April 10, 2010
YA author Andrew Smith has enjoyed a meteoric rise since publishing his first book, GHOST MEDICINE, in September 2008. Since then he’s published a second book IN THE PATH OF FALLING OBJECTS, and has two […]
April 8, 2010
This week I participated in an engrossing #LitChat discussion of Gothic Romance and an hour just wasn’t enough time to explore all the questions that came up so I thought we’d continue the chat on […]
April 6, 2010
I’m always shocked by how few writers actually read these days. I meet writers all the time who are eager to talk about what they’re writing, and keen to spend hard-earned dollars on writing classes, […]
March 31, 2010
Lewis Buzbee is a third generation California native who began writing at the age of 15, after reading the first chapter of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. Since then he’s been a dishwasher, a […]
March 20, 2010
Gosh, where did the week go? I was going to post an update on the goings on at the Big Sur Writers Workshop as soon as I got back, I promise, but, as usual, other […]
February 28, 2010
If I could design my own reading room what would it look like? I’ve often thought about this. Would it be a long gallery with mullioned windows like the library in Winston Churchill’s home? I’d […]
February 18, 2010
Multi-talented author Pat Lowery Collins talks about the source of her creativity and answers questions on craft. “Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it! For boldness has genius, power and magic in it.” […]
February 15, 2010
Ever wondered why more people don’t follow you when you’ve followed them? Well, I’m not a mind-reader, but I know what turns me off… 1. YOU HAVEN’T PROVIDED A PHOTO The effort you put into […]
February 14, 2010
A turn of the century film of London traffic, 1903, that I found on Lee Jackson’s wonderful blog on Victorian London: The Cat’s Meat Shop. I think I’ll be a regular there now. It’s packed […]
February 10, 2010
THE LEFT HAND OF GOD by Paul Hoffman has benefited from one of the most perfect, and reasonably priced, marketing campaigns available to authors in today’s marketplace: the strength of the first three chapters. On […]
February 9, 2010
It’s almost time for the Big Sur Writing Workshop and this year I’m super excited because I’m only using it as a writing retreat. Instead, it’s my son who’s going to the workshop to […]
February 4, 2010
How is it possible to love a city as much as I love New York? It’s not even my home town. I only lived there for a few years, twenty years ago, yet each time […]