around specific themes like a sailing…
Bad Santa
Have you ever noticed that if a department store Santa Claus is not spot-on perfect, with a round belly, a perfectly tailored suit, rosy cheeks, and a twinkle in his…
A war of words inside my head
Another gem from Nathan Bransford in regards to responding to a manuscript critique: “If you find yourself getting mad it's probably because your editor/critique partner is right.” Thankfully, the editorial…
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