Usually, for my birthday, my family will pack a picnic and go out out into the cool woods somewhere by my mom’s favorite lake, munching on cold chicken and salad…Continue readingThe last birthday
Writing advice is… well… cheap. You can find it everywhere. It’s mostly harmless, as far as it goes, but then – sometimes – I come across a list, ‘10 things…Continue readingWriting advice you should not heed
Have you read a good book lately? Then share it. Writing is a time-intensive and solitary thing. it takes a long time for a book to be conceived, written, polished,…Continue readingLike a book? Tell the world
I know, I know. Picking your favorite book feels like picking your favorite child. You love them all. But give it a try. Here are mine, in generally random order.…Continue readingWhat are your Five Favorite Books?
If you read one of my books, tell three friends why you liked it, or why you hated it. And tell them to do the same. Feel free to come…Continue readingRead and tell
I was afflicted early with a love of language. I was barely four when I taught myself to read, because a favorite book that had been read to me by…Continue readingThe Rapture of Language
Something going the rounds in LiveJournal posits this: You find yourself in front of seven identical doors. A voice from above tells you, “These seven doors lead to seven different…Continue readingWhich door would you pick?
The Washington Post has come up with descriptions of novels in just 12 words. Anna Karenina? No problem. “Happy families are all alike; unhappy families should watch out for trains.”…Continue readingIn 12 words