Writing Process Blog Tour (continued)
Roxana Robinson was kind enough to continue the discussion begun by April Bradley and passed on to me by Gay Degani and Susan Tepper. Her enlightening responses below:… Read more »
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Writing Process Blog Tour
After conspiring with author Gay Degani, the talented and generous Susan Tepper invited me to join April Bradley’s literary blog tour about the writing process. Here is my… Read more »
Winner!
Prologue: I’d like to announce that my novel, Ways of Leaving, won the “Best New Fiction” category of the 2014 International Book Awards, but I can’t find a… Read more »
Reviewing the Reviews
As the reviews for Ways of Leaving begin to accumulate, I’ve noticed a trend. People either love the book or hate it, with very little middle ground. And… Read more »
Book Launch Celebration!
Against the backdrop of all that’s so very wrong in the world, the release of my novel seems inconsequential, and celebrating its release, vain and insensitive. But then… Read more »
The Next Book! (Aaaaaaarrrrgh)
With my first novel scheduled for liftoff in a couple weeks (gulp), I’ve been so busy wrestling with the elusive octopus of pre-publication publicity that I’ve had little… Read more »
Recommended by OPRAH!!!
Oprah would love it. She really would. She’d almost certainly recommend my crispy new novel to her 17 billion fans and maybe even slap that little round stamp… Read more »
Facebook vs The Novel
I don’t suppose it’s news to anyone currently residing on Earth that there are people, hordes of the loony little buggers, who spend hours every week on Facebook…. Read more »
Publication Date Madness
Dagnabbit, my book launch has been delayed. That’s right, my eagerly-awaited bestselling blockbuster novel, Ways of Leaving, originally scheduled for release on October 15, 2013, has been postponed… Read more »
Violin Concerto in Seven Easy Steps!
1. Pick up a violin at the classical musical instrument department at Wal-Mart or your favorite violin store. 2. Check out a couple instructional videos on youtube. 3…. Read more »
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Chase Stoller is a beautifully mangled all-American mess. Jarrett’s ability to paint a picture of the tedium of small town America, and then to drop a character into this (Hannah) that’s right out of a Wyeth painting, well that sealed the deal for me. With pitch perfect dialogue and writing that felt like a perfect Indian summer day, "Ways Of Leaving" was that rare book that when I read the last word on the last page…I went back to page 1 and read it all over again.