First of all, I know there are a few aspiring writers who read this blog. So to you I say, please don’t do this. There are no shortcuts, there are no easy answers, and this isn’t right. This is a travesty. So don’t get sucked in, because I won’t say nice things about your work. Harlequin has started what is a vanity press for aspiring romance writers. The marketing copy is pretty alluring all right, Read more…
I drove up to Georgetown, Texas, to hear Tobias Wolff speak and it was pretty good. I’ve been a Wolff fan since I first read his short stories in The New Yorker, specifically “Nightingale” and “A Bullet in the Brain.” “Nightingale” is what I call stealth fantasy — it’s when a mainstream author writes fantasy, or horror, or science fiction when generally such an author holds the genre in disdain. “Nightingale” is a gorgeous story Read more…
Genre Reviews has posted a review of Red Gold Bridge. I am very pleased that the reviewer wrote a detailed review with thoughtful criticism, even if it’s not completely positive. Here are some excerpts: This is one of those stories where each major character has their own storyline, which gradually begin to intermingle as the book continues, although for the most part, these stories work perfectly well independently. If Lynn didn’t feature in the book Read more…