New Facebook Author Page is Up
I decided it was time to start a Facebook Author Page during the ebook setup for my novel. At the end of the book there are links to my website and Twitter, and I wanted an easier way for Facebookers...
View ArticleThe Pursuit of Cool is Officially Launched and on sale
When I started out writing The Pursuit of Cool years ago, I had a vague idea that someday I would finish it and then someday and somehow it would be released into the world. When I started writing...
View ArticlePrometheus: A Review of the new Ridley Scott Movie
I have long been a fan of Ray Bradbury’s science fiction (think, R is For Rocket) and Ridley Scott’s sci-fi movies because I like the way mixing humans with robotic and alien life forms seems to bring...
View ArticleWhat Writers Need to Know About Book Cover Design: An Interview with Artist...
Effective cover art has always been an important part of publishing a book. In this dawning age of self-publishing and indie writers a good cover artist is an important member of every author’s...
View ArticleEmoticons: Where They Come From & Why I Use Them
Anyone who has communicated on a social network or done some texting knows about emoticons, those clever smiley-faced :) and frowny-faced :( symbols. I count myself as a heavy user because I am an...
View ArticleGreatest 80s Music Videos – the Digest: “Come on Eileen” Dexys Midnight Runners
The music video for “Come On Eileen,” a lethally infectious single by Dexys Midnight Runners, hit MTV in 1982 and that zippy violin melody and images of shirtless hillbillies have been burning in our...
View ArticleThe Terrible Burden of Having Stuff
Moving is hell, as the saying goes, and my recent move to California, in the tiresome way of all major moves, has been hellish. The main driver of misery is the Stuff to be moved. There is the back...
View ArticleOn Sunsets and the Importance of Hanging Around
I have a thing about dusk, my favorite time of day, and sunsets. I think sunsets are nature’s most exquisite art. They never fail to put me in a relaxed state of awe. They are never the same, even...
View ArticleLetters From the J. Crew Dude, Part 3 — The Conclusion
To those readers who have not read Part 1 and Part 2 of Letters From the J. Crew Dude, I strongly urge you to do so before you read Part 3. You will understand the overall flow and have a greater sense...
View ArticleThe Other Stories podcast, episode 20
A writer friend of mine convinced me to do this podcast called The Other Stories. Yeah, I know…a friend convinces you to do something…but this turned out quite well. I was interviewed by Ilana Masad,...
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