Was interviewed by book reviewer Lisa Haselton about all the usual writerly things: inspiration, The Music Book, when I began to cinsider myself a writer and how I define (or not) who I am. Check it out here: Interview with Lisa Haselton And then go out to see some local bands, maybe some of the Read More …
I had the opportunity to be interviewed again. This time we talked about writing, about books and authors that have inspired me, about The Music Book of course, and finally, the most important thing for any writer, about what’s coming next. Check it out here: Interviewed by author Eleanor Parker Back to working on what Read More …
It’s something I’ve tried to capture in my books, the idea of what writing means to the writer, the struggle, the joy, the doubt inherent in the process, and so this week’s entry, number seven in my top ten, comes from Ian McEwan’s Atonement, a book which I only recently discovered. It was through the Read More …
Today, we’re back for number eight in my series about my favorite passages in literature that speak to what it means to write and play at creating this thing called a novel. Today, I give you Haruki Murakami from a short story in The Elephant Vanishes. The story is “The Last Lawn of the Afternoon,” Read More …
For number nine in my series of passages about writing in literature, that have stuck with me through the years, I give you James Joyce from a short story in Dubliners. The story is “A Little Cloud,” and the main character is thinking about his desire to write, to capture in verse something that wells Read More …
With the World Cup in full swing, I’ve heard a lot of both good and bad about soccer. More people are loving the sport, but that seems to make the haters come out too, people like Ann Coulter (more on her later) who have not a clue about the game and criticize it from the Read More …
I must admit I never read any of Maya Angelou’s stuff before she died. That’s what it took. And it wasn’t that I sought it out. It was an article about her death, an article that quoted a poem of hers. It was the headline on Slate.com that caught my eye: Maya Angelou on What Read More …
Northwest Music Scene was kind enough to post a preview (link below) of The Music Book, which for those of you who don’t know is the title for my next book. It’s about music, especially local Seattle bands, love, loss, a mutable past. Look for it this fall, possibly late summer, but that might be Read More …
The day before Mother’s Day, I have a story about a father, and of course, beer. Last year, the father of a good friend of mine was diagnosed with something called myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), which is something I’d never heard of. MDS is a blood disorder that essentially means over time the blood will lose Read More …
Let’s jump right in with the good news. My second book will be published later this year by Booktrope, a small company partially based here in Seattle. And I couldn’t be happier. You see, it was only a few months ago that I went through a period of doubt while finishing the manuscript. I had Read More …