UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO related
New York Times Book Review!
Okay, it’s not exactly a full-blown review, and it’s inexplicably in the Crime column, but still, you can find UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO in this Sunday’s New York Times Book Review! I’m very excited.
Read MoreUnexpected links
A couple links you may be interested in related to UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO: The first two parts (Part 1) (Part 2) in a three-part series on the realities of a book tour. I’m writing these pieces for the Water Street Books blog in preparation for my upcoming appearance in a couples weeks. A terrific review of…
Read MoreAn idiot with a difficult name
A surprisingly large piece about me and the book appeared in the New London Day on Sunday. There was a photo of my book on the front page of the paper and a reference to the story, which was a full page spread on the front page of the Daybreak section. Reading an article about…
Read MoreDaily Candy and The Wall Street Journal!
This has been a good day. UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO hit bookstore shelves yesterday, and today it was reviewed by Daily Candy and reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. Daily Candy, an enormously popular website that everyone seemed to know about prior to the review with the exception of me, ran their review on their front page…
Read MoreUNEXPECTEDLY, MILO book tour begins!
Last night friends and family and loyal readers and complete strangers gathered at the Barnes and Noble in Blue Back Square for the first appearance of my book tour. An estimated seventy-five people showed up to listen to me speak and read, and many were kind enough to purchase my book in bushels. A few…
Read MoreContest update
I now have three outstanding submissions to my biography contest, and there are at least two more being written at this time. In case you first the original post announcing the contest, here are the important things to know: 1. I need a new author bio and am asking readers to write one for me. …
Read MoreThe precipice of publication
Just a few days before the release of UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO and some good news has been pouring in. The Hartford Courant’s review of the book was excellent: We are happy to report there’s been no sophomore slump for novelist Matthew Dicks, the Newington resident and West Hartford teacher who follows the success of his first…
Read MoreA contest! Everyone loves a contest! And there are fabulous prizes, too!
Okay, I have a contest, and hopefully enough of my readers will be interested to make it worthwhile. On August 25, I will be appearing at WORD in Brooklyn, NY as part of my book tour for UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO. As part of the promotion for the event, WORD has created a webpage that provides the…
Read MoreHow to write like a simpleton
One of the joyous aspects of becoming a published author has been watching people in my life take a crack at writing as well. If that idiot can do it, maybe I can do it. I agree. Today was an especially busy day in this regard. In the span of three hours, I met with…
Read MoreWhere do you get your ideas?
I am often asked where I get the inspiration and ideas for my stories, especially considering that I am fortunate enough to have so many ideas from which to choose. This is the kind of question that is impossible to answer with a single sentence, because I never know when I might stumble upon an…
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