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Two Great Starts to 2012

The new year kicked off in a couple awesome ways. First off, on Wednesday, I made a new sale of the rights for the short story that appeared in Nerdvana back in 2009. The Adventures of Jake #1 will come out later this year as a stand-alone e-book short story from JMS Books. I’m excited that [...]

2011: Year in Review

This was a good year. There’s no other way to put it. Here’s a look back at some of the stellar moments from 2011. Several of the items are linked to the blog posts where I originally blogged about them. Legally Married: After 16 years of being together, and 14 since we had our commitment ceremony, [...]

Writer’s Life: Buh-Bye Borders and “Staying Alive”

With the closing of the historic Oscar Wilde bookshop a few years ago, Borders had become my “go to” bookstore. My local store had a friendly staff and was reasonably well-stocked. I was sad, but not particularly surprised, when it was announced that my favorite Borders location would be closing in the aftermath of the company’s [...]

Writer’s Words: Paperbacks and the eRevolution

I’m kicking myself for not discovering The Paperback Fanatic sooner. This ‘zine from across the pond covers the weird and wonderful world of genre paperbacks from the 60′s and 70′s. I recently subscribed (It’s quite reasonably priced) and promptly recieved issue 17 in the mail. I was floored by the quality content, especially the articles [...]

Typewriter to the Bookstore

It’s nice to know that, despite the current climate in publishing (Publigeddon? Publipocalypse?), some people still manage to have a sense of humor.

“Bicycle Built for Two” Gets Contract

Some excellent news came into my inbox today. The short story, actually it’s being classified as a novella, Bicycle Built for Two was picked up by Dreamspinner Press for release later this year (looks like it will be published in June). It’s always exciting to get a contract and I’m particularly happy this sold. The [...]

Ira Glass on Storytelling

Ira Glass is a national treasure and this interview is essentially Fiction 101 in just 5 1/2 minutes.