In all the recent focus on getting The Key of Solomon started, I almost forgot to tell you about a giveaway for Salome’s Charger happening on Goodreads. In case you didn’t know, Salome’s Charger is the prequel to The Key of Solomon, co-authored by top-notch writer Celeste perrino Walker, and she’s the one giving away … More Heads Up: It’s Giveaway Time
Just a heads up to let you know that the giveaway on Goodreads for two free autographed copies of Salome’s Charger ends tomorrow. If you want to be part of this, you need to hobble on over there ASAP and get your name in the drawing… And just in case you’re wondering, it looks like … More Last Chance…Yes? No? Maybe?
Celeste Walker and I have been so busy working on future projects that we have neglected current books that are out there. With that in mind, we have decided to do a giveaway a month on Goodreads of our most recent book, Salome’s Charger. If you haven’t read it, I describe it as a cross … More And Now: Time for a Shameless Plug
I haven’t been online much this week, and it’s not because I’ve been tied up in the office or in the classroom. I’ve been painting. We have this routine around here that stretches back about 19 years–when we bought our house here–that we rotate through the rooms of the house and remodel them every few … More Painting (writing?) as an Art Form
One of the perks of being a college professor is getting to enjoy spring break just like my students do. Of course, there’s still lots of work I could be doing, but just like my students, I choose to ignore it, at least for a week. But for me, spring break is what used to … More Spring Break, 2017
I’ve never been political. I got into a major argument with someone from France while I was in college because I told him I wasn’t voting because I didn’t think it really mattered who was president. And I don’t really think that’s changed. My immediate family is Democrat, many in my extended family are Republican. … More Speaking My Mind…While I Still Can
When last we left our plucky hero (me), we were finishing up chapter 11 (not the bankruptcy kind) of Tesla’s Ghost and looking forward to making hay while the sun didn’t shine. Alas, don’t you hate it when real life gets in the way of art? So here’s what happened: I was really productive the … More I’m Burning Daylight
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott. Anchor Books. 237 pages. As a writer, and as a writing teacher, I am always looking for books that teach writing. And there are lots of them out there. Like life, it seems like everyone has advice to give (including myself; my book … More Review: “Bird by Bird” By Anne Lamott
Please indulge me. I am learning how to put together interactive maps using Excel and Google Maps with my Reporting I class. As an example, I am using a map of the locations that Shelly and I saw this summer. If you click on each location, you should be able to see a photo from … More Interactive Map: Alaska Cruise
Ours is not to reason why…or how. Just do it. That’s what Nike says. In case you haven’t heard, November is National Novel Writing Month, and I plan on doing it once again. The event calls for participants to write 50,000 words of a novel in the 30 days of November, then turn them into … More It’s NaNoWriMo Time Again
