Shakespeare and Coffee
I must be bored right now, because I am reading the quotes on my Shakespearean Insults coffee mug. I bought this a few years ago in The Strand bookstore, near Union Square in Manhattan. In […]
Category: Writers
Why Amazon Rankings Don’t Rock
Those of you who are curious about whether Amazon book rankings are a good measure of selling success might be interested in this story: On January 30th, my Amazon author ranking was 352,039. Two days […]
My writing time didn’t swell as fast as my elbow
You’d think only being able to sleep three or four hours at a stretch would increase my writing time. Unfortunately, some of the other side-effects of Prednisone—nausea, headache, tiredness, and don’t get me started on […]
Girl Scout story blurb
I foolishly asked everyone to vote on a title for my “Girl Scout” novella without actually telling anyone what it was about! Thankfully, very few people thought it was a “naughty” story … or at […]
What do you call a Girl Scout story with no Girl Scouts?
Okay, so this YA “Girl Scout” novella I’ve been working on is almost ready to go, and it has no Girl Scouts in it. (That’s for legal purposes. This organization is my own invention, and […]
Maybe notorious isn’t what I’m hoping for
Whiskey Creek Press has set the release of my novel The Notorious Ian Grant for October, 2014. In the tradition of red tape everywhere, I spent about two hours filling out the Title Information […]
New Year’s Writin’ Eve
I wondered about the best way to start the New Year. I rarely drink, and had no desire to see Miley Cyrus’ Epiglottis on New Years Rockin’ Eve. What I do want in 2014 is […]
2014, The Year Of – Me. Well, why not?
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK I’ve been thinking about how the New Year should go. We all tend to think of that this time of year, don’t we? We all resolve to be healthier, thinner, […]
How to Write Funny
In this lesson, I will cover whatever comes to my mind first. This could be just as surprising to me as to you. For f***k sake, DON’T TRY TO ANALYZE HUMOR! Nothing kills humor faster […]
How to Write Funny
This is a continuation of my award winning series on the art of writing humor.1 Do you think you could be another Dave Barry, Erma Bombeck or David Sedaris?2 Do you automatically make people laugh […]