Stephen King has said more than once, in advice to aspiring authors, “Write what you know.” I don’t recall if that is the exact phrase he’s used, but that’s one of the distilled nuggets I’ve been left with after reading … Continued
Dear Crabby is a weekly column featuring the loveable but cantankerous Crabby, full of relationship advice for the lovesick. Let’s read what advice she has this week for our poor reader. Dear Crabby: My name is Jessica, and I’m not … Continued
A lot of folks are skeptical about New Year’s resolutions—and I understand why, although I respect the reason why people make them. The new year signals change, and people embrace it. I’ve studied change, though, and motivation, and I understand … Continued
I wrote the book Be Careful What You Wish For in response to readers asking for it, based on their feelings about the short story of the same name (that story appeared in my book Quickies). The short story–at its … Continued
I am going to spend the next few weeks finishing a project I started earlier this year–archiving old website pages by changing them into posts. Today, we’re looking at the old page for Be Careful What You Wish For. In … Continued
This little playlist was on my FB page, so I’m preserving it here. If you read and loved Be Careful What You Wish For, you might enjoy reading the playlist! 🙂 “Home” – Three Days Grace “Generation Dead” – Five … Continued
Good morning, my friends! It’s a lovely spring day and my car is in the shop. You’ve all no doubt heard my lamenting over how Amazon has changed, once more, the way they sell books…and some of us have been … Continued
You know all those books I ordered for Rebels & Readers? Well, they’re now sitting here at my house, and they’ve gotta go! Want one as a Christmas present to yourself or to send to a friend? You can! Here are … Continued
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had readers complain (well, maybe not complain, but voice their opinions) about a specific point of view I’ve used in a book. For the hell of it, let me tell you a … Continued
Friends, I’ve never made any secrets about my book plans, and so I know that the book Finger Bang probably came as a surprise to many of you. It was one of those ideas that came at me hard and … Continued
