Out & About
I'm out of town taking a few meetings again. Sometimes it seems like I do that more than actually write, but then this is a part of the business and a necessary part at that. It's simply not enough to "just" write anymore and given the integration of content across a broad spectrum of multimedia platforms, writers in the new millennium must be able to successfully navigate all of them in order to ensure our own continued existence.
As I'm traveling, I'm engrossed in "The Roman Soldier" by G. R. Watson, an academic look at the daily life of a Roman soldier. It's fascinating stuff and given my own background having graduated from Boston Latin School, it's a bit of a reminder that I should have paid more attention in some of my classes.
Someone wrote me an email today asking why I call the site "Boston Nocturne." The short answer is that I like a lot of noir and "Harlem Nocturne" by Earle Hagen remains one of my favorite songs (it was also the theme song for Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer TV series back in the '80s). I love being in Boston when the sun goes down - it's a fantastic city that manages to combine a rich history with cutting edge atmosphere. Great food at a fantastic restaurant with a good bottle of wine while you look out at the skyline is a great way to spend an evening.
In other news, I'm closer to signing a new deal with a major comic company. News on that when I can let it out. Things are also progressing on BIG THING A. BIG THING B is on hold while my contact attends the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. And BIG THING C is tied directly to BIG THING A, so there's progress on that front as well.
As I'm traveling, I'm engrossed in "The Roman Soldier" by G. R. Watson, an academic look at the daily life of a Roman soldier. It's fascinating stuff and given my own background having graduated from Boston Latin School, it's a bit of a reminder that I should have paid more attention in some of my classes.
Someone wrote me an email today asking why I call the site "Boston Nocturne." The short answer is that I like a lot of noir and "Harlem Nocturne" by Earle Hagen remains one of my favorite songs (it was also the theme song for Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer TV series back in the '80s). I love being in Boston when the sun goes down - it's a fantastic city that manages to combine a rich history with cutting edge atmosphere. Great food at a fantastic restaurant with a good bottle of wine while you look out at the skyline is a great way to spend an evening.
In other news, I'm closer to signing a new deal with a major comic company. News on that when I can let it out. Things are also progressing on BIG THING A. BIG THING B is on hold while my contact attends the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. And BIG THING C is tied directly to BIG THING A, so there's progress on that front as well.