Summer reading
Every year a new crop of “summer beach read” lists springs into being. Most, like the essential summer book list I just glanced at on The Huffington Post, look as… Read more »
Aaron Sorkin & me
I signed up for Aaron Sorkin’s screenwriting class on a whim. It looks interesting and well produced, and Sorkin definitely knows the business. I’ll have to be careful not to… Read more »
On listening to advice
Occasionally I am guilty of rank hypocrisy. One of the single biggest mistakes I see in organizations is when someone in charge assumes they know everything they need to know without… Read more »
Regarding “Neverwhere”
Does “Neverwhere” really need a 1,753rd review on Amazon? Probably not, but that is not going to stop me from writing one. Neil Gaiman is a creative virtuoso. In “Neverwhere,”… Read more »
In quest of the great white whale*
The new book, “Telluride Blood: I, Vampire,” has been out a few weeks now, and the learning process continues. By way of context, I quit writing fiction 10 years or… Read more »
Writing & jazz
Addictions tend to be bad things. Smack, vodka, pornography, even food; you get addicted to any of these, and it is safe to hazard you have a problem. Or problems, more… Read more »
16 indie Kindle book mistakes
Here are 16 problems I’ve spotted with indie Kindle books I’ve seen promoted on Twitter in the past couple of days. And by problems with “books,” what I really mean… Read more »
A Yankee’s take on the Gothic South
We spent a long weekend in Alachua County, Florida, in an area known as Haile Plantation. Thomas Evans Haile was a South Carolina cotton grower who established a plantation near Gainesville in the… Read more »
Vampire-lair hunting in the Deep South II
Found several in a bar after dusk. Followed a woman in a scarlet cape to this narrow alley. She looked back at us, smiled, and went in. We realized she… Read more »
Vampire-lair spotting in the Deep South
I’ve found a few good prospects near the plantation. Will check back in the evening. http://amzn.to/1NE15tk I love The South: Lush vegetation, afternoon thunderstorms, and a lingering sense of aristocracy defiant… Read more »
Telluride Blood: Read Chapter 1
(Link to Amazon) CHAPTER 1 Sunday Night, Town Park The first body is in the park. It’s a quiet Sunday night in July. An off-weekend, when Telluride’s population collapses to… Read more »
High on blood…
Parker sits on the balcony in the dark, high on blood, thoughts coming quick and sharp as razor wire. The river rushing cold and fast over stones worn to soft… Read more »
Sales climbing on Amazon
“Telluride Blood” has moved from #305 to #148 in the Amazon/Horror/Vampires sales in the past day. http://amzn.to/1NE15tk. Thank you! (Click on post to get to live Amazon link.)
“Telluride Blood” published to Kindle
Soft launch up on the Kindle edition. Get yours now and post your glowing review on Amazon. With gorgeous illustrations from Sam McFarland. http://amzn.to/26ux6tX
Telluride Blood cover ready
Thank you, Sam McFarland, for the wonderful artwork. Release info coming soon. And here’s the cover for the digital version of the book, available soon from Amazon Kindle.
Coming Soon: Telluride Blood
TELLURIDE BLOOD An “I, Vampire” Book It has been 25 years since the last homicide in Telluride, Colorado. The town, elevation 8,750 feet, sits nestled between mountains in a box… Read more »