2006 Writing Review
As 2006 comes to an end, it’s useful to reflect on this past year and evaluate our writing successes and shortcomings. For me, I had a mixed but mostly positive year. On the positive side, I published pieces in Paste, Inked and Columbus Monthly along with several write-ups for Stuff. I also had a piece accepted for…
continue readingHappy Holidays
I’m still recovering from my top secret assignment to help Santa spread literary cheer over this past holiday weekend. But we’ll back up to normal operations tomorrow. I do hope all of you are enjoying a happy and safe holiday season!
continue readingPersonality Goes A Long Way
Imagine… instead of slaving over proposals, outlines, chapter summaries, market analysis… imagine if you could just talk your way into a publishing deal. Richard Price managed to do that very thing. In The Paris Review Interviews, volume I, Richard Price recounts how he pitched Clockers to publishers. “Before I wrote a word of Clockers…
continue readingBooks as Structural Support
Today’s value-minded consumer wants products that exceed expectations. It isn’t enough that the television has a good picture. No, the TV also has to throw off some colored glow onto the surrounding wall. It isn’t enough that the GPS device shows the shortest route to Tifton, GA. No, the gadget also has to tell you…
continue readingHow’s This for Determination?
There is a fantastic quote in the January 2007 issue of Playboy that reveals the determination of a young aspiring author. In the On the Scene section of the magazine, the quote reads, “As things stand now,” a 21-year-old Hunter S. Thompson wrote in June 1959, “I am going to be a writer. I’m not…
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