Comma again?
With thanks to Grammar Girl, I pass along this little graphic that distills to simplicity the ivory tower war that has been raging for decades over that little curlicue that allows us to pause between...
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I have been remiss, waiting far too long to post an entry to this blog, but I hope I can be forgiven. ...Since the publication of A Mixture of Madness last December, I have had a little difficulty...
View ArticleThose Crazy Kids at Amazon
Amazon has a new Countdown Promotion for self-pubbed authors like moi. Sunday at 8:00AM, the price of A Mixture of Madness drops from $3.99 to 99 cents. Tuesday it goes up a buck to $1.99, Thursday to...
View ArticleThe Star-Gazer
When I was a boy of no more than twelve, my mother, knowing how I loved to spend every free moment of the Long Island winter evenings on top of our flat-roofed garage staring up at the heavens with my...
View ArticleCharity for the Gatekeepers
James Patterson, best-selling millionaire author, is worried about the fate of book stores. He recently donated $1,000,000 to small book stores to help stave off their demise. A noble gesture, but...
View ArticleBut It's A Dry Heat
And we used to think the San Andreas fault was California's biggest problem. Taking a look at this map, published by Reuters, we might want to think about renaming the American Southwest. How about...
View ArticleHonored to be a Bridesmaid
The Historical Novel Society is making me blush again. The Other Alexander was shortlisted for the 2014 HNS Indie Award. You can find my comments about the novel on the link below. Sometimes not...
View ArticleBlood of Eagles
Ten years in the making! A virtual cast of thousands! Peter Jackson, Ridley Scott in deathmatch for rights! At long last, The Bow of Heaven trilogy will be off the bucket list with the release of Blood...
View ArticleCorrection
Due to the requirements put upon me by Amazon and BookBub, I have had to revise the free offering of The Other Alexander to December 8 - 10. The release of Blood of Eagles is still scheduled for...
View ArticleTasteless
If advertising is a means of persuasion, the offering below worked. It persuaded me never, even if I could afford it, to buy from this insensitive caterer to the 1%.
View ArticleBlood of Eagles Reviewed
The caustic, sharp-witted Greek slave Alexandros, the narrator of Andrew Levkoff’s Roman historical fiction trilogy “The Bow of Heaven,” is certain by the time he reaches the ripe old age of 49 that he...
View ArticleHello Again!
Thrilled to hear Paolo Baciagalupi tomorrow night at ASU. He'll tell us why Phoenix will be a waterless wasteland 100 yrs from now. Maybe. Well, that's my prognosis, anyway. If you love speculative...
View ArticleI Never Learned to Play the Trumpet
As a consequence, I am uncomfortable blowing my own horn. You critics, agents, publishers out there—you know who you are, please give a poor fella a break. Until you pick up some of the slack, I am...
View ArticleComma again?
With thanks to Grammar Girl, I pass along this little graphic that distills to simplicity the ivory tower war that has been raging for decades over that little curlicue that allows us to pause between...
View ArticleSlacker
I have been remiss, waiting far too long to post an entry to this blog, but I hope I can be forgiven. ...Since the publication of A Mixture of Madness last December, I have had a little difficulty...
View ArticleThose Crazy Kids at Amazon
Amazon has a new Countdown Promotion for self-pubbed authors like moi. Sunday at 8:00AM, the price of A Mixture of Madness drops from $3.99 to 99 cents. Tuesday it goes up a buck to $1.99, Thursday to...
View ArticleThe Star-Gazer
When I was a boy of no more than twelve, my mother, knowing how I loved to spend every free moment of the Long Island winter evenings on top of our flat-roofed garage staring up at the heavens with my...
View ArticleCharity for the Gatekeepers
James Patterson, best-selling millionaire author, is worried about the fate of book stores. He recently donated $1,000,000 to small book stores to help stave off their demise. A noble gesture, but...
View ArticleBut It's A Dry Heat
And we used to think the San Andreas fault was California's biggest problem. Taking a look at this map, published by Reuters, we might want to think about renaming the American Southwest. How about...
View ArticleHonored to be a Bridesmaid
The Historical Novel Society is making me blush again. The Other Alexander was shortlisted for the 2014 HNS Indie Award. You can find my comments about the novel on the link below. Sometimes not...
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