“Yo, white boy! You just gonna stand there or you gonna play?” Colar started. He’d been watching the black kids play a fluid, fast game of basketball, and kind of forgot where he was. The kid who hollered at him bounced the ball impatiently, waiting. He knew he shouldn’t play. Read more…
Salon’s Laura Miller has an excellent article about what readers look for in a compelling novel. Published writers and aspiring writers can learn much from this column. I especially liked this bit: 3. The components of a novel that readers care about most are, in order: story, characters, theme, atmosphere/setting. Read more…
I went out with friends tonight to Momo’s in Austin and had what was one of the best nights I’ve had in a while. Good friends, good music, and a “find” — a musician we never heard before and we’re still talking about. First up was The Vermeers, a friend’s Read more…