TABLE MANNERS has a cover!

Yes, the economy is lousy, the election is looming, and the A/C in my car is intermittently conking out but none of that matters because TABLE MANNERS has a cover!
TABLE MANNERS is my next novel and the sequel to GOOD THINGS (Berkley 2007). It’s slated for publication in August 2009. It took a few tries [...]

Economies of Scale

Our current economic situation has many of us in a tizzy. I, for one, have checked my Vanguard account once – ONCE! – since everything started to tank. I know … for someone who can get downright obsessive about voice mail or email, I have to say I’m a bit surprised as well. I guess [...]

The Perfect Title

Every writer has their idiosyncrasies when it comes to writing. For me, finding the right title, book image, and theme song is an important part of kicking off a new manuscript.
I’m not talking about what happens with the end product, the completed manuscript which is getting primed for publication, but what happens in the beginning, [...]





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