One of the nicest things about being a writer is learning about literature.  Most of the writers I know truly enjoy knowing more about the men and women who came before.  The concept that we are all standing on the shoulders of giants is not a new one, and so many writers have also been critics, but I think each new generation wants to find out ( Read more... )

Good news of the long weekend was that I got word from Flatwater Press that my intro for The Thirty-Nine Steps has been accepted, and that the book will be entering the editing/publication process shortly.  Always a nice sense of relief when a comissioned project meets the editor's expectations!

This isn't my first introduction for Flatwater Press, ( Read more... )

Weekends are always fun, and this one is more so, because I will be getting interviewed for a writing site.  How lovely is that?  I will, of course, post all the details when it comes up.

In other news, would anyone like to receive a free copy of Heart of Darkness, with an introduction written by me?  Anyone interested in reviewing it should drop msstacy13 a ( Read more... )

Writing is often a very lonely pursuit.  After all, when you're weaving stories (and especially at three in the morning when that plot still won't quite come together), you're generally alone.  Either that or surrounded by people who look funny at you when you mention that you're not quite certain if the zombie lizard should be small enough to ( Read more... )

I've discovered, not for the first time, that when I've got a few spare moments, writing takes precedence over blogging (that also seems to be a good way to keep wordcounts reasonable).  But, as always, there are marvelous things going on that make me think we literate types aren't actually alone in the universe.

In February, I wrote about the ( Read more... )

Started a new job today, it seems I am the Commercial Director (among other things) for Latin America for an online media company.  As you can imagine, this is going to be a fun challenge, and I have a lot to learn.  Truly excited.

But it will also mean that I will be adapting to a new routine, something that usually affects both my writing and my ( Read more... )

I love the fact that in Hollywood, stardom is more important than anything else: it is the ultimate cynical meritocracy.  Therefore, if a dog is a bigger star than a person, then that dog will be on the credits and many people won't be (at least that was the case in 1934, before today's endless rows of credits that list everyone, including the ( Read more... )

Those who are friends with both msstacy13  and myself may recall that she was looking for someone to write an introduction for the Flatwater Press edition of the classic novel The Hoosier Schoolmaster by Edward Eggleston.

As soon as I saw the entry, I knew I wanted to do it.  Why?  Well, I love reading classics of all shapes and sizes, whether they be ( Read more... )