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Axolotl. Hard to pronounce, but I slur my way through it at the Literary Roadhouse podcast

June 3, 2015

Lucky me, Literary Roadhouse co-host Gerald decided to take a vacation. This left room for Maya and Anais to invite me on as a guest to discuss the short story "Axolotl" by Julio Cortázar. What is an axolotl? It's this weird looking thing: Literary Roadhouse is a really good podcast where a group of co-hosts gather together to discuss one short story every week. Their discussions are in-depth and illuminating, a tradition which I hope to have contributed to (I haven't listened to the episode yet, so I'm not sure). Check out my guest episode here. Don't hesitate to peruse their back-catalog of episodes. And subscribe, dammit!

No ideas for your NaNoWriMo novel? Come to NaNoBraSto (National Novel Brain Storm) on October 16th. We do the ideas for you.

October 4, 2013

Okay, we aren’t doing the work for you. But we are giving you a pleasant bump. Not as in cocaine. Unless you’re writing a book about cocaine. Perhaps a family of W.A.S.P (“pleasant”) take to cocaine to help them through their rigid dinner conversations, most of which painfully circumnavigate the 8 weeks pregnant daughter (another “bump”…). It works. For a while. Until the son, Tommy Fitzgerald, brings a friend to dinner. This friend, unbeknownst to the W.A.S.P family, happens to be the son of the city police chief and may be the baby’s father. A Pleasant Bump is a story of a family finding ways to bond in unlikely places, and of the law that tears them apart. There’s one idea for you right there. See, that was easy. Join me, Sarah Jane Connor (MotherEffingBooks), Liz Vallish (ElizzieBooks), and perhaps a few other guests as we extemporaneously formulate a collection…

The Perfect Edge Trifecta tour begins today!

April 1, 2013

The Perfect Edge Books blog tour has officially started! What is it? A tour in which blog posts about 3 Perfect Edge Books releases will be posted on various super-duper blogs over the next few weeks. I'm telling you, Perfect Edge Books is going places. Big places. I've genuinely enjoyed and/or loved every book they've published so far in their short few months of existence. If you like my books, or like insightful, rough-around-the-edges, intelligent novels, then definitely check out Perfect Edge Books! See the tour schedule below. I'll be updating the dedicated The Perfect Edge Trifecta tour page as new posts are published. Be sure to check back often for updated links. While you're at it, head over to the blogs listed below and subscribe, why don't ya? You'll like them. They have good stuff to offer. Perfect Edge Books was founded in late 2011 to unite authors whose books weren’t “obviously” commercial. Our books…

LIVE stream of the ManArchy Loves Perfect Edge Books and Lazy Fascist Press reading in Boston, MA

March 7, 2013

Watch the ManArchy Loves Perfect Edge Books and Lazy Fascist Press reading from the International Poster Gallery LIVE right here on March 7th, from 6-8pm (EST). NOTE: If the video below shows an error, or looks to be not working, please have patience. I have scheduled this post to go live at 6:00 EST, but the reading may not start exactly on time.

I’ll be in Boston on March 7th, 2013 at the International Poster Gallery

March 2, 2013

Myself, along with Phil Jourdan, Michael Paul Gonzalez, Ben Loory, Cameron Pierce, and Kirsten Pierce will be reading at the famous International Poster Gallery on March 7th. You should be there. Seriously. I anticipate it will be quite the event. Read all about it at the Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/340073609438138/ Even cooler, you can embed the live stream on your blog or website. In fact, I would love you if you did. Simply paste either of the follow two code options to your website (it's exactly the same as embedding any other YouTube video). Note that until the event goes live 6:00 EST on March 7th the video will probably give you an error or something. But once I click the broadcast button, the world will rejoice. iFrame: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/a4F7ngMBDhk?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Old embed code: <object width="560" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/a4F7ngMBDhk?hl=en_US&version=3&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/a4F7ngMBDhk?hl=en_US&version=3&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>

The AWP Conference in Boston is almost here. Are you going (to buy me a beer)?

February 18, 2013

I'll be in Boston from March 6th - 8th for the annual AWP conference. If you're there, maybe we can meet up. You can buy me a beer. AWP stands for Association of Writers and Writing Programs. Writers? Writing? Of? is what one would say, if they were intrigued, so let’s pretend that you are. What is this AWP event? It's an annual gathering of writer types from all over the world for a 3 day event that's basically a giant literary circle jerk I’ve attended 6 or 7 so far, sometimes to sign books or perform at a reading, sometimes as part of a panel, but most often as a regular conference-goer. It’s a lot of fun either way.

How does an author use YouTube? This Thursday, LIVE Hangout. I drink and act a fool with ePublish Unum! You can be a part of it.

December 17, 2012

It's short notice, I know, but really you weren't going to remember anyway. THIS THURSDAY, December 20, I will be participating in the LIVE Google+ Hangout with Evo Terra and Jeff Moriarty of ePublish Unum and the Books & Beer Hangout. Mark your calendars. I'll answer questions about how I use YouTube. More importantly, however, there will be a LIVE Q&A session where YOU can ask any question you want. Total running time is only about 30 minutes, so I promise this won't ruin your evening. When: 6pm Pacific 8pm Central 9pm Eastern Where: Just click over to the ePublish Unum Google+ Page at the designated time. Can't remember that? Just go to cjrlit.com/beerhangout and you'll be immediately redirected to the proper place. Want more of a taste? Watch this: