Google analytics is a wonderful thing.  It provides statistics on how my website is used, including letting me see what search terms have led people […]

Just a few minutes ago, as I was sitting at the window of my local coffee shop, a twenty-something in a Georgetown Law sweatshirt entered, […]

I am frequently asked—especially by other, as of yet agent-less writers—how I got my agent.  And, as a young writer living in Los Angeles and […]

I was planning to write about literary agents this week, but I found myself drawn, despite myself, to another topic that has been on my mind a lot lately: breasts. Allow me to explain. My agent—Ian—gave me four basic tips for writing, and they are good ones: 1) avoid adverbs if possible; 2) show emotion,…

I spent most of last weekend refinishing furniture; or, I should say, starting to refinish furniture.  My wife instructed me to refinish a buffet and […]

Here is the daily routine of one famous writer (bonus points for guessing who… the answer is at the end of the blog): Midnight to […]

What’s it like being a writer? Come on into my blog, and take a peak into the mysterious world of the novelist…