I have a friend who is rather fond of anarcho-capitalism. (I am not an anarcho-capitalist, but I’ll always listen to other people and their views.) A year ago, he challenged me to imagine a world without copyright. At first I thought, “I am all about copyright!” but the more I thought about it…I realized…I really […]
I Want Your Best Road Trip Tale
This summer, I plan to re-release Hell Comes with Wood Paneled Doors. I previously discussed the idea here, and I’ve decided to go for it and see what happens. This is where you come in… So…What Do I Want? In 750 words or less, I want you to share your best road trip tale. It […]
Interview with Mark Hosack
I met Mark Hosack twelve years ago last month. This was my first impression of the guy: “I’m finally not the only one in the room with mad scientist hair!” It was a crew meeting for Pale Blue Moon, an independent film Mark was preparing to direct. I was there as a production assistant on […]
Mark Hosack’s Identity Problem
While I have a bit of a hard time speaking up for my own writing, I have no problems promoting others doing things I like and believe in. Meet Mark Hosack The first time I met Mark Hosack I thought, “Okay, maybe my haircut ISN’T so bad after all!” It was a kickoff meeting for […]
Kickstarting a Relaunch
On Sunday, I mentioned that I did a very poor job promoting Hell Comes with Wood Paneled Doors (HCWWPD). I tossed it out there and that was that. The interesting thing about the Internet is writers have a chance to follow up with promoting things. Used to be — a book came out and there […]
A Difference in Ideas
In Ann Patchett’s The Getaway Car: A Practical Memoir About Writing and Life (affiliate link) (my review), she mentions that she’s not particularly fond of parties. It’s at parties where it inevitably happens: somebody approaches her and says something along the lines of, “I have an idea for a book — would you like to […]
Han Shot First…Wait, No–Greedo Did!
The weekend of my 8th birthday (1977), my mom took my sister, one of my sister’s friends, and me to see Star Wars at a drive-in theater. It was the coolest thing I’d ever seen — particularly the cantina scene, where we meet Han Solo. In that scene, Han chats with Greedo, a bounty hunter […]
The Book Pile: The Getaway Car
I’ve never been the biggest fan of memoirs about writing, but when I read this post on Alex George’s blog about Ann Patchett’s The Getaway Car: A Practical Memoir About Writing and Life (Kindle Single) (affiliate link), and saw that it’s less than $3, I decided to pick it up. When I read Patchett’s Bel […]
The E-Book Book Tour
John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars (affiliate link) sits on a pile of books on the hutch over my desk. I try to read one or two YA books a year, and this will be one of them. The video below is something John made earlier this week. He’s on a book signing tour […]
A Big Thanks from the Juggling Writer
It seems like more people got a Nook than a Kindle (Affiliate Link) for the holidays — at least when looking at e-book sales of my novel and short stories. Nook sales have outpaced Kindle sales this month in a BIG way. Thank you to everyone who’s bought a copy of Hell Comes with Wood […]
What Are Your Reading Habits?
Yesterday on my personal Facebook page, I posted the video above. A very good friend replied, saying that he’s all about e-books and audio books these days, because it allows him to not be weighed down by books and lets him read/listen on the go. The Power of E-Books I love physical books, but I’m […]
The Thing About Books
I like e-books. I’ve been buying more e-books than physical books, lately. Not that I have anything against physical books — quite the contrary: I love physical books. But in a one-bedroom apartment, there’s not a lot of room for physical books. (Which is why I tend to give books away.) E-books are a great […]
Amazon as Publisher
I’ve chatted before about how I see some parallels with self publishing e-books and self published comic books from the mid 90s. And I still wonder if it’s possible for an unknown writer of literary or upmarket fiction to find the same kind of success as some unknown genre self publishers. (There’s a great article […]