I include e-mail in this. But here’s the deal — writers live and die by the mail carrier. Here is what I am waiting for: Word on two short stories, and Duotrope says that a response should be coming any day now for both of them. Royalty checks The letter from the rich benefactor who wants to turn all of my books and short stories into movies A short list, yes, but it makes the Read more…
A girl and a house. My friend Sharon laid that one on me at lunch a week or so ago. It’s perfect. It’s so true. We reminisced over Amaya’s Taco Village enchiladas verdes about Victoria Holt and all the wonderful gothic novels of yore. The cover design always had a girl…and a house. The girl is running from the house, waves are crashing on the cliffs, and the house looms in the background. A girl Read more…
Tonight at the Cactus Cafe: Fascinating discussion on the grisly violence of the Mexico drug wars, as perpetrated by the Zetas, and how it may have been inspired by the gruesome violence perpetrated by Al Qaida operatives in Iraq. John Burnett and Lawrence Wright are two of my favorite reporters and writers.The topic was uncomfortable and enlightening. Interesting that John Burnett used the term “ultraviolence” without even a hint of irony. Life, imitating art, and Read more…