As we’re officially into the holiday (read: gift-giving) season, I thought I might offer up my own thoughts on some great gifts for writers. Surprise, surprise – they’re all books. Each […]
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Shop Indies First
I know a lot of you will be shopping this weekend. I will not. I will be doing my holiday shopping like a sane person, in my pajamas, on cyber […]
Your Public Library Online (and How to Check Books Out Digitally)
For a long time I knew about the public library online portal, but I never used it. In truth, it’s not the most intuitive system, and I kind of like the […]
After The Half Marathon
As you know, I recently ran my first half marathon. Turns out, I’m actually pretty good at distance running. I enjoy it. In fact, I don’t really start to enjoy […]
Southern California – the Book
Check it out – a book I helped write is coming out soon: The publisher, Elisa Parhad, was a neighbor of mine for many years. When I met her, she […]
Minstrel Fiction
Good news! The arm has healed enough that I am no longer hunting and pecking. Yes, my arm aches a bit at the end of a work day, but it’s […]
Pillars of Eternity
I’ve been reading this book, “Pillars of the Earth,” for what feels like forever. It’s quite long, and even though the author (Follett) can sometimes digress extensively into the details […]