John Updike has died, of lung cancer. You can read the New York Times obit here. I'm sad. I didn't even know he was ill. The obituary is one of those that has been on file for awhile and so doesn't talk a lot about the circumstances of his death. Love him or hate him, […]
The Sinner's Guide to Confession By Phyllis Schieber Today I have the pleasure of hosting a blog stop on Phyllis Schieber's virtual book tour. Wouldn't it be refreshing for an author to pay attention to women of a certain age (especially if you are a woman of a certain age)? Well, Phyllis Schieber has!Her novel […]
You have until November 16 (tons of time) to enter the contest over at Lexus magazine. How it works is simple. You submit a 1,000 word ending to the story, "In The Belly of the Beast," a serial novella that has been published on the site since April. A huge list of well-known writers have […]
Last week I wrote a blog post titled, When One is Born a Writer.., and listed some of the things that accrue from the condition of being wonderfully scarred at birth with the love of the word. I promised then that I would compile any additions people came up with, and let me tell you, […]
This is an exciting day for my friend Robin Gideon. Aspen Mountain Press is releasing her novel,Silky Sins: Cassandra's Story. Its a sizzling contemporary erotic romance and you can download it in ebook format and get it immediately. Robin is absolutely amazing–she has an incredible list of books coming out over the next few months, […]
You may have noticed my periodic call for people who would like to become contributors to a new book review site. I am pleased to announce that the new site is live and ready to roll. Here’s the site url: http://wordstrumpet.typepad.com/bookstrumpet/ This is only the very modest beginning. Expect more to come, with additional reviews […]
