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 read once that writing a novel is like driving on a country road late at night. Your headlights pick up enough of the road to allow you to go on, but you sure don’t see very much on either … Continue reading
Tomorrow Finding Somewhere will be published. I read recently where an author said he was pleased that a book in paper — the one he had composed — came as close as possible to the book he had envisioned before … Continue reading
Trevor Thalin made this video of my writing routine. Take a look if you get a chance. Trevor is a talented young guy and a good buddy to my son. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmAO5ahk_QI
Sometimes when you’re writing — but your heart isn’t into it — you can fall into something I call finger writing. If you’ve put in enough time and energy as a writer, you can usually pull off a decent scene … Continue reading
Just finished the Parish Wife, which I liked a great deal. Paula McClain, the book’s author, took on a tricky subject. To anyone familiar with the Hemingway myth, Hadley has always been the hero. Supposedly sweet, kind, supportive, she was … Continue reading
I’m reading Fowle’s The Magus. I read it years ago as a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa and it influenced me in plenty of ways. My novel, the Viper Tree, certainly has echoes of The Magus. My son and … Continue reading
