Took the week off from work, and I’m using that time to focus on my next story, with new characters. I “retired” Wade Stuart (but you can, of course, still read about him in A Simple Murder here), and have been working on the closest thing to “Southern fiction” I’ve ever written. And it’s taken …
For those of you who have read A Simple Murder (you know who you are), but have never been to Hawaii, I’ve put together the below pictorial guide, featuring some of the landmarks in the story. For those of you who haven’t read the book (you know who you are), here’s what you’re missing. The …
Someone commented on a recent post (don’t worry, he’s a friend, so he’s allowed), regarding my Virginia place of residence, that northern Virginia (which he defined as north of the Rappahannock) is actually “occupied territory.” He may have a point. Because every holiday season, I hear more and more people talk about eating “turkey and …
Ran across this interesting piece today from FutureBook.net, a “digital blog from Europe.” Full disclosure: the blog is associated with with a book seller. The post recapped the year that was 2011 with some interesting stats about digital publishing. You can read the whole piece here (right before you go over to Amazon to buy …
Chances are, you’ve never heard of Bob Batch. But years ago, I found myself in a comedy club in D.C., sitting in the back of the room waiting for “this guy you gotta see” to come on. This sentiment was uttered by my college roommate, who had seen the comedian before and swore he was …
Not real sure how I feel about this recent USA Today piece on e-books. I’m glad that the world of e-publishing is getting some publicity (with two titles of my own in Kindle format, of course); at the same time I wonder if it’s paints a picture that’s a little too rosy. True, the e-book …
This is probably going to generate some hate amongst my non-Southern acquaintances, but I’ve always been a little curious about the word “Yankee.” Not the New York Yankees (no, that’s a different kind of hate), just the word itself. I’ve been overseas enough to have been called a “Yank” numerous times, and found it a …
I like the Christmas season as much as anybody, but this has to be the worst time of the year. To wit: 1. It’s still two months until pitchers and catchers report. Two months. That means two months of blabbering about Albert Pujols’ and his new team. 2. College football season is over. OK, for …
Today has been a day of “found fun,” which is perfect since it’s the end of an uber busy week for me. The first was news of Batman (a.k.a. Superhero Badass No .1). Director Christopher Nolan has announced the villain in the latest “Batman” movie (supposedly Nolan’s last). British actor Tom Hardy will step into …
Before I get into tonight’s post, a word of support for those affected by the events at Virginia Tech today. They remain in my thoughts and prayers. In a way, we knew it had to end this way: Albert Pujols, quite possibly the best baseball player in a lifetime, is no longer a Cardinal. Around …
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