For the first time, I’ve got stories available for the Kindle and NOOK. (Versions for the iPad and other formats will follow soon.) Beloved After David slays Goliath, he falls head over heels in love with himself. But he’s not alone. King Saul’s daughter Michal intends to become his wife even if her father offers […]
Watch that spellchecker
I had a run-in with Microsoft Word’s spellchecker today while working on a chapter in my latest novel. My villain referred to my hero as a little pissant, but the spellchecker auto-corrected that to a little puissant. I’m sure all of you know what a pissant is. Some of you may even thing I’m one. But here’s […]
Cracking the Ice – blurb #1
Every writer hopes to adorn the cover of his book with a glowing quote from another writer, the more prominent and respected the better. I’ve been collecting these “blurbs” for Cracking the Ice and figure it’s time to start sharing them. So here’s the first one. Joyce Carol Thomas has a list of awards that makes you shake your […]
Vanity Fair used to annoy me but not anymore
There’s something wrong about a magazine having its Table of Contents on page 38 and what’s more, it not being a complete table but rather one that just lists the feature stories. If you want a listing of the columns — and yes, it was a column I was looking for in Vanity Fair — you […]
Believe in miracles?
According to a friend on Facebook (I’m too lazy to look it up), 73 percent of people polled by Newsweek thought the question, “Do you believe in miracles,” was a good question for a first date. My thought is that it’s a matter of context. It all depends on whether it’s a reference to religion, the 1980 Olympic […]
A crash in the night
I woke up at 2:59 this morning to a loud crash. I thought sure someone was in the house but my search (wielding, of course, a fearsome steak knife) turned up nothing. Some detective work after I got up concluded that it must have been snow avalanching off the back roof onto the bulkhead. But I can’t […]
More Music For Another World reviews
Some more good reviews have come out for Music For Another World, the British anthology that includes my story “Blue Note Heaven.” One review called it “one of the anthology’s most original stories” which was really nice to read. The trade paper version is still only available through Amazon UK, but there’s a Kindle version now. Here […]
Why we write
I was just going to list this in the Links for Writers page but felt it deserves extra attention. Tracy Hickman tells a story about why we write.
A short story sale!
My short story “The Floater” has sold to an anthology called Bride of the Golem. I really like this story and hope you will too. There’s no set publication date right now, but I’ll provide updates as they become available.
The first known preorder
I didn’t think it was even possible to preorder Cracking the Ice yet, but it is and I’ve gotten my first one. 🙂 I mentioned the book in a casual online conversation with Cindie Geddes, a friend and very talented writer in her own right (Flying Hand Writing Services, Lucky Bat Books, and writer of Beach […]