It’s been raining here in Oregon, lots and lots of rain, which is really the best sign that Fall is fully upon us. It also signals to me that it’s about time to do another quarterly update. Part of the reason I do these updates is just for my own sake, since my own personal, off-line journal contains…
Someone remarked to me the other day, I can’t remember who, that it must be tough being a fiction writer right now, what with all the other forms of entertainment competing for people’s attention. Why would anyone read a book when they can play video games or socialize on Facebook or whittle away their hours…
With a book and two collections published in the span of a couple months, this last spring was one of the biggest periods for my writing career. Unfortunately, no, Oprah hasn’t called, but since over 75,000 novels are published each year just by major presses, I can’t say I’m too surprised. How do I feel…
On Saturday, I went to the coast for a “Writing Technology Day” with a bunch of professional writers, where I spent the majority of it helping friends with things like using WordPress and putting stories up on Kindle. It was also an opportunity for me to brainstorm and bounce ideas off some sharp minds about…