Guest Post – When an Old Friend Comes Back To Haunt You
I was recently asked by my friends at LGBTQ Reads to write a guest post on their site. WHEN AN OLD FRIEND COMES BACK TO HAUNT YOU: A GUEST POST […]
Article – The best books with funny, wiseass narrators and ridiculously dysfunctional families
I wrote a list of book recommendations for Shepherd.com that was just published recently. The best books with funny, wiseass narrators and ridiculously dysfunctional families
Recordings
For those of you who were not able to make some of my readings or chats, you’re in luck! We have recordings of some of them. Please see the links […]
Smorgasbord: A Disturbing Glimpse Into The Psyche Of A Novelist
Note to self: Don’t eat in the dark. The remote control for the soundbar to my television is NOT a chocolate bar, no matter how much it may feel like […]
Death Wish: Writing Your First Novel
Rules For Writing A Novel: Best Advice About Writing A Novel: Possibly Useful Suggestions For Masochists Who Still Want To Write A Novel, Though If I Were You I Wouldn’t […]
A Partial List Of The Things I Hate
Spiders with body hair. Alarm clocks. February in Iowa. Grapefruit. Poets that go out of their way to be incomprehensible. Laugh tracks in old movies and sitcoms. Rubbery shrimp. Reality […]
Why I Love Patrick O’Brian But Also Wish I Could Knee Him In The Balls
First off, Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey-Maturin series is not for everyone. Twenty novels long, it is relentlessly convoluted and wildly idiosyncratic. (He was working on the twenty-first installment when he keeled […]
The Glamorous Life Of A Writer
As a novelist, the three main questions I get asked are: Let’s tackle these one at a time. What’s your writing process? When I first start a novel, I […]
French-Fried
I’ve been studying French for seven years. I’ve rarely worked as hard at anything in my life. I’ve taken private lessons from two gifted and patient French teachers; I practice […]
Food Is Better Than Sex
Sure, a romp in bed with a lover or two can be fun, but give me a heaping bowl of cassoulet any day of the week. Foreplay is lovely, but […]