Milk, cream, and alcohol Saturday
That’s what John Lee Hooker’s doctor told him to take, so he could get him some rest. And when this man looks you in the eye and tells you how … Continue reading
House of cards*
Unsettling. I had been working on a novel for years, one based very loosely on a family I knew when I was a teenager (and interested in this family’s middle … Continue reading
Amazon KDP Select users: How’d that work out for ya?
Crunch time is comin’. I can feel it. Publicación. The necessary steps are in view, and I’m forging ahead with a few things that ought to make the process smoother … Continue reading
Sometimes I write humorous verse…
Tempus Fugit About It Who knows where the bloody time goes? You turn your back to blow your nose, And suddenly you’re in the throes Of hemorrhoids and old folks’ … Continue reading
What is the future of the novel?
Well, author Craig Nova (The Good Son), sez: Now, in the modern age, the novel is the way we discover what we really believe. If we tell a story, and … Continue reading
There be sharks in these waters
I guess it’s really just a throwback to the old vanity publishing days, but in the Internet Age there are myriad ways the pirates can deprive ye of ye treasure. … Continue reading
Baby names and book titles: choose carefully
So let’s say you’ve written a novel. You’ve got the perfect title for it. You land a contract with a publisher and the book is going to come out in … Continue reading
Behold: The first Yesterday Road T-shirt winner!
Readers, meet Marie Bailey, who won the recent Yesterday Road T-shirt giveaway. Marie was kind enough not only to don the shirt rather than slipping it into a local Goodwill … Continue reading
Go ask Alice
This guy seems to be a meme today! Here’s a vid from his salad days, and unlike a lot of artists on TV back then, he ain’t lip syncing. This … Continue reading
