Books Lining Up in the Queue

I cleared my plate of a few writing obligations recently. I keep talking about “that novel,” and my son thinks it’s time I deliver. He has high hopes that, when this book sells big, I will buy him a Hummer. I tried to explain the reality of publishing, like first I have to finish the book …

Warm up the Writing with Music

It’s been bitter cold outside, but that doesn’t mean we’re not having a good time around here. Okay, “a good time” in frigid temperatures is relative. But last Saturday, I really did have fun. Thanks to Paul August, who is a poet and a collector of many cool things, I came into short-term possession of …