Gaiman’s First Law “Picking up your first copy of a book you wrote, if there’s one typo, it will be on the page that your new book falls open to the first time you pick it up.” – Neil Gaiman No matter how many times you’ve re-read your text, no matter how many other editors have… Continue reading The Errata Mailbox
Category: Writing
a quiet place to write
I’ve been a writer for… a long time, many decades. One thing I’ve found indispensable is a quiet place—some place where I can hear my own thoughts. For me, this is difficult. My hearing is sensitive. I pick up conversations from a distance. If I can’t hear something you’re saying, it’s only because there are… Continue reading a quiet place to write
New Novel: Hexing the Circle
And no, it’s not a witchcraft book… I had an idea for a story about an ordinary college student that just happened to stumble upon an alien artifact, along with all the trials that brought to his life. Once I started, the story came together very quickly. Although I’ve gotten my shots, it still doesn’t… Continue reading New Novel: Hexing the Circle