Anyone can write
More good news. Have you seen the animated film Ratatouille? In this movie, a famous chef proclaims his belief that everyone can cook, much to the chagrin of the professional…
Finished
Great news! I finished my book. At 11:58 PM on Friday night, I typed the final words of the epilogue, ending an almost fourteen-month journey into the life of Milo…
The changing landscape of publishing
For your reading enjoyment, here is an article from Time magazine on the impact of the digital age on the world of publishing. I found it rather interesting.
Not my cup of tea
I’ve been reading The Story of Edgar Sawtell, a novel by David Wroblewski. I almost never abandon a book once I’ve started reading it, but I fear that I may…
More on the Border’s Book Club selection
As a Border’s book club pick, Something Missing will get three face-outs in a bay at the front of the store and will be discounted by 20%. It also appears…
Border’s Book Club selection
Good news! Something Missing is going to be a Book Club selection at Borders! Naturally, I had no idea what this meant when I was first told by my editor…
Mom
An anonymous reader recently asked: You write a lot about your mother-in-law but not about your own mother. What does she think of your success? Sadly, my mother never got…
The next book
As I approach the end of my second book, I find myself looking ahead to my third with great excitement. A couple of days ago, I mentioned some of my…
My actual office
Having mentioned that I have an office that I retreat to on occasion, I thought I'd give you a peek at what it looked like. Surrounded on three sides by…
My office
A couple of years ago, Elysha bought me a book by Kurt Vonnegut’s widow, Jill Krementz, entitled The Writer's Desk. The book contains a collection of photographs of the work…
