by admin | Aug 7, 2019 | Blog
A young reader sent me the above rendering of Mr. Spiro’s philosophy of life – “the quartering of the soul” from PAPERBOY. I love it when readers – young or old – make a deep dive into a book, any book. There are the words on the page and then there...
by admin | Jul 23, 2019 | Blog
I don’t remember the date when Willie first joined me at the foot of my writing desk, but I know he was less than a year old. My writing routine, born out of working many years at afternoon newspapers, began around 3:30 in the morning. I would climb out of bed, make a...
by admin | May 27, 2019 | Blog
One of the delights of having your books published in other countries is to attempt to assess how it is being received by non-English speaking readers. Of the dozen or so countries that have published my works, perhaps the most interesting responses have come from...
by admin | Feb 21, 2019 | Blog
Teachers, book clubs and close readers of COPYBOY will be interested in a new Discussion Guide designed by Capstone, publisher of my novel. The guide can be accessed here. The guide includes 10 discussion ideas that dive deeply into aspects of the novel. For instance:...
by admin | Jan 25, 2019 | Blog
Writing is lonely. The very act precludes taking anyone else on the solitary journey. You slip into other worlds unannounced and you must do it by yourself. The one exception, if you’re lucky, is a writing dog. I guess you could have a writing cat, but I prefer a dog....
