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 »
Posts Categorized: Uncategorized
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 »
The Internet Knows All
The Internet knows everything. It knows what you shop for, what you purchase, what you’d like to purchase, who you communicate with, what you type, what you delete,… Read more »
ABC World Internet Feed Tonight
When a bright, inquisitive eleven-year-old looks at you in befuddlement and asks, “How is that news,” you know something is amiss. But that’s what’s been happening virtually every… 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 »
Top Ten Tips for Serious Writers
1.) Never use nouns. Too often do we see nouns getting in the way of the action. If there’s some skittering or scudding going on, I don’t want… Read more »
THE ART$
Yes, I realize I’m not supposed to risk offending my audience (if any), or my potential audience (if any). But some ideas are more important than my success… Read more »
Social Media: The Problem is The Problem
We all know the problem. We think … no, we are certain we’ve written a darned good book, but we have no idea how to make people aware… 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 »
Free Fiction at Eclectica
If you write fiction (or create some other form of art), you know how gratifying it is when someone else sees something (anything) of value in your work,… Read more »
Ways of Leaving
Get the Book
Share & Shelve
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.