My long time friend and one time collaborator (on The Letters) is going to have a movie made! Take a look at the Variety article below. Way cool. Here’s wishing her every bit of good luck….. Waltrip, Casey plan trip … Continue reading
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This is a keynote address at the Romance Writers of America conference given by Stephanie Laurens. It’s well worth reading. As anyone interested in writing, or books, already knows, the publishing world is changing rapidly. EBooks have revolutionized the delivery … Continue reading
A fanciful poem (I hope) that appeared in a shorter version in my novel Eternal on the Water. I wrote it for the wedding of two friends, then cut it down and added it to Eternal on the Water (with my … Continue reading
Twenty years ago, give or take, I published a novel called the Viper Tree. The Publishers Weekly Review is below. I include the review not only because is it favorable — why else! — but also because I don’t remember … Continue reading
I wrote a short essay for John Coyne’s website for returned Peace Corps Volunteers. It’s about reading and it is deliberately impressionistic. The first book I recall from those days is The Magus by John Fowles. Trainees, stagiaires, we passed … Continue reading
A friend sent this to me and I am copying it here. It’s worth a read. I guess we are all getting the hang of the ebook world. This raises some interesting questions. Ocracoke Island Journal An Occasional Journal of … Continue reading
Hemingway’s boyhood house is for sale. Take a look at the short article here…. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/24/ernest-hemingway_n_1297577.html
My wife found a copy of Key to the Suite be John D. MacDonald at a thrift store and brought it home. She knows I’ve always loved MacDonald, especially his Travis McGee series. If you haven’t read the McGee series, … Continue reading
I love Stephen King’s work. When has there ever been a more creative, compelling, interesting author than King? I came across him, as many people did, long ago when he wrote Carrie. I’ve been with him ever since. In some … Continue reading
Here are two recent reviews of Finding Somewhere. It’s always interesting to see what other people think about a work you’ve completed. Deborah Stevenson Monninger, Joseph. Finding Somewhere. Delacorte, 2011. [p]. Library ed. ISBN 978-0-385-90789-7 $20.99Trade ed. ISBN 978-0-385-73942-9 $17.99 E-book ed. ISBN 978-0-375-86214-4 $10.99 Reviewed from galleys … Continue reading
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