Hot Guys, Embarrassing Moments

As I get older, it gets harder to embarrass me. I do things today I couldn’t imagine doing in my twenties. It’s one of the few things I appreciate about the passage of time. But the other day was something of a record. I have a friend, Jenn LeBlanc, who is...

What Are You Paying For?

This one is for the writers out there. If you’re not interested in the publishing end of things, feel free to skip on to more fun posts about dogs, cookies, etc. In my day job, I meet a lot of publicists, editors, authors, and assorted other industry...

Amazon, Anyone? Why I Use LibraryThing.

I am a big fan of Amazon as a retailer. I think they do a great job selling things and their customer service is excellent. I’m not a fan of them as a publisher; I find far too many basic errors in their books (things that shouldn’t survive an...

When in a Reading Slump

Lately, I’ve been in a reading slump, with nothing appealing to me. And then I remembered that back when it came out, I grabbed Weston Ochse’s SEAL Team 666. Now, this is not my usual read, but everything about it called to me (including the bits of stuff...

TItular Troubles

So recently I’ve run up against a problem I never foresaw. Well, I foresaw part of it — I fully expected that when I sold my book, my editor would want to change my title. What I didn’t anticipate was that we wouldn’t be able to come up with one....