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began writing his sophomore year of undergrad study when, tired of the formal art education then being taught, he abandoned the pursuit in the middle of a compositional drawing class. Major-less and fearful of losing his financial aid, he signed up to seek a degree in English Literature for no other reason than his lengthy history with the language. Coincidentally, this decision not only introduced him to writing but to reading as well. Prior this transition he had read three books. One of which he understood.

Stranger Will tour stop #40: The Outlet (Electric Literature’s blog)

Today's post is an interview I did with Gil Reavill, author of Aftermath, Inc.: Cleaning Up After CSI Goes Home. The book was incredibly helpful for me when writing Stranger Will, as it offers some brilliant perspective on the world of human remains removal. The interview, posted today at The Outlet (Electric Literature's blog component), is a shortened version of the original interview. I plan to post the full interview here at my homepage within the next few weeks or so. Until then, read this concentrated version. Then buy Gil's book. Click here to read the interview. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff. See all tour stops here

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Episode 002: Attention, Author Promotion! One Night Only!

Authors, you have to promote yourself. You can’t avoid it. But you can reinterpret what “promotion” means. Gone should be the negative connotations and skewed associations. Promotion should be embraced. At its core, promotion is simply a way to get readers to you books. As an author, you want people to read your books, right? No. Oh. Then go write a diary and quit muddying the waters for the rest of us! Show Notes and Mentions: Outsider Writers Collective Goodreads.com / Redroom.com The Stranger Will Tour for Strange blog tour Listen to The Art and Authenticity of Social Media: Using Online Tools to Grow a Community (from the AWP Conference, February 2011) photo credit: Chris Devers

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Stranger Will tour stop #39: Craig Wallwork’s blog

This is a special stop. For the next 24 hours Craig Wallwork has given me free range at his blog. My early apologies to him and his accumulated blog following. Click here to read the interview. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff. See all tour stops here

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@BenTanzer says “With As a Machine & Parts Caleb J. Ross continues to stake his claim as his generation’s Watcher”

Apparently there are a couple of Advance Reader Copies of my forthcoming book, As a Machine and Parts floating around out there, giving bad names to bookshelves across the country. One landed in Ben Tanzer's filthy mitts (creepy refection in the image above is actually Nik Korpon, however). Having the man behind You Can Make Him Like You and My Father's House say such nice things about my book makes me all crazy inside. His words, as he might say, have changed my life (that is a comment on the title of his own blog, This Blog Will Change Your Life, not a comment on Ben Tanzer's ego). His words, not mine: "There was once a Marvel comic book called "What if..." and in it Uatu the Watcher, a bald sage-like character with an enormous head spun speculative tales of alternative versions of the Marvel Universe you thought you knew.…

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Stranger Will tour stop #38: WhoHub Interview

To be honest, I don't really know what the WhoHub site is good for. But even the biggest of rockstars have to play an unfamiliar city. Click here to read the interview. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff. See all tour stops here

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Episode 001: Rent-to-Own Your Landscape

Fresh from episode zero comes episode one. See, I'm good at math. Here I talk a bit about the importance of a writer to claim ownership of his/her location. Too many writers, especially newer writers, still equate capital-P Publishing with the East coast (in the US, anyway). The problem with limiting scope to the coast is that it doesn't allow writers to understand their existing context. In fact, I would say that it takes a better writer to leech from barren landscape. Anyone can siphon material from a crowded city. Show Notes:

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