Wayfaring Stranger and The Wanderer

We’ve been writing this song for a long time. Often the solitary one finds grace for himself the mercy of the Lord, Although he, sorry-hearted, must for a long time row by long strokes along the waterways, along the ice-cold sea, tread the paths of exile. I’m just a poor wayfaring stranger I’m traveling through this world of woe Yet there’s no sickness, toil nor danger In that bright land to which I go I’m Read more…

Drafted in the Amazon-Hachette war

I’ve been drafted in the Amazon-Hachette war. But I’ve decided to be a conscientious objector to Amazon’s attempts to put me on the front lines. Here is my response to the Amazon [this link goes to the company’s Investor Relations page] letter that arrived in my in-box: Dear Kindle Support team, In a word: No. While you have a lot of convincing arguments — the paperback argument, the “books compete with other forms of media” Read more…

Tag! The writing process blog tour

I was tagged by Jessica Reisman for the Writing Process blog tour. So here’s about me and my process. What Am I Working On? Having finished Book 1 of the proposed new series (working title Bandit Girls), I’m currently writing Book 2. This doesn’t have a working title yet, at least not one that has stuck. It does have an aphorism: It’s not cheating if there aren’t any rules. — Attr. Butch Cassidy He probably Read more…