She's like a spirit that's sprung up from a happy chance encounter. An eternal, naive innocence, never to be mated, floats around her like spores in spring. Murakami, Kafka on the Shore Kafka on the Shore reminds me of that old TV show LOST. Murakami introduces us to talking cats, fish raining from the sky,... Continue Reading →
Just got this in my email: Use code FINALCALL to get 15% OFF Hey gang! It's time for another book signing!!! I will be attending the first annual book fair in Dade City, Florida — FICTION FEST — this Sunday, September 19th, along with a host of other authors. So be sure to stop by... Continue Reading →
OK, folks, I've got another exciting update for you today! The book is complete, my beta readers have gone through it a second time, the synopsis is done, and I am ready to send out the query letter (below) to agents and publishers! Firstly, what a privilege to read such a warm, smart book. It's... Continue Reading →
Listen, I loathe Andrew Tate as much as the next pink-haired liberal. I am also aware that I am "just some dude" and have no horse in this race. Still, I consider myself an ally. I care deeply about the women in my life: my wife and two daughters, and I want nothing more than... Continue Reading →
The worst grade I ever got in graduate school wasn't an F or even a zero; it was "crucifixion." No, I wasn't strung up on a wooden scaffold to be slowly suffocated. But my professor did write on the back of my paper, "If you submitted this to any historical journal, YOU WOULD BE CRUCIFIED!"... Continue Reading →
Ironically, I used AI to help me condense this podcast (below), only to prove how it can never actually replace a genuine author who has mastered the art of storytelling. Even when the text is sourced directly from my own words, the condensed writing feels stilted and lifeless. Much of it was actually incomprehensible, in... Continue Reading →
Clear your calendars, folks, I have exciting news! I will be attending the 2nd annual Tarpon Springs Book Festival right here in beautiful Tarpon Springs, Florida! Last year's event was a total SMASH — My most successful signing event to date. This is a great opportunity to meet me in person, pick my brain about... Continue Reading →
SEX!!! Everyone loves to think about it, and everyone is afraid to talk about it. So, as Salt-N-Pepa famously put it, "let's talk about sex babeee, let's talk about you and me, let's talk about sex." Sex has been a part of literature since the first cuneiform tablets were baked by the Sumerians, and yet... Continue Reading →
THE BOOK IS DONE!!! Break out the champagne, folks! Cue the fireworks, drop the confetti . . . After three and a half years, I have finally completed (a draft) of my fourth Aenya book, The Magiq of Aenya. OK, to be fair, this celebration comes with a few caveats. First and foremost, the book's... Continue Reading →
Is Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821—1881) the greatest author of all time? I think the answer to that may quite possibly be yes. It puts you in mind of some frail and sickly girl you sometimes note with pity, even a sort of compassionate love-and at others simply fail to notice at all, who suddenly, in an... Continue Reading →
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