During the preorder phase of Stranger Will (around January(ish) of 2011) I decided to do something special, as I try to do with all of my book preorders. With Stranger Will, the temptation to integrate the preorder extras into the thematic content of the book itself was obvious and too persistent to ignore. A large part of the book deals with the trade of messenger pigeon messages between a woman named Mrs. Rose and to-be parents who are, shall we say, less than excited about their coming children. What comes of these transactions is an intricate, yet intentionally misdirected, sales pitch designed to encourage the to-be parents to abort their pregnancies. Heavy stuff, I know. I decided to use one of those exchanges presented in Stranger Will as a base for expanding the communication chain into a longer dialog between Mrs. Rose and a parent. What became of this is a 14-part,…
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Sometimes I get bored. When I get bored I tend to pretend there is a camera in front of me. This time, I pretended...FOR REAL! I rather like making promotional videos for my books. Perhaps I will continue. But then again, the new season of Nick Swardson's Pretend Time finally started so boredom may be a thing of the past.
Today at Martine Svanevik's Nascent Novelist blog I talk a bit about my very first non-academic publication, years ago at Dogmatika.com (may it rest in peace). The lesson: I'm so glad one of my earlier tries at fiction writing didn't get out there for everyone else to see. I'm as proud of this first story now as I was then. Click here to read the guest post. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff.
Today at the American Typo blog, I talk about some sound wisdom from a source I've long forgotten: too many writers don't want to write, they want to have written. It's hard to remember this at times (which may be indicative of the "writers" lack of reason for being a writer in the first place). I want to be the author performer. I want to be the author on display. But do I want to be the author, alone, in front of a computer screen? A valid question for most of us. Click here to read the guest post. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff.
Stephen Krauska, over at the UnRonic blog, posted one of my author comics as part of this blog tour. Not only that, but he also provided a handy bulleted list of my life's highlights. Thank you sir. Click here to read the guest post. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff.
The handmade book is special. The signed book is special. Anything that strengthens the bond between reader and writer is special. I discuss this and more today at the Folded Word blog. Click here to read the guest post. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff.
Before I say too much about this guest post, it is important that I stress the ALMOST part of "Denis Johnson Almost Drank My Pee." He did not actually drink any bodily fluids of mine at all. It's just that in a particularly drunken state, I thought that perhaps I could get Denis Johnson to almost drink my pee when I attended the Tin House Writer's Workshop in 2004. Also, I recently had the privlidge of reading this non-fiction piece to a group of students at ESU, the same ESU that funded my attendance to the Tin House Writers Workshop. Stay in school, kids. Click here to read the guest post. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff.