To write or to revise?
My manuscript for Unexpectedly, Milo arrived in the mail today along with a letter from my editor, Melissa, detailing her suggestions for edits and revisions. Some are broad abe difficult…
News on “Something Missing”
My author’s website, where you can access this blog, will be up shortly, but until then, here’s the latest news about Something Missing. First, a few appearances at local, independent…
Front page day
It’s been quite a day. The Hartford Courant ran an article about Something Missing and my life story on the front cover of today’s paper, above the fold, and alongside…
Amazon sales ranking
My wife found an article that tries to explain the inexplicable means by which the Amazon sales rankings are calculated. Confused? Me too.
Is “Something Missing” a bestseller yet?
Many people, friends, and strangers, via email, Facebook, Twitter, and in person, have asked me how the book is doing in the bookstores. Unsure myself, I asked my editor, who…
My favorite words
Inspired by the Guardian’s piece of words that poets hate, I posted my list of words, along with my wife’s least favorite word: Moist She’s not alone. According to a…
Is there an aesthetic to the written word?
Bonnie Trenga, guest-writing for the Grammar Girl podcast, recently asserted that the standalone use of a "which" clause is acceptable when the author attempts to slow things down and create…
Skipping his best material
And while I’m on the subject of the Dylan concert, can I also add that I did not appreciate John Mellencamp’s set list, which did not include Jack and Diane,…
Inaccessible and annoying
My wife and I went to see Bob Dylan for our anniversary a couple of nights ago. As he stepped on stage, a booming voice declared him “the great American…
Technology and my beginnings as a writer
It’s hard to remember a time when the internet didn’t exist, but for people my age, members of Generation X, I often think that we grew up at the perfect…
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