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December 25, 2009

The response to my free lit journal back issue offer has been beautiful. Thank you to all who have ordered a copy of Charactered Pieces, and thank you more for giving homes to those back issues sitting on my shelf. Originally, I intended to offer free back issues through the end of the year. But, because I have so many back issues and because I am in the middle of the Blog Orgy Tour, I figured, I might as well extend the offer through the duration of the tour. So, until January 16th, every order of Charactered Pieces placed directly with the publisher, will include a free back issue of a literary magazine (you even get to choose). Orders though Amazon.com cannot count, unfortunately. Click here to see the full list of remaining issues. Click here to see the full list of Blog Orgy Tour stops. The final bit of…

Blog Orgy Tour stop #10: The Fives of ohohoh9

December 23, 2009

Lists are all the rage for some reason. Some say the end of the year and/or decade has something to do with it. I blame scare tactics perpetrated by a pencil, paper, and bullet point-funded media. Today, I provide a few lists, my top five books, blogs, and cigars of oh9, over at Chris Deal's blog. Note, these are items that I discovered in 2009; they are were not necessarily published, started, rolled in 2009. See all the other Blog Orgy Tour dates, here. And as always, if you'd like to have me drop by, just let me know. I demand fuchsia colored M&Ms. So help me if there is a single purple M among them.

Blog Orgy Tour stop #9: Immersing in Setting

December 22, 2009

Writers enjoy solitude, sure. But even a cat has to sniff around in a different bag every once-in-a-while. Terrible metaphor aside, stop #9 on the Blog Orgy Tour is at Richard Thomas's What Does Not Kill Me blog, where I discuss what a writer's physical setting can do for his work. See all the other Blog Orgy Tour dates, here. And as always, if you'd like to have me drop by, just let me know. Operators are standing by.

Blog Orgy Tour stop #8: Why it’s okay to trust a black magician

December 21, 2009

Today, the wind takes me to xTx's blog, Nothing to Say, where I say precisely that. Except I use words to do so. The post is a play on the title of xTx's chapbook, Nobody Trusts a Black Magician, which I suggest you read. After you read my guest post, of course. And, of course (x2), after you read my chapbook, Charactered Pieces: stories. See the rest of my stops and dates at the Blog Orgy Tour page. And definitely spread the word of my many virtual miles. If you ask nice, I might just do a stop at your blog, too (you actually don't have to ask nice...I'll do it).

Free print Lit Journals through January 16th

December 20, 2009

Now, through the end of the year January 16th, every order of the print version of Charactered Pieces will include a free back issue of a literary journal (orders direct from the publisher only; no Amazon.com orders for this deal). I'll even let you pick which one you'd like (just put the title in the COMMENTS/SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS section of the PayPal checkout). The list is below (it's a long one; study it carefully). Contact me if you want to know the content of a specific issue. Keep in mind that the cover price for most of these journals is well above the $6 for Charactered Pieces. Just try to make a bad deal out of that. One way, I guess, would be to put all of the money you save into an emergency cash loan. But really, don't do that. I know that some of you out there have considered…

Blog Orgy Tour stop #7: Breach your comfort zone

December 19, 2009

Today, I stop at the lovely Simon West-Bulford's blog to talk about the importance of reading outside your comfort zone. Click here to take in the genius ("genius" is German for "post," right?). Also, you may have to manually search the site for this post (there is no permalink available). See all the other stops and dates at the Blog Orgy Tour page. And please, spread the love via Twitter, Facebook, or by any other means. Spread the love like a herpes outbreak.

Blog Orgy Tour stop #6: The Watch List

December 18, 2009

Jason at What to Wear During an Orange Alert was kind enough to have me splash my opinions all over his Friday Watch List column. Groupies beware: the rockstar you've come to love might have some tastes that will force you to reevaluate your infatuation with me. And if this list doesn't do it, my b.o probably will. See all of the rest of the stops here.