David H. Hendrickson

Next thing you know, all four employees were asking me for details, cooing about how fascinating it sounded, and then asking if I’d autograph their copies after they buy them.

Did I ever say how much I love First Tech Credit Union?

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Posted in Current News, Novels, On Writing, Personal

Cracking the Ice update

Posted on December 1, 2011 by admin| Comments Off

This just in from WestSide Books: the new release date for Cracking the Ice is now January 15.

I must admit that I would have preferred the book be available for the holidays, but I’m trusting that readers will find the book and feel it was worth the wait.

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Posted in Current News, Novels, Sports

A great title

Posted on November 21, 2011 by admin| Comments Off

I don’t know if the book is any good, but the title sure is great - You Had Me at Woof: How Dogs Taught Me the Secrets of Happiness by Julie Klam.

Even though I’m not the book’s target audience, the title had me smiling and leafing through the pages. Any title that can do that

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Posted in On Writing

Tagged book titles, julie klam, you had me at woof

It isn’t just publishers

Posted on November 21, 2011 by admin| Comments Off

Writers often roll their eyes at the decisions of their publishers that just don’t seem to make any sense. But I’ve found an instance at that intersection of movies and music that makes it clear those publishers aren’t alone.

If you’ve heard the trailer to the movie Like Crazy, you may have been as captivated by Ingrid Michaelson’s gorgeous interpretation of the old Elvis Presley song, “Can’t Help Falling in Love with You.” I immediately began searching around for it and after I figured out who the artist was, I bought it on iTunes.

But get this. It isn’t on the Like Crazy soundtrack! How can you leave a song that drp-dead gorgeous — a song featured on the trailer — and leave it out of the soundtrack?

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Posted in Misc, On Writing

Tagged Can't Help Falling in Love with You, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Ingrid Michaelson, Like Crazy

New banner image

Posted on October 27, 2011 by admin| Comments Off

How do you like the new banner? The image is based on original artwork by Glenn Chadbourne, depicting me as Jack Torrance in Stephen King’s The Shining.

It isn’t perfect. I’m hoping the WordPress theme I use can be customized to allow for the artwork in its original form, as opposed to the stretched version I’m using to make it all fit.

But I like it. Certainly a lot more than that boring old pen I had up there.

Here’s the artwork in its original form. (Thanks to my wonderful daughter for her help with the formatting.)

Don’t you love it?

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Posted in Current News, Misc, Personal

Steve Jobs speaks to writers

Posted on October 8, 2011 by admin| Comments Off

In 2005, Steve Jobs gave a commencement address that I think speaks volumes to writers. Here is a link.

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Posted in Current News, On Writing

Tagged advice to writers, commencement address, Steve Jobs

“Tiffany” holds strong on Kindle bestseller list

Posted on October 1, 2011 by admin| Comments Off

“Tiffany Gets Her Boobs” remains on the Kindle Humor bestseller list (in the free download category), coming in at number 33. I’m really pleased at the success of this fun, goofy story.

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Posted in Current News, David Bawdy, E-books and stories, Free Fiction

Website statistics

Posted on October 1, 2011 by admin| Comments Off

I just looked at my website’s statistics for September. The number one search item that brought people to my site was one word in the title of my short story “Tiffany Gets Her Boobs.”