I don’t have any calls to action this week, so this is a very different kind of newsletter. Go grab a cup of coffee, kick back somewhere, and let me ramble down Philosiphize Road about family, death, and the value of truth. My father went into hospice last year. We were never close. There was […]
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Of late, I find myself pondering how Harvey Weinstein’s existence, his circumstances, came to be. The truth is, he didn’t act alone. He was enabled—permitted and allowed—to do what he did. And it seems to me that everyone who had knowledge is as culpable as he is. I know, that seems a little “out of
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The last quarter of 2019 has turned into the best three months of my writing career. Over the past ten years (yes, it’s been a decade), I’ve worked my guts out to get where I am today. Along the way, I’ve had a good deal of help, support from a long list of fantastic friends,
The Hits Keep Coming Read More »
It’s that time of year, and once again, I get to write a heartfelt “Thank You” that has become somewhat of a tradition for me. I touched down in Charlotte, North Carolina yesterday after having once again enjoyed a most marvelous time at a most marvelous convention. That convention is PensaCon, held in the arena
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On his FB feed recently, Steven Brust (a man whose writing I’ve enjoyed for over 30 years), expressed something that has troubled me for a few years now. He wrote, “I keep seeing that white people shouldn’t tell the stories of black people, that men shouldn’t tell the stories of women, that straight people shouldn’t
On Writing the Foreign – A Confession Read More »
GETTING PUBLISHED There’s a question I hear quite often from newer authors looking to get into the writing game or people who have never done more than just think about writing. “How do I get published?” I can honestly say there is a different path for every single writer who takes up the mighty pen.
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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES It occurred to me that I have at least some information that would be useful to both new and burgeoning authors alike when it comes to getting published. I’m not authority, by any means. As of this date, I still don’t have a major book deal. However, I’ve chewed a fair amount of
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TIPS FOR UP-AND-COMING WRITERS: I found out today that I was second in sales for the month of November over at 7DS Books. They’re the ones who carry my short story collection Out Through the Attic. I’m not mentioning this to brag… well, I am… at least a little, but it’s not the most important
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