To Print or Not To Print
Self-publishing has come a long way. Not too long ago it was an expensive venture which included paying for the designing and printing of theRead More
Not the next great American novel
I’m not writing the next great American novel. That’s for writers like Barbara Kingsolver. I enjoy reading the big novels, but I also really enjoyRead More
Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur
A friend referred me to an invaluable resource last week and I spent the long weekend reading it, in my free time between family andRead More
What's in a name?
My main character’s name is taken from someone I know. I don’t know him well, but know relatives and friend’s of his well. I’ve contactedRead More
Bleeping bleep
I watched an interview with the late Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, on one of the remastered Blu-Ray discs from the new box set.Read More
Before they were authors…
As I work on my book sometimes I wonder why I think I can do this, even though I’m so far through it that it’sRead More
Writer or Author
I’ve been writing off and on since college. Mostly off, but it has always been something I enjoyed getting back to. Now I’m 44 andRead More
Steinbeck on Writing
I found this article written by John Steinbeck in 1963: Dear Writer: Although it must be a thousand years ago that I sat in aRead More
Sitting on Cannery Row
In 1998 I lived in Northern California, right in the belly of Silicon Valley. I worked at a typical start up, based in an oldRead More
The first time is the hardest
This is the hardest post. Over the years I’ve started and ended several blogs. They begin with optimistic glory, thoughts running around my head thatRead More